Steve Sheng

Position / Title: 
Non-Residential Fellow
Contact: 
steve DOT sheng AT icann DOT org
Areas of Expertise: 

Steve Sheng is a technology policy researcher at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and a Non-Residential Fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Steve has done research on a variety of issues at the intersection of technology and policy. His current research focuses on a range of technical and policy topics related to the Internet’s Identifier system. Steve holds a PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon where he studied online security as a member of the Cylab Usable Privacy and Security (CUPS) research laboratory. His findings have been featured in media outlets such as the Associated Press, Ars Technica, and Network World. The software artifacts Steve designed protect Internet users world wide from phishing and other social engineering attacks.