Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Roya Ensafi. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Roya Ensafi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, leading the Censored Planet Lab. Her research focuses on examining how internet access is shaped by censorship and surveillance, as well as the implications of digital inequity. The Censored Planet Lab, which she founded, emphasizes perseverance, pragmatism, and broad collaboration to navigate complex challenges in Internet Freedom research. Ensafi has developed open-source measurement tools and published extensively on internet censorship. Her work has garnered recognition, including the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize and the USENIX Security Internet Defense Prize, highlighting her significant contributions to understanding digital discrimination and censorship technologies.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching and researching topics in computer science, focusing on security and censorship.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science