Work
Internet Society
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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.
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The Universe’s Source Code: How Lie Algebras Weave Quantum Space
To bridge the gap between Einstein's curved spacetime and the discrete jumps of quantum spin, you have to look under the hood of how continuous symmetry works. The secret to quantum gravity lies in a 19th-century algebraic code: Lie Theory.
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In Search of Quantum Spacetime: Four Journeys of Abhay Ashtekar
For nearly a century, physicists have struggled to unify Einstein's smooth fabric of spacetime with the discrete jumps of quantum mechanics. Here is a journey through the four monumental contributions of Abhay Ashtekar, the pioneer who rewired the math of general relativity and made modern quantum gravity possible.
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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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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
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updateTaking the Pulse of Hacking: A Risk Basis for Security Research
Stan Adams and I released a paper describing qualitative interview research of world-class hackers to "take the pulse" of potential chilling effects they may face (work performed at the Center for Democracy & Technology).