Gabe Kaptchuk

Applied Crypto/Privacy researcher at @umdcs @collegeparkMC2

PhD from JHU. He/Him.

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

Come work with us (or forward along to folks who might be interested)!

[Elissa M. Redmiles, Ph.D. @eredmil1]

We (@zephoria @radcummings @gkaptchuk @priyakalot @jksarathy @seankross) are hiring for NEW and/or VISITING PhD students to conduct application-focused statistical research on data privacy protections, specifically differential privacy.

Learn more: https://t.co/0t4Fmbs8NZ

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

I clearly need to re-evaluate my research agenda---evidently I'm not maximizing the fun I could be having

[Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) @CollegeParkMC2]

We're thrilled to welcome Gabe Kaptchuk (@gkaptchuk) to @CollegeParkMC2 this semester! His work is focused on redefining digital privacy with a human-centered approach that aligns with how people actually interact with technology. Learn more: https://t.co/uwiYyLRx3c

[UMD Department of Computer Science @umdcs]

.@UofMaryland's CS dept is welcoming eight new tenure-track faculty members! With expertise in cutting-edge areas, they'll boost our academic & research capabilities. Welcome aboard! 🐢📚

Read more:
https://t.co/X5KPLTtKRi

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@dfaranha @BootleJonathan @kennyog We’ve exchanged a handful of emails and our work is getting a little bit of cross citation from the ML people who think about Stego, but virtually nothing with the mainline Stego people.

We are trying to improve the way we cite them as a starting point.

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@miranda__christ I can neither confirm nor deny

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

Please ignore this nice picture of a building. Nothing to see here. Just some research happening. Carry on.

[Ian Miers @secparam]

The UMD security group is hiring a postdoc. Want to work in applied cryptography and zk proofs with me or @gkaptchuk? Or usable security, ai security, network security, pq crypto, or programing languages + security. Come to UMD and live in Washington, DC. https://t.co/icI3Ub18uz

[Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) @CollegeParkMC2]

The Maryland Cybersecurity Center—a unique multidisciplinary research and education powerhouse outside of Washington, D.C.—is seeking applicants for its competitive postdoctoral fellowship program. Applications are due March 28. Learn more: https://t.co/uY7dvPFZnF

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@eyalr0 To invoke Hellman, at least the process feels fair even if it doesn’t feel just.

https://t.co/6QcZXt3UKX

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

Updated state of peer review in crypto: a USENIX reviewer who didn’t know what a hybrid was in the context of a cryptographic proof.

Gd help us all (or at least those of us who are pre-tenure)

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@wangxiao1254 Should have said — this was a “highly confident” review.

I also heard of this happening and experienced it in some of by assigned reviews. I appreciated that folks largely deferred from what I saw.

The cascade of papers has me worried about the next few years.

[Priyanka Nanayakkara @priyakalot]

The full talk is now online!

https://t.co/PJeb4ExHHg

Gives tips for communicating differential privacy guarantees to data subjects based on two recent studies w/ @mary_ann_e @radcummings @gkaptchuk @eredmil1

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@AmPaschal01 Glad to hear it!

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@bpreneel1 Thanks!

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

In bullet point form:
- make sure your writing choices dont make the paper harder to review
- you gotta pick the right evaluation metrics (and justify the choice)
- rebuttals are pretty broken in their current state

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

So I made the mistake of joining too many PCs at once...

I decided to channel the resulting angst into a blog post about common mistakes I saw that sank papers. It's aimed at students writing their first papers, but hopefully valuable to all!
https://t.co/G7gTMI5lV4

[Nick Spooner @_nickspoon]

I'm excited to (belatedly) announce that I will be joining @Cornell_CS as an assistant prof in Fall 2024! I'll be hiring students this cycle -- if you or anyone you know is interested a PhD in cryptography, quantum computing, or probabilistic proof systems, please get in touch :)

[Gabe Kaptchuk @gkaptchuk]

@gijsvanlaer Thanks Gijs!