I received my PhD in Spring 2013 from the Computer Science Division at UC Berkeley , where I was advised by David Wagner . My dissertation is available for your perusal. I used to work at Twitter , and then at Uber . Now I work at Figma .
My research is in computer security, and tends to focus primarily on software security. My research has taken steps toward: Designing, implementing, and evaluating developer-facing tools intended to aid secure software development. Preventing and mitigating web application vulnerabilities. Understanding the unique requirements of mobile application security, and developing security systems accordingly. Gathering and analyzing datasets in order to better understand existing security systems, tools, and proce
Please see this visual representation of the topics my research has covered.