Dr. Yousra Javed
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
School Information Technology
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Dr. Yousra Javed is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology. She received her PhD. in Software and Information Systems from the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in 2017. She holds a Bsc. and MSc. in Information and Communication Systems Engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology.
Current Courses
276.001Data Communications
276.004Data Communications
168.025Structured Problem Solving Using The Computer
Teaching Interests & Areas
Cyber Security, Human Computer Interaction, Programming
Research Interests & Areas
Human Factors in Security and Privacy
Ph D Computing and Information Systems
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
MS Communication Systems Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
BS Information and Communication Systems Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
Outstanding Research Award
School of Information Technology
2025
Outstanding Citizen Award
School of Information Technology
2024
Book, Chapter
Javed, Y., & Shehab, M. Managing and Monitoring Social Network Privacy Policies. Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy. Springer, (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Zhdanov, D., & Javed, Y. Central Illinois High School Cyber Defense Competition. 2025 CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium (2025): 39.
Al Qahtani, E., Sahoo, L., Javed, Y., & Shehab, M. (2022, June). " Why would Someone Hack Me out of Thousands of Students": Video Presenter's Impact on Motivating Users to Adopt 2FA. In Proceedings of the 27th ACM on Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (pp. 139-150).
Al Qahtani, E., Javed, Y., & Shehab, M. User Perceptions of Gmail's Confidential Mode. De Gruyter 2022.1 (2021): 187-206.
Asif, M., Javed, Y., & Hussain, M. Automated Analysis of Pakistani Websites’ Compliance with GDPR and Pakistan Data Protection Act. 18th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (2021)
Al Qahtani, E., Javed, Y., Lipford, & Shehab, M. Do Women in Conservative Societies (Not) Follow Smartphone Security Advice? A Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. EuroUSEC 2020: The 5th European Workshop on Usable Security (2020)
Journal Article
Yousra Javed and Ayesha Sajid. 2024. A Systematic Review of Privacy Policy Literature. ACM Comput. Surv. 57, 2, Article 45 (February 2025), 43 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3698393
Al Qahtani, E., Javed, Y., Tabassum, S., Sahoo, L., & Shehab, M. Managing Access to Confidential Documents: A Case Study of an Email Security Tool. Future Internet (2023)
Farooq, A., Dahabiyeh, L., Ahmed, F., & Javed, Y. Explaining technology migration against the change in terms of use: an fsQCA approach. Information Technology & People (2023)
Farooq, A., Dahabiyeh, L., & Javed, Y. When WhatsApp changed its privacy policy: explaining WhatsApp discontinuation using an enablers-inhibitors' perspective. Online Information Review (2023)
Arshad, M., Hussain, M., Tahir, H., Qadir, S., Ahmed Memon, F., & Javed, Y. Forensic Analysis of Tor Browser on Windows 10 and Android 10 Operating Systems. IEEE Access 9 (2021): 141273-141294.
Presentations
Central Illinois High School Cyber Defense Competition. 2025 CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium. (2025)
ChatGPT Literature Review: Use and Implications in Various Sectors. University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2023)
A Quantitative Assessment of University Privacy Statements on Readability and Compliance. University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2022)
Network Forensic Analysis of Twitter Application on Android OS. 19th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2022). (2022)
Sector-wise Investigation of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Security Policies in Pakistan. IEEE 17th International Conference on Smart Communities: Improving Quality of Life Using ICT, IoT and AI (HONET). (2022)
A Body of Knowledge for Usable Security and Privacy Education. University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium. The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (2018)
Seniors' Media Preference for Receiving Internet Security Information: A Pilot Study. Mobile Privacy and Security for an Ageing Population Workshop at MobileHCI. (2018)
Visual analysis of photo policy misconfigurations using Treemaps. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security. (2018)
Grants & Contracts
University Research Grant: Sector-wise Investigation of Strength and Accessibility of CAPTCHAs on South Asian Websites. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2024)
DHash: Design and Evaluation of Doodle-based Hash Representation Scheme. School of IT. Illinois State University. (2023)
Summer Research Grant (SRG): Systematization of Knowledge on Privacy Policie. School of IT. Illinois State University. (2022)
University Research Grant: Systematization of Knowledge on Privacy Policies. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2022)
Privacy compliance in the education sector. School of IT. Illinois State University. (2021)