Research
I work on applied security; my advisor is Kevin Fu.
Selected papers (also see DBLP):
- D. Halperin, T. S. Heydt-Benjamin, B. Ransford, S. S. Clark, B. Defend, W. Morgan, K. Fu, T. Kohno, and W. H. Maisel. Pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators: Software radio attacks and zero-power defenses. In Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland), May 2008. Outstanding paper award. (PDF, FAQ, slides [5.9MB PDF]) Media coverage includes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe. Also Schneier, Slashdot, RISKS.
Selected posters:
- Zero-Power Security for Implantable Medical Devices, USENIX Security, July 2008.
- Security and Privacy of Medical Devices, IEEE Workshop on Aging Services and Technology, June 2008.
- Zero-Power Authentication, RFID CUSP Workshop, January 2008.
Refer to the PRISMS lab's publications to see what else the group is doing.
Teaching
- C: a short course for REU students, summer 2008.
Background
I graduated from Cornell University in 2001 with a B.S. degree in Computer Science and a specialization in Psychology. Between 1998 and 2007 I worked as a programmer, system administrator, and freelance consultant. I grew up in upstate New York and have also lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Personal
I have an awesome, gorgeous, culinarily brilliant wife and nearly one child.
I like the Oxford English Dictionary (link for on-campus users).
I have a personal web page. I also have a tumblelog 
and the occasional tweet.