Kami Vaniea, University of Waterloo

Research

phishing fraud reporting scams public policy usable security and privacy it administration security policy

Latest funding

[External Sender] Finding phishing countermeasures that work for users and organizations
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$48,000

[External Sender] Finding phishing countermeasures that work for users and organizations

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vaniea, Kami

Keywords: phishing; fraud reporting; scams; public policy; usable security and privacy; it administration; security policy

$48,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: phishing Dear Professor Vaniea, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on phishing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "[External Sender] Finding phishing countermeasures that work for users and organizations" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]