Anita Nikolich Director of Research and Technology Innovation and Research Scientist anitan@illinois.edu Active Research Projects FABRIC Across Borders FABRIC: Adaptive Programmable Research Infrastructure for Computer Science and Science Applications Bringing Verification-Aware Languages and Federated Authentication to Enable Secure Computing for a NSF’s Scientific Community Deception Awareness and Resilience Training (DART) FABRIC Operations - Accelerating Innovation and Research Completed Research Projects NSF Convergence Accelerator: A Disinformation Range to Improve User Awareness and Resilience to Online Disinformation In the News New app, Deepcover, to help older adults spot online scams January 12 2024 FABRIC project announces high-speed network infrastructure expansion October 23 2023 iSchool part of $5 million grant to help older adults recognize online scams and disinformation October 6 2022 NSF FABRIC project completes phase 1, enabling early testing of unprecedented large-scale network experiments September 16 2022 Nikolich to serve on NSF Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure May 6 2022 Multi-institutional team receives NSF grant to fight online disinformation September 23 2021 Nikolich re-elected to ARIN Advisory Council November 4 2020 NSF announces $3 million award to expand FABRIC cyberinfrastructure globally October 21 2020 Nikolich joins iSchool as director of research and technology innovation October 20 2020 Research Areas: Privacy, Security, and Trust