People

We're glad to work with the following people to make this summer program great!

• Meghan Clark
• Phyllis Frankl
• Eleni Gessiou
• Swaad Golam
• Catherine Gomez
• Dan Guido
• Nasir Memon
• Tehila Minkus
• Linda Sellie
• Thomas Sellie-Lund
• Emily Wicki

Meghan Clark

Meghan Clark is a Computer Science major at Polytechnic School of Engineering. She is focused on Web Development and Applications as well as being VP of Academic Success and an ambassador for The Poly Project on campus.Meghan also explores the city, reads, and binge watches Netflix on her days off.

Email: mc4677@nyu.edu

Phyllis Frankl

Phyllis Frankl is a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses involving a mix of practical and theoretical topics. Her research focuses on testing and analyzing software, including checking software for security and privacy vulnerabilities.

Email: pfrankl[at]nyu[dot]edu

Eleni Gessiou

Eleni is a Security Engineer at Facebook. She’s trying to keep Facebook’s graph safe and likes traveling in her spare time.

Email: gessiou[at]fb[dot]com

Swaad Golam

Raised in Brooklyn, Swaad is a two time CSAW HSF finalist who loves solving forensics challenges. Currently pursuing a Computer Science undergraduate degree at the NYU School of Engineering, he is also an active contributor and member of the CyFor Digital Forensics community and the security lab. His interests include web and network security. During his free time, he enjoys photography and teaching computer science.

Email: sgolam[at]nyu[dot]edu

Catherine Gomez

I am a graduate student at the NYU-Polytechnic School of Engineering. Currently I'm strengthening my skills within the cybersecurity field and working on CSAW'14 social media. I spend my spare time being an assistant coach on a women's swim team.

Email: cgomez[at]isis[dot]poly[dot]edu

Dan Guido

Dan Guido is the CEO of Trail of Bits where he leads the strategic vision for their products and services and manages their day-to-day operations. His recent work applied intelligence-driven defense to mobile operating systems and demonstrated that, contrary to popular belief, accountability and agility are far better defenses than specific security features on mobile phones. Prior to Trail of Bits, Dan was a Senior Security Consultant at iSEC Partners and led the Threat Intelligence team at the Federal Reserve System. In addition to his professional work, Dan is a Hacker in Residence at NYU-Poly, co-founder of the CSAW THREADS security conference, program committee member for the USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technology (WOOT) and COUNTERMEASURE, and a moderator of Reddit Netsec, the largest security forum on the internet.

Email: dan[at]trailofbits[dot]com

Nasir Memon

Nasir Memon heads the CSE department and the ISIS lab at NYU's Polytechnic Engineering School. His research and teaching focus on security and authentication. A big Star Wars fan, Nasir can generally be found in a meeting.

Email: memon@nyu.edu

Tehila Minkus

Tehila is a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at NYU's Polytechnic School of Engineering. She researches online privacy and social networks, and is excited to promote women in computing.

Email: tehila[at]nyu[dot]edu

Linda Sellie

Linda never grew up. She keeps showing up and going to school. Nowadays she hangs out in the front of the classroom. Look for her in LC400.

Email: sellie@me.com

Thomas Sellie-Lund

Thomas is a junior at WPI in Massachusetts, and has knowledge of many computer related things. Hobbies include scrounging together enough time to play video-games and read the internet. Status is and has been for the past 20 years "In Game: Real Life, The MMO(http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife)" May or may not actually be a ELDER BEING. Favorite Quote: "ALZUM ZXULATH XNMAC."

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Emily Wicki

Emily, AKA Wonder woman, is disguised as a sophomore at Poly. Previously she won the CSAW high school forensic challenge and now dedicates her life to helping others do the same. She also is known to drink a mean cup of coffee, so you might find her after hours at the local Starbucks. She can also be found pirouetting through Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges.

Email: ewicki@nyu.edu