FICS Research Guest Speaker: Dr. Daniel Votipka

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FICS Research is excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Votipka, Lin Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tufts University, for a seminar on Tuesday, November 5th at 12:00 PM in Room 5057 of Malachowsky Hall. He will be presenting his talk entitled “Vulnerability Discovery for All: A Human-Centric Approach to Software Vulnerability Discovery.” Dr. Votipka’s research focuses on understanding the processes and mental models of professionals who perform security-related tasks such as secure development, vulnerability discovery, network defense, and malware analysis, with the goal of making security work more accessible and inclusive through improvements in automation, education, and policy. His work has been recognized with multiple best paper awards at top security and HCI venues and has been supported by funding from the NSF, Google, Cisco, and MedCrypt. Before joining academia, Dr. Votipka served in the U.S. Air Force as a Cyber Warfare Officer working in the National Security Agency.