Work
Internet Society
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Fredericksburg, VA. 22401
U.S.A
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Looking Back (and Ahead!) at the Samuelson Clinic’s 25th Anniversary
On September 24, I’ll join a conversation about the Samuelson Clinic’s work, its influence, and the continuing need for serious public-interest technology law and policy.
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Cliff Stoll at DEF CON 34: The Best Talk I’ve Ever Seen
Forty years after a 75-cent accounting error sent him chasing a hacker across the early Internet, Cliff Stoll returned to the story at DEF CON—with an overhead projector, his original transparencies from a 1987 NSA presentation, and a thermos of minestrone soup.
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When (DNA) Signatures Aren't Enough
AI can now help design whole viral genomes. That creates a security problem computer defenders know well: how do defenders recognize a threat when it no longer resembles the threats they know? DNA synthesis gives biosecurity a rare chokepoint—for now.
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Beyond Grains of Sand: From the Planck Length to the Edge of Infinity
Science communicators love to compare complex systems to 'the number of atoms in the universe.' It's a terrible analogy. Here is a proper tour of scale, mapping the journey from the quantized foam of the Planck length all the way to the formal axioms of set theory.
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The Hologram in the Heartbeat: Testing Quantum Gravity with a Galactic Microquasar
Theory without observation is just beautiful math; observation without theory is just raw data. Here’s how an extreme, X-ray-spewing microquasar in our own galaxy provided the exact physical data needed to prove the universe behaves like a hologram.
physics astrophysics quantum-gravity holography black-holes observational-astronomy
Curated Updates
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update2025 IP3 Internet Protocol Award
I was honored to receive the 2025 IP3 Internet Protocol Award from Public Knowledge, alongside fellow honorees Dr. Alondra Nelson, Sarah Jeong, Alvaro Bedoya, and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.
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updateApple Pulls Advanced Data Protection in the UK
I joined the Security, Cryptography, Whatever podcast with Matt Green to discuss Apple's withdrawal of Advanced Data Protection in the UK and what it could mean for end-to-end encryption worldwide.
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milestoneDistinguished Technologist, Security Portfolio Lead
Internet Society
Strategic individual contributor at the senior executive level whose work lies at the intersection of computer science, law, and policy. Lead two major strategic portfolios: the Open and Trustworthy Internet program, empowering policymakers and courts with technical expertise to defend Internet openness, and the Online Trust and Safety program, co-creating safety initiatives to protect marginalized and newly connected populations. The broader security portfolio includes managing the Internet Society Amicus Program, driving advocacy at the United Nations, defending end-to-end encryption, and overseeing the Networked and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium. Jointly responsible for leading a diverse, global staff of about 30 subject matter experts, under ISOC's Managing Director.
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milestoneSenior Vice President, Strong Internet
Internet Society
Senior executive responsible for 5 of 8 ISOC projects. The Strong Internet portofolio includes work that seeks to strengthen the Internet, including time security, routing security, open standards, encryption policy, and Internet infrastructure policy. Responsible for a diverse, global staff of ~40 subject matter experts