Professor @gtcomputing | Research Scientist @google | PhD in EECS from @MIT | mastodon.mit.edu/@specter | bsky.app/profile/mspecter.bs…
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17 Aug 2023
Personal news 🎉
I’ve joined Georgia Tech as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in both Security & Privacy (@GaTechCyber) and Computer science (@gatech_scs)! I’m looking for CS students interested in the nexus of computer security, privacy, and democracy.
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
We have discussed this with State and Federal authorities.
This is obviously fake, and likely it is a production of Russian troll farms.
As Americans we can’t let our enemies use lies to divide us and undermine faith in our institutions - or each other.
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
26 Oct 2024
Thank you to our law enforcement and federal partners for keeping our elections secure and voters informed.
We are committed to providing accurate, trustworthy information about our elections and to combatting disinformation. Visit vote.pa.gov/FactCheck for facts and common questions.
Today, @CISAgov, @ODNIgov, and @FBI released a statement attributing yesterday's fake video destroying ballots in PA elections to Russia. Local election officials already debunked this video. Election officials are the trusted source for election info. go.dhs.gov/UMQ
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
29 Nov 2023
I would like to apply 🎉
Dear World, Mike is exceptional! 🏆
29 Nov 2023
Hello world: I have two slots open for a PhD in CS for my lab @ Georgia Tech.
I work on problems in cryptography, systems security, and privacy, with a focus on work that is relevant to public policy. Drop me a line or check out my bio for more info!
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29 Nov 2023
Hello world: I have two slots open for a PhD in CS for my lab @ Georgia Tech.
I work on problems in cryptography, systems security, and privacy, with a focus on work that is relevant to public policy. Drop me a line or check out my bio for more info!
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
1 Nov 2023
William Eskridge (@EskridgeBill), Brian Slocum, and Kevin Tobia (@kevin_tobia) argue in “Textualism’s Defining Moment” that, even after committing to textualism, judges must make at least twelve subsequent choices, calling into question textualism’s rule-of-law value.
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3 Nov 2023
I signed this letter as well. eIDAS is a really awful proposal, check out @carmelatroncoso’s summary below
3 Nov 2023
Together with other 334 scientists and 24 ONGs, I have signed this letter eidas-open-letter.org/ asking the EU to reconsider their eIDAS regulation proposal.
Why are we again raising our voices against new legislation?🧵
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
25 Oct 2023
Yo! Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing
@ICatGT
is live! tinyurl.com/ic-faculty-job-a…… Come be part of the coolest computing science department in the world
ALT The Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing is hiring! Human Computer Interaction Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Including but not limited to: Computer Vision, Deep Learning, NLP Robotics Social Computing Responsible AI Including but not limited to: Ethics and Explainability Health Sustainability Including but not limited to: Environmental Sustainability, and other issues across the UN Sustainable Development Goals Usable Security and Privacy Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/ic-faculty-job-ad
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
7 Sep 2023
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
4 Sep 2023
We’re offering a new course this week: Introduction to Jawascript 😆
📸 photorushin/IG
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20 Aug 2023
This semester I'm teaching a course in Security, Privacy, & Democracy.
It's a survey research seminar with a set of broad themes -- voting systems, encryption & surveillance, censorship, and free & open communication.
Check it out! mspecter.github.io/CS8803/sc…
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20 Aug 2023
The current version is very much a draft. Apologies for any typos or broken links!
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21 Aug 2023
The class is an updated version of another course I co-created at MIT, along with my advisors @djweitzner and Gerry Sussman, loosely based on my dissertation.
If you're at GT and interested in these topics, definitely register for the course and/or reach out!
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18 Aug 2023
We’ve gone from LLM’s not performing better than compression, to LLM’s _as_ compression.
What a time to be alive
Fabrice Bellard is back! ts_zip: Text Compression using Large Language Models
bellard.org/ts_server/ts_zip…
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Michael A. Specter 👻 retweeted
17 Aug 2023
Welcoming new faculty is one of our favorite parts of a new Fall Semester! 😌
17 Aug 2023
Personal news 🎉
I’ve joined Georgia Tech as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in both Security & Privacy (@GaTechCyber) and Computer science (@gatech_scs)! I’m looking for CS students interested in the nexus of computer security, privacy, and democracy.
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17 Aug 2023
Personal news 🎉
I’ve joined Georgia Tech as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in both Security & Privacy (@GaTechCyber) and Computer science (@gatech_scs)! I’m looking for CS students interested in the nexus of computer security, privacy, and democracy.
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17 Aug 2023
There's the usual systems hackers, cryptographers, & measurement experts. There's also former White House staffers, lawyers, and experts in public policy and international affairs. Many places have one or the other, but often in different places, we have them sitting door-to-door
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17 Aug 2023
I’m just starting the job here, but if you’re a student working in security, please reach out. If you’re a GT student, I’m also teaching a research seminar course on topics in Security, Privacy and Democracy this semester. More info to come!
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