We are a team of researchers investigating how the design and operation of modern computer systems are influenced by emerging technology regulations such as GDPR. Our mission is to create scientific methods and software artifacts that make it easy, efficient, and economical for the computing community to comply with technology regulations, and for people to exercise their digital rights. Our work derives from and contributes to multiple disciplines including database systems, cloud computing, security and privacy, measurements, and technology laws. You can find an overview of our work here.
New course: I will be teaching CSCE 6280 Lawful AI: Privacy, Security, and Safety in spring 2027. Here is a flyer with additional details. Happy to answer any questions, please reach out to me.
Recent Updates
- Jul 2025: Delighted to receive an NSF EAGER award for our research on AI regulation
- Aug 2024: Dr. Shastri joins UNT as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- May 2023: Unveiling GDPRxiv.org, our work on establishing the SOTA for GDPR enforcement
- Jun 2022: Dr. Shastri is included as an expert on the European Data Protection Board
- Feb 2021: Our work on GDPR Anti-Patterns is published in the Communications of the ACM
- Jan 2021: Dr. Shastri started at Iowa CS as an assistant professor
- Sep 2020: GDPRbench presented at VLDB2020 and publicly released at GDPRbench.org