I'm an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University. I direct the Human Aspects in cyber Protections and Privacy Lab (Happy Lab), where we study human-centered security for machine learning systems. Across my work, I examine how human factors are exploited to weaken ML security and how they can be harnessed to make ML systems safer in practice.
ML-Enabled Abuse
How people abuse ML systems, and how people perceive and respond to abusive AI-generated media.
AI Sexual Content • AI Provenance Signals • Bias in AI Media Moderation • Perceptions of AI Media
ML Security and Privacy
How sociotechnical factors impact real-world adoption of ML defenses.
ML for Security Applications
How ML can be integrated into security-sensitive environments.
Security and Privacy (General)
Usable security and privacy, system security, and evaluation of HCI methodology.
Symbolic Exec GUI • Sociodemographics & Security • Audit Log SoK • Bot Survey Fraud • Privacy Zones
Selected Awards
Google Research Scholar Program • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) • Magna Cum Laude, UCLAContact
If you are a prospective student or interested in joining the lab, please start with the Happy Lab webpage, which includes current opportunities and application details. If you email me at jaron.mink@asu.edu, include your CV, current status (undergraduate, master's, PhD), and 1-2 sentences about research fit with the lab.