Heather Richter Lipford

Full Professor, Software and Information Systems, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Joined
May 2026

Names

Heather Richter Lipford (Preferred)
, 
Heather Lipford
, 
Heather Richter

Emails

****@uncc.edu (Confirmed)
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****@charlotte.edu (Confirmed)
, 
****@charlotte.edu (Confirmed)
, 
****@uncc.edu (Confirmed)

Personal Links

Career & Education History

Full Professor
Software and Information Systems, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (uncc.edu)
2005 – Present
PhD student
Georgia Institute of Technology (gatech.edu)
1998 – 2005

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

PhD Advisor
Gregory D. Abowd
Present

Expertise

usable security
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IoT privacy
, 
social media privacy
Present
application security
, 
developer studies
Present

Publications

Co-Authors