Daniel Zappala is the director of the Internet Research Lab at BYU. He is primarily interested in usable security and privacy. Daniel's recent research includes developing a security layer for TLS, designing better usability for secure messaging apps, and improving risk communication. His students recently won second place in the Facebook Internet Defense Prize and Honorable Mention for Distinguished Paper at SOUPS. Daniel has taught classes on Internet Programming, Networking, Security, Usability, and Web Programming. He is currently serving on the organizing committees of ACSAC and SOUPS, and on the program committees of USENIX Security and PeTS. Daniel earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Southern California.