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(I am currently auditing Prof. Mickens' class at Harvard -- can confirm he is like this all the time -- would be willing to speak to him personally. --andromeda)

Revision as of 14:46, 25 October 2019

Please include a description and any relevant links and try to keep the list in alphabetical order.

The criteria for nominating a candidate to act as keynote are below:

  • Speaker’s name (First Name, Last Name)
  • Brief description of individual (250-word max)
  • Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)
  • Contact information of candidate (email address)

We strongly encourage you to nominate speakers who are local to the Pittsburgh area. If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Clara Turp at: clara.turp@mcgill.ca.


Please follow the formatting guidelines:


== Nominee's Name ==

Description of no more than 250 words.

[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]


Jane Doe (example)

Jane works at ________, doing _______.

Some pertinent history/biography/hyperlinks that elucidates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.

Lea Kissner

Lea formerly built the privacy engineering team at Google (where she specifically valued building a diverse team to capture all sorts of threat models) and is now the Chief Privacy Officer at Humu and cofounder of the USENIX Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect. She's whip-smart, candid, and funny.

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James Mickens

James Mickens is a computer science professor and researcher currently at Harvard University and formerly of Microsoft Research. A well-travelled conference speaker, James has given keynotes and presentations from Oslo to Sidney, with hilarious titles such as "Life is Terrible: Let's Talk About the Web," and "Life As A Developer: My Code Does Not Work Because I Am A Victim Of Complex Societal Factors That Are Beyond My Control." James' presentation style reveals a breadth of experience in technology that few possess, and a zany and brilliant sense of humor.

James Mickens at Harvard University

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NDC Sydney Keynote

(I am currently auditing Prof. Mickens' class at Harvard -- can confirm he is like this all the time -- would be willing to speak to him personally. --andromeda)