Dr. Hill is a leading cybersecurity and privacy expert. Her primary research interests span the areas of trust and security for distributed computing environments and data privacy. Her research has been funded by various agencies, including the NSF. She has published numerous articles on various topics, including security for electronic voting systems, encryption-based access control, trusted computing, smartphone security, network security and privacy in research datasets, and served as an expert witness for the Federal Trade Commision (FTC). Her interdisciplinary work on the re-identification risks in medical-related behavioral science data was featured in Forbes magazine.