Social engineering in research, education, and application
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Bio
Aunshul Rege, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab at Temple University, USA. She holds a PhD and MA in Criminal Justice, an MA and BA in Criminology, and a BSc in Computer Science. Her research focuses on critical infrastructure and cybersecurity, ransomware, cyberadversarial decision-making and adaptation, and cybersecurity education. Her research projects have been funded by several National Science Foundation and Department of Energy/Idaho National Lab grants. She is the organizer and host of the summer social engineering competitions for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Dr. Rege serves as the research lead for the Social Engineering Community and Def Con and serves as an Advisory Board member for Black Girls Hack, Raices Cyber, and Breaking Barriers Women in Cybersecurity. She is currently working on a book project titled “Cybercrime and Social Engineering” with New York University Press.