Tadayoshi Kohno

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
yoshi [at] cs.washington.edu

Tadayoshi Kohno is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California at San Diego. He is an expert in computer security and privacy, specifically in the areas of emerging and consumer technology, mobile and cloud systems, applied cryptography, and human-centered security solutions. Kohno is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, a U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and an MIT Technology Review TR-35 Young Innovator Award. In addition, Kohno co-authored the book Cryptography Engineering and co-designed the Control-Alt-Hack(TM) educational computer security card game.

Tamara Denning

Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
tdenning [at] uw.edu

Tamara Denning is a PhD student at the University of Washington working with Tadayoshi Kohno. Tamara received her B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego in 2007 and her Master's degree from the University of Washington in 2009. Her interests are in the intersection of computer security and human-computer interaction; her main areas of focus are the security and privacy of implantable medical devices and other emerging technologies.

Katie Derthick

Ph.D. Student, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
katiedert [at] gmail.com

Katie is a PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering, where she earned her Master's in 2010. Her research focuses on the role of technology in mindfulness and zen meditation practices, including research questions such as how individuals and communities with meditation practices use ICTs: whether and how their values influence the use of ICTs in their everyday lives, and whether and how they use ICTs to support their meditation practices. Katie has worked as a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Palo Alto Research Center.

Thuy Duong

Undergraduate Student, The Information School, Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
thuytd [at] uw.edu

Thuy Duong is an undergraduate student at the Information School and department of Human Centered Design and Engineering. She is interested in research and design of technology for underserved populations or in resource-constrained communities. Thuy has experience in user experience research and usability testing of information systems and applications.

Ian King

Ph.D. Student, The Information School, University of Washington
isking [at] uw.edu

Ian King is a PhD student at the Information School, also having earned a Masters of Science in Computer Science at UW in 2006. Ian is interested in the emergence of the computer as an information device and the reflexive nature of its social and cultural development through conversational interfaces. This work has also found relevance in areas of digital preservation and curation of born-digital artifacts. In addition to his academic work, Ian is employed as a curator and restoration engineer by the Living Computer Museum in Seattle.

Milli Lake

Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, University of Washington
milli [at] uw.edu

Milli Lake is Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington working primarily on issues relating to international justice and human rights law. Prior to embarking on her Ph.D., Milli worked for the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association in London, and has also worked for Amnesty International in Edinburgh, and Transparency International in Berlin. Milli has expertise in women's rights, international criminal law and gender-based violence and currently works as a research assistant for the Information School's Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal project. Milli earned her B.A. and M.A. in History at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland with a focus on Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.

Trond Nilsen

Ph.D. Student, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington
xorgnz [at] uw.edu

Trond Nilsen is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Before coming to UW, he obtained an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and worked as a software engineer and project manager specializing in web application design. His research interests are broad, and include 3D information visualization, augmented reality, game design, and education with virtual worlds. He keeps and occasionally updates a blog called Meme Hazard.

Molly Utter

Undergraduate Student, Department of Law, Societies and Justice, University of Washington
meutter [at] uw.edu

Molly Utter is an undergraduate at the University of Washington. She is a third year (Junior) majoring in Law, Societies and Justice, with a minor in International Studies. Her interest in Law, Societies, and Justice is comparing international judicial systems and the role judicial systems/ international law play in post-conflict reconciliation.

Jill Woelfer

Ph.D. Student, The Information School, University of Washington
woelfj [at] uw.edu

Jill Palzkill Woelfer is a PhD student at the Information School. Since 2007, Jill has engaged in research, service and design projects that investigate the experiences that homeless young people have with information systems and technologies. Jill is affiliated with the Canadian Studies Center at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Jill is the 2012 recipient of the University of Washington Graduate School Medal, a 2011-2012 Fulbright Fellow to Canada and a 2010 Google US Anita Borg Memorial Scholar.

Daisy Yoo

Ph.D. Student, The Information School, University of Washington
dyoo [at] uw.edu

Daisy Yoo is a Ph.D. student at the Information School. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, she received an M.Des. degree in Interaction Design from the Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. degree in Industrial Design from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Her work spans the fields of interaction design, HCI, service design and information science. In particular, she is interested in designing computing applications to support open public discourse and crowdsourcing on political topics.

Mark Ring

Videographer
ringm [at] uw.edu

Mark Ring is an independent videographer who primarily specializes in documentary. He received an A.A.S. degree in Film and Video Communications from Seattle Central Community College.