My name is Anna Ablove, and I am a Computer Science PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, studying under Prof. Roya Ensafi. My research centers on network security and Internet freedom, particularly at the intersection of computer science, policy, and human rights. Generally, I focus on topics such as network measurement, censorship/geoblocking, and the integration of user perspectives. More recently, I’ve been interested in how big tech can aid Internet accessibility and transparency.
Characterizing the Implementation of Censorship Policies in Chinese LLM Services
Published in Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS), 2026
A. Ablove & S. Chandrashekaran, X. Qiang, and R. Ensafi
Digital Discrimination of Users in Sanctioned States: The Case of the Cuba Embargo
Published in USENIX Security Symposium, 2024
A. Ablove, S. Chandrashekaran, H. Le, R. Sundara Raman, R. Ramesh, H. Oppenheimer, and R. Ensafi
Bridging Barriers: A Survey of Challenges and Priorities in the Censorship Circumvention Landscape
Published in USENIX Security Symposium, 2024
D. Xue & A. Ablove, R. Ramesh, G. Kwak Danciu, and R. Ensafi
TSPU: Russia’s Decentralized Censorship System
Published in ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), 2022
D. Xue, B.Mixon-Baca, ValdikSS, A. Ablove, B. Kujath, J. Crandall, and R. Ensafi