Primal Pappachan
About me
I am an Assistant Professor at Portland State University in the Department of Computer Science. I completed my Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at University of California, Irvine. I lead the DIPr 🌌 (Database & Internet Privacy) Lab and co-organize the Database Reading Group.
My research focuses on the intersection of data management and privacy, aiming to enhance user control and data privacy. Specifically, I work on policy-aware data processing to create data management systems that are fast, scalable, transparent, secure, and privacy-preserving.
Recent News
[Nov 2025] I was selected as a Catalyst Immersive fellow for 2025-2026.
[Oct 2025] Our PacTrans Proposal “Developing SafeSpot: A New Crowdsourcing Tool for Real-Time Near-Miss Detection and Risk Mapping” was awarded.
[Aug 2025] New full research paper titled “Meaningful Data Erasure in the Presence of Dependencies” accepted at VLDB 2025.
[July 2025] My NSF proposal “CRII: SaTC: Preventing inferences in databases through Dependency-Aware Access Control” was awarded.
[June 2025] I gave a talk on “Towards Policy-Aware and Privacy-Conscious Data Management Systems” as part of Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (OCCoE) Research Seminar Series