Vaughn Hamilton

Accelerated Masters’ Program · Computer Science · Oregon State University

Research

I am a research associate in the Safety and Society lab of Dr Elissa Redmiles. My research work is mostly concentrated in Human-Computer Interaction, and takes in qualitative interview studies, ethics work and technical analysis.

Education

B.S., Computer Science (Applied Option), Oregon State University (Expected 2026)

Publications

2025

  • “As Someone Who is Disabled, I am so Thankful for Sex Work”: Alternative Approaches to Access Among Disabled Sex-Workers.
    Rodolitz, J., Hamilton, V., Tabassum, M., Lerner, A., & Hofmann, M.
    Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS), 2025.
    PDF Best Paper Honorable Mention

2024

  • “I feel physically safe but not politically safe”: Understanding the Digital Threats and Safety Practices of OnlyFans Creators. A Soneji, V Hamilton, A Doupé, A McDonald, EM Redmiles.
    33rd USENIX Security Symposium, 2024.
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  • “Did They {F* ing} Consent to That?”: Safer Digital Intimacy via Proactive Protection Against Image-Based Sexual Abuse. L Qin, V Hamilton, S Wang, Y Aydinalp, M Scarlett, EM Redmiles.
    33rd USENIX Security Symposium, 2024.
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2023

  • “Nudes? Shouldn’t I charge for these?”: Motivations of New Sexual Content Creators on OnlyFans. V Hamilton, A Soneji, A Mcdonald, EM Redmiles.
    Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.
    PDF Honorable Mention

  • Safer digital intimacy for sex workers and beyond: A technical research agenda. V Hamilton, G Kaptchuk, A McDonald, EM Redmiles.
    IEEE Security & Privacy 22, 2023.
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  • Toward safer intimate futures: Recommendations for tech platforms to reduce image based sexual abuses. L Qin, V Hamilton, Y Aydinalp, M Scarlett, S Wang, EM Redmiles.
    European Sex Worker Rights Alliance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2023.
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2022

  • Ethics and efficacy of unsolicited anti-trafficking SMS outreach. R Bhalerao, N McDonald, H Barakat, V Hamilton, D McCoy, E Redmiles.
    Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6 (CSCW2), 2022.
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  • Risk, resilience and reward: Impacts of shifting to digital sex work. V Hamilton, H Barakat, EM Redmiles.
    Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6 (CSCW2), 2022.
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  • Ethical Practices for Security Research with At-Risk Populations R Bhalerao, V Hamilton, A McDonald, EM Redmiles, A Strohmayer.
    2022 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, 2022.
    PDF Distinguished Paper Award