Cynthia Kuo
Associate Professor of the Practice, Information Networking Institute
Cynthia Kuo is an associate professor of the practice with Carnegie Mellon University’s Information Networking Institute. Based out of CMU Silicon Valley, Kuo brings industry experience as a startup founder, product lead, and user experience researcher. She uses sensors to invent new, impactful technologies.
Kuo co-founded Vibrado to create truly smart apparel. Vibrado brought the best skill development coaches to athletes, with real-time motion capture and instant verbal feedback. During the 2015-2016 season, University of Maryland basketball players who practiced with Vibrado's smart sleeve saw a 12% average in-game increase in their free throws (vs. 4% without). Vibrado has been featured in media outlets such as CNN, CNET, and CBS Sports.
Kuo designed the first version of Google Safe Browsing, which officially launched in 2007 as the first major phishing (web forgery) warning. Today, Safe Browsing protects billions of devices each week as part of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.
Education
2008 Ph.D., Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
2006 M.S., Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
2000 B.S., Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
Research Interests
Media mentions
Engineering and Public Policy
Happy 25th birthday, Wi-Fi
The Wireless Andrew initiative and Carnegie Mellon University's researchers laid the foundation for today's wireless local area networks. Distinguished Service Professor Alex Hills, who led the team that built the world's first big Wi-Fi network, vividly remembers how CMU students went wireless long before their counterparts at other universities.