A Non-Technical Introduction to Cybersecurity

A Non-Technical Introduction to Cybersecurity

You probably know a thing or two about how computers work: for example, that they are cheap, powerful and fast. And through this combination of cost, power, and speed, they can be used to do things that would otherwise be impossible: for example, communicating in real-time with people on the other side of the world. […]

Beginnings: Old and New

Beginnings: Old and New

“I want to be a C. scientist” That’s what I told my brother, with an impish grin. He was visiting Bombay from New York, circa 1997, during a break from his studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was pursuing a degree in Computer Science. He asked me what I wanted to be when […]

Where I describe how to write rebuttals to academic reviews.

The Art of Rebutting

This is a post on how to rebut reviews. Specifically, CHI reviews. The ideas presented here probably apply to rebuttals more broadly, but much of what I’m going to speak about in this post is specific to CHI. Okay, so the long, long — so long — wait is over and you have your CHI […]

Tips on presenting your thesis proposal.

Lesson Learned From Proposing My Thesis: Presenting

You’ve got your committee and you’ve scheduled a date. You’ve got your document written. Now, you need to present and defend your thesis proposal. In many ways, the presentation is the most frightening part of the process. Your committee will ask tough questions now so that they don’t have to at your defense. Those tough […]