Joseph Bonneau

PhD Candidate

I am a PhD candidate in the Security Group of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, supervised by Professor Ross Anderson. I am a Gates Cambridge Scholar and member of Churchill College. I previously received BS and MS degrees from Stanford University and worked as Cryptographic Scientist at Cryptography Research, Inc.

My educational background is primarily in computer science and mathematics. I have a specific formal background in cryptography, and am interested in all things related to security. I have previously researched side-channel attacks, formal verification of protocols, software obfuscation, and voting security. My current research is focused on security and privacy in social networks, human authentication and deception, and human-powered cryptography.

In addition to writing academic papers, I often write for other venues (mainly our group's research blog, which features hacks). Here are some of my recent writings. I also like to give talks, and due to my social network research I'm sometimes in the news.

I also am maintaining an online bibliography of the key papers on security and privacy in social networks.

I also provide services as an independent security consultant in a variety of areas.

Feel free to check out my personal homepage for more information about me, including some of my interests and favorite procrastination activities.

Activities

• President of the Gates Scholars' Council 2009-2010
• Organiser of the Security Seminar Series
• Churchill MCR Computing Officer
• Supervisor for undergraduate students
  • Also, I have some Part II project ideas

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