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Papers & talks

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2026

ConPro 2026
Improving Detection and Understanding the Effects of AI-Generated Videos
Margie Ruffin, Khushi Patel, Samika Karumuri, Gang Wang. 10th Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection (ConPro '26).
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ICWSM 2026
Pay to Win: Copyright Infringement and Academic Integrity Violation in Document Sharing Ecosystems
Margie Ruffin, Tzu-Bin Yan, Mutmaina Adebayo, Gang Wang, Kirill Levchenko. 2026 International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM).
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2025

DSN 2025
Towards Runtime Integrity Attestation and Its Challenges in Practice: A Case Study of Keylime
Margie Ruffin, Chenkai Wang, Gheorghe Almasi, Abdulhamid Adebayo, Hubertus Franke, Gang Wang. 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN).
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ICWSM 2025
A Study of Training Strategies on Enhancing Human Detection of Deepfake Images
Aiping Xiong, Haeseung Seo, Ester Chen, Margie Ruffin, Gang Wang, Dongwon Lee. 2025 International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM).
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2024

ICWSM 2024
Does It Matter Who Said It? Exploring the Impact of Deepfake Profiles on User Perception Towards Disinformation
Margie Ruffin, Haeseung Seo, Aiping Xiong, Gang Wang. 2024 International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM).
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2023

GROUP 2023
Explaining Why Fake Photos are Fake: Does It Work?
Margie Ruffin, Kirill Levchenko, Gang Wang. 2023 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP).
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FabLearn 2023
Fostering Maker Identity and Collaboration: Affordances of the Connected Spaces Dashboard in Two Afterschool Makerspaces
Ashita Bawankule, David Hopping, Mike Tissenbaum, Howard Weatherspoon, Margie Ruffin. Proceedings of Constructionism / FabLearn.
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2022

WPES @ CCS 2022
Casing the Vault: Security Analysis of Vault Applications
Margie Ruffin, Israel Lopez-Toledo, Kirill Levchenko, Gang Wang. 21st Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society (WPES '22), with ACM CCS.
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2020

SIGCHI 2020
Decolonizing Technologies for Preserving Cultural and Societal Diversity
Jaye Nias, Leliah Hampton, Princess Sampson, M. Ruffin. CHI 2020 Workshop on Engaging in Race in HCI.
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ACMSE 2020
Character Development to Facilitate Retention in a Storytelling Robot
Margie Ruffin, Jaye Nias, Kayla Taylor, Gabrielle Singleton, Amber Sylvain. 2020 ACM Southeast Conference (ACMSE).
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ACMSE 2020
CultureBot: A Culturally Relevant Humanoid Robotic Dialogue Agent
Jaye Nias, Margie Ruffin. 2020 ACM Southeast Conference (ACMSE).
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Conference & Workshop Talks

Pay to Win: Copyright Infringement and Academic Integrity Violation in Document Sharing Ecosystems
ICWSM — Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2026
Improving Detection and Understanding the Effects of AI-Generated Videos
ConPro — San Fransisco, CA, USA
May 2026
Towards Runtime Integrity Attestation and Its Challenges in Practice: A Case Study of Keylime.
DSC 2025 — Napels, Italy
Jun 2025
Does It Matter Who Said It? Exploring the Impact of Deepfake Profiles on User Perception Towards Disinformation
ICWSM 2024 — Buffalo, NY, USA
Jun 2024
Explaining Why Fake Photos are Fake: Does it Work?
ACM GROUP — Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Jan 2023
Casing The Vault: Security Analysis of Vault Applications
WPES, co-located with CCS — Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nov 2022

Invited Research Talks

Combating Disinformation: The Impact of Manipulated Images and Fake Personas
University of Washington, Security Lab — Seattle, WA, USA
Apr 2024
Operationalizing Remote Attestation in Data Centers and Edge Deployments
9th Annual Illinois Sloan UCEM Conference — Champaign, IL, USA
Apr 2024
Does it Matter Who Said It? Exploring the Impact of Deepfake Profiles on User Perception Towards Disinformation
8th Annual Illinois Sloan UCEM Conference — Champaign, IL, USA
Apr 2023
Casing the Vault: Security Analysis of Vault Applications
UI Engineering Library Research Conversations — Virtual
Sep 2022

Lectures

Virtual AI Lab: Practical Uses for AI
Morehouse College — Virtual
Feb 2024

Panels

Decolonizing Tech: Interrogating the Impacts of Generative AI on BIPOC Communities
CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference — San Diego, CA, USA
Sep 2024
Navigating Your Advisor-Advisee Relationship
CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference — Washington, D.C., USA
Sep 2022
Real Talk: A Guide to Grad STEM Programs
SHPE Illinois — Champaign, IL, USA
Apr 2022

Lightning Talks

Could it be Fake News: Combating Misinformation in the Media
Illinois Sloan UCEM Showcase — Virtual
Mar 2021

Posters

"I Have Nothing to Protect": Understanding the Factors of Adoption of 2FA in Social Media
Yeeun Jo*, Margie Ruffin*, Mahnoor Jameel*, Camille Cobb (*equal contribution)
44th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland 2023 Posters)
Apr 2023
Explaining Why Fake Photos are Fake: Does It Work?
Margie Ruffin, Gang Wang, Kirill Levchenko — CRA Grad Cohort for Women Workshop
Apr 2022