Short Bio
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini is a Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, where she serves as Head of Graduate Programs. Her research focuses on information security and privacy, with particular expertise in access control, data privacy, privacy-preserving systems, and trustworthy computing. She has authored more than 100 research publications and received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Army Research Office, the Air Force, and industry. From 2022 to 2025, she served as an NSF Program Director in the Computer and Network Systems Division, working with the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program and other CISE initiatives. She is also a 2021 Fulbright Scholar in the U.S.–U.K. Cybersecurity program.