BEN(JAMIN) RANSFORD
- Graduate student in Computer Science
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 140 Governors Drive (226.10)
- Amherst, MA 01003
- USA
- Email: ransford@cs.umass.edu
- Jabber/XMPP: ben@ransford.org
- Skype: umassransford
Research
I am primarily interested in security, privacy, anonymity, various topics in computer systems, and programming languages. My advisor is Prof. Kevin Fu and my research group is called PRISMS.
Selected papers:
- 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. (PDF, FAQ)
Selected media coverage: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe. Also Schneier, Slashdot, RISKS.
Refer to the PRISMS lab's publications to see what else the group is doing.
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 like the Oxford English Dictionary (link for on-campus users).
I have a personal web page. I also seem to have a blog.