We're thrilled to welcome Gabe Kaptchuk (@gkaptchuk) to @CollegeParkMC2 this semester! His work is focused on redefining digital privacy with a human-centered approach that aligns with how people actually interact with technology. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1qpm
The UMD security group is hiring a postdoc. Want to work in applied cryptography and zk proofs with me or @gkaptchuk? Or usable security, ai security, network security, pq crypto, or programing languages security. Come to UMD and live in Washington, DC. obj.umiacs.umd.edu/cybersecu…
The Maryland Cybersecurity Center—a unique multidisciplinary research and education powerhouse outside of Washington, D.C.—is seeking applicants for its competitive postdoctoral fellowship program. Applications are due March 28. Learn more: cyber.umd.edu/joinus
Updated state of peer review in crypto: a USENIX reviewer who didn’t know what a hybrid was in the context of a cryptographic proof.
Gd help us all (or at least those of us who are pre-tenure)
I'll be presenting at USENIX PEPR in just under a month on how to communicate differential privacy guarantees to data subjects --- please join to learn about how your organization can increase DP transparency
Work w/ @mary_ann_e, @gkaptchuk, @radcummings, @eredmil1
So I made the mistake of joining too many PCs at once...
I decided to channel the resulting angst into a blog post about common mistakes I saw that sank papers. It's aimed at students writing their first papers, but hopefully valuable to all!
kaptchuk.com/blog/post/revie…
In bullet point form:
- make sure your writing choices dont make the paper harder to review
- you gotta pick the right evaluation metrics (and justify the choice)
- rebuttals are pretty broken in their current state
I'm excited to (belatedly) announce that I will be joining @Cornell_CS as an assistant prof in Fall 2024! I'll be hiring students this cycle -- if you or anyone you know is interested a PhD in cryptography, quantum computing, or probabilistic proof systems, please get in touch :)
I'll be hiring hiring PhD students at UMD this coming year!
If you are (or know a) prospective student with interests in applied crypto with social impact, come work with me (or send them my way).
Wanna know about my interests/advising style? Check out: kaptchuk.com/blog/post/stude…
I will be hiring 1-2 PhD students & a postdoc at Georgetown University in the CS department.
Come chat with me all week at #soups23 or #usesec23 about this (or anything else) :)
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Joint statement from more than 300 scientists from 32 countries warning against the EU proposal for regulation to detect Child Sexual Abuse Material tinyurl.com/CSAScientistsLet……
The technologies it puts forward are inadequate to solve the problem and bring huge societal risks
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I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be starting a tenure track position at @umdcs in 2024! Very excited to join the fantastic folks at @CollegeParkMC2 and do some awesome work together!
Now please excuse me while I take a brief, 1 year nap.
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be starting a tenure track position at @umdcs in 2024! Very excited to join the fantastic folks at @CollegeParkMC2 and do some awesome work together!
Now please excuse me while I take a brief, 1 year nap.