I'm an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Iowa, where I research and teach experimental computer science. Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a graduate student at the Columbia University. If you really wind back the clock, you will find me writing system software at Cisco, ARM, and Ittiam.

I am an experimental computer scientist. I investigate how the design and operation of modern computer systems are influenced by external/societal factors, and then build system software to manage their impact. My current research focuses on lawful personal-data systems i.e., building software infrastructure to make it easy, efficient, and economical for organizations to comply with data protection regulations (such as GDPR and CCPA), and to enable people to fully exercise their personal-data rights. You can find an overview of my work here.

Openings: I'm looking to recruit two (fully funded) PhD students. If you have a strong background in computer systems and data management, and are excited by my group's research agenda, please reach out. Oh BTW, if you want to do a PhD in AI/ML, I am not the advisor you're looking for.