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Things that are not on my resume

Experience

Microsoft Research

  • Worked on an implementation of the "BaRK" protocol by Kolesnikov, et al. BaRK was implemented in the Cocoon framework (general purpose 2-party protocol runner). Tasks include:
    • Familiarize with the public API by writing some demos + examples that work with the library
    • Refactor implementation: it's a PSI protocol that is built on top of an OPRF protocol, which has a dependency on oblivious transfer (random OT -> OT extension). The pieces weren't clearly separated from each other. I have a lot of notes about Cuckoo tables.
    • I have some notes about consolidating randomness; consolidate all randomness-generating methods into a single class, looking through different libraries to find better APIs, looking for secure defaults + whether seeding was secure.
    • Wrote out general-purpose PSI tests
  • Added automated deployment of any Cocoon protocol in Seclud developer platform.
    • Set up Kubernetes and nodes and stuff to actually run the computation
    • Tried to define secure default values + settings
    • Made a demo that runs PSI on data stored in Azure

Other things I learned about

  • logging vs saving in memory
  • appropriate-level message abstractions
  • first time working with QAT + professional software dev.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Lexington, MA USA. Research Intern. May - August 2014.

  • Developed an end-to-end prototype for a cryptographically secure mechanism for authentication from a single fortified device.

Tufts University

Medford, MA. Teaching Fellow. September 2012 - May 2015.

  • Taught hands-on programming labs to introductory CS students and held regular office hours for one-on-one assistance
  • Lead TA training sessions and small-group meetings throughout the semester to promote motivation and consistency in the TA community

Google

New York City, NY. Engineering Practicum Intern. June 2013 - August 2013.

  • Worked with a partner and two mentors to develop a saving filters feature for the DoubleClick for Publishers team
  • Created the client-facing interface for the feature and implemented saving functionality in Java
  • OR: Designed and implemented a client-facing interface and implementation for a saving filters feature with the DoubleClick for Publishers team.

Brain State Technologies

Bloomington, MN. Software Development Intern. August 2012.

  • Worked with a mentor to develop applications to assist in the retrieval, inspection, and update of XML based signal processing flow designs
  • Defined XML schema to bind application configuration parameters to Java objects (using Apache XMLBeans)

Publications

  • Measuring Small Subgroup Attacks on Diffie-Hellman. Luke Valenta, David Adrian, Antonio Sanso, Shaanan Cohney, Joshua Fried, Marcella Hastings, J. Alex Halderman, Nadia Heninger. In Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS `17). February 2017.
  • Weak Keys Remain Widespread in Network Devices. Marcella Hastings, Joshua Fried, and Nadia Heninger. In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM on Internet Measurement Conference (IMC `16). November 2016.

Invited Talks

  • General purpose compilers for secure multi-party computation
    • DC Area Crypto Day, December 2018
    • Theory and Practice of Multi-Party Computation Workshops, June 2019
    • Real World Cryptography, January 2020

Education

UPenn GPA: 3.90.

Teaching

Designed course materials, taught hands-on programming labs, developed grading software, managed teaching assistants, and held regular office hours for undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

University of Pennsylvania

  • CIS 331: Introduction to Networks and System Security, Spring 2017.
  • CIS 556: Cryptography, Fall 2016.
  • GEMS Computer Science Workshop, Summer 2017.

Tufts University

  • COMP 170: Theory of Computation, Spring 2015.
  • COMP 50: Problem-Solving by Computer, Fall 2013.
  • COMP 11: Introduction to Computer Science, Fall 2012 - Spring 2015.

Leadership + Marketing

Computer Science Exchange

September 2012 - May 2014

  • As president for two years, led a small executive board in organizing 10-12 events per semester
  • Coordinated with students and visiting professional speakers to arrange technical workshops, lectures, career preparatory nights, and other relevant events
  • Led marketing campaigns, including visiting classrooms, distributing posters, and producing a weekly email digest

TuftsHack

September 2013 - February 2014.

  • Organized a 24-hour hackathon for 130 Tufts students
  • Coordinated over $1500 in corporate and academic sponsorships
  • Arranged for industry mentors and workshops leading up to and throughout the event

Technovation

January 2014 - May 2014

  • Served as a university mentor to a team of high school girls building an Android app and associated business plan.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship

September 2011 - May 2015

  • Organized weekly discussion meetings and coordinated with the greater OCF organization

JumboTalk

September 2012 - May 2015

  • Wrote regular blogs for the Tufts admissions website to give prospective students an honest look at daily life at Tufts