I am the principal privacy researcher at Brave Software, where I work on new ways to improve privacy and security on the Web, and to fix new threats to Brave browser users. I work under Hamed Haddadi and Brendan Eich, and alongside a great team of researchers, engineers, and privacy experts.
I also co-chair PrivacyWG (previously, PING), the group in the W3C that reviews proposed new Web standards for privacy risks and concerns.
I also advise and support privacy groups and projects. Currently I am an advisor for the TIMBY project, a start up building private and secure reporting software for workers, journalists, and activists.
Before joining Brave, I worked on my PhD in the Computer Science department at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the BITS Lab, working under the kind and knowledgeable guidance of Chris Kanich.
| Venue | Position |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| PETS | PC Member |
| 2025 | |
| PEPR | PC Member |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| 2024 | |
| USENIX Security | PC Member |
| S&P | PC Member |
| PEPR | PC Member |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| 2023 | |
| USENIX Security | PC Member |
| S&P | PC Member |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| 2022 | |
| USENIX Security | PC Member |
| WWW | PC Member |
| PEPR | PC Member |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| 2021 | |
| USENIX Security | PC Member |
| CCS | PC Member |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| WWW | PC Member |
| 2020 | |
| SIGCOMM CCR | External Reviewer |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| WWW | PC Member |
| 2019 | |
| CSAW | PC Member |
| Journal of Cybersecurity | External Reviewer |
| MADWeb | PC Member |
| 2018 | |
| DTL Grants | Reviewer |
| CSAW | PC Member |
| CHI Late Breaking | External Reviewer |
| 2017 | |
| USENIX Security | External Reviewer |
| NDSS | External Reviewer |
| 2016 | |
| S&P | External Reviewer |
| CCS | External Reviewer |
| 2015 | |
| CCS | External Reviewer |
| 2013 | |
| NDSS | External Reviewer |