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Shaping the future of digital safety

The Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative (SETS) is a hub for cybersecurity, privacy, and Trust & Safety at Cornell Tech. We help prevent and mitigate digital harms through graduate education, active communities of practice, and research.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up to our newsletter or reach out to SETS Director Alexios Mantzarlis.

Hosting Discussions That Matter

SETS convenes practitioners and researchers on Roosevelt Island for high-level conversations with leaders of the field. At left, a summary video of our first Fireside Chat with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant.

SETS 2025 Summer Fellows

We are offering three paid fellowships for PhD students interested in spending the Summer of 2025 in NYC working on a research project on digital safety. Eligible projects must focus on adversarial threats to security, privacy and user safety on digital infrastructures, with a view to studying mechanisms to prevent or mitigate the harms on their users. Apply here by Jan 21, 2025.

Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS) Newsletter

Explore the latest insights, updates, and innovations from Cornell Tech’s Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS).