Divergent Design Lab (CDM-030)

Divergent Design Lab is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as research laboratory at DePaul University, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, School of Design / School of Computing (interdisciplinary), Loop. The Divergent Design Lab is a research and design lab focused on emerging technology, user experience, and contemporary social landscapes. Current research involves cybersecurity, vulnerability, malware, and social cognition. The lab has received funding from the National Security Agency (NSA). Co-directors are Paige Treebridge (MFA) and Filipo Sharevski (PhD). Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.

Summary 🟡 ✓

College / school: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Sub-unit: School of Design / School of Computing (interdisciplinary)
Campus/Location: Loop
Last Verified: June 14, 2026

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Description & capabilities

The Divergent Design Lab is a research and design lab focused on emerging technology, user experience, and contemporary social landscapes. Current research involves cybersecurity, vulnerability, malware, and social cognition. The lab has received funding from the National Security Agency (NSA). Co-directors are Paige Treebridge (MFA) and Filipo Sharevski (PhD).

Access status

Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
Rationale: Interdisciplinary research lab; access through faculty co-directors and project affiliation.
Access URL: cdm.depaul.edu/academics/research-and-creative-activit…
Contact name: Filipo Sharevski
Contact email: fsharevs@cdm.depaul.edu
Verification date: 2026-06-14
Source URLs:
cdm.depaul.edu/academics/research-and-creative-activit…

Verification

Status: ✓ Confirmed
Rationale: Official CDM Research Labs listing names Divergent Design Lab, research themes, and co-directors.
Last verified: 2026-06-14
Evidence:
CDM Research Labs listing (Divergent Design Lab section; NSA funding; co-directors)

Equipment

Design research lab; fabrication via linked makerspace.

Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Email: Filipo Sharevski

People & contacts

Named contacts when publicly documented.

Filipo Sharevski (Co Director) — fsharevs@cdm.depaul.edu · Profile

Source URL

Official links and email are listed under Contacts above.

Documented Relationships

Co-directed by Filipo Sharevski (PER-003), who also leads CDM-007 - Secure Design Lab and directs CDM-008 - DeMobile Lab.

Documented connections

Generated from documented publication and people connections. Superscript numbers open Sources below. Multiple sources on one claim are grouped as ^1,4. Grant links are listed on publication and grant pages.

Publications

Experiential User-Centered Security in a Classroom: Secure Design for IoT (2019) — supporting, mentions · DOI¹
“Alexa, What’s a Phishing Email?”: Training users to spot phishing emails using (2022) — supporting, mentions · DOI²
Meet Malexa, Alexa’s malicious twin: Malware-induced misperception through intel (2021) — supporting, mentions · DOI³
Misinformation warnings: Twitter’s soft moderation effects on COVID-19 vaccine b (2021) — supporting, mentions · DOI⁴

People on linked publications

Filipo Sharevski (coauthor; PUB-048)¹

Sources

Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source
Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source
Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source
Named in a published article. Archived source retained by Resource Map maintainers. View current source

Notes

New promotion 2026-06-14 from CDM Research Labs listing. Distinct from Secure Design Lab though Sharevski co-directs both. Source: institutional report.