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{{short description|Associate professor of Computer Science at Columbia University}} |
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[[File:Roxana Geambasu (cropped).jpg|thumb|Roxana Geambașu in 2014]] |
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'''Roxana Geambașu''' is a |
'''Roxana Geambașu''' is a Romanian-American computer scientist<ref>{{cite news|title=Vanish, și dispari!|newspaper=[[Adevărul]]|date=August 14, 2009|url=https://adevarul.ro/entertainment/tv/vanish--dispari-1_50abfa7a7c42d5a663837d2d/index.html|language=Romanian}}</ref><ref name=rtv>{{cite news|title=Români peste Hotare: Povestea Roxanei Geambașu, profesorul care a ajuns în topul cercetătorilor din SUA|language=Romanian|url=https://www.romaniatv.net/romani-peste-hotare-povestea-roxanei-geambasu-profesorul-care-a-ajuns-in-topul-cercetatorilor-sua_179469.html|publisher=[[România TV]]|date=October 30, 2014|first=Marilena|last=Vili}}</ref> who is an [[associate professor]] of [[Computer science|Computer Science]] at [[Columbia University]]. The topics of her research include [[cloud computing]], security and privacy, and [[operating system]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cs.columbia.edu/people/faculty/|title=Faculty {{!}} Department of Computer Science, Columbia University|website=www.cs.columbia.edu|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Geambașu is originally from [[Ploiești]] in Romania,<ref name=rtv/> and graduated from [[Politehnica University of Bucharest]] in 2005, as valedictorian of Computer Science and Engineering.<ref name=cv>{{cite web|url=https://roxanageambasu.github.io/public/geambasu_cv.pdf|title=Curriculum vitae|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}</ref> |
Geambașu is originally from [[Ploiești]] in Romania,<ref name=rtv/> and graduated from [[Politehnica University of Bucharest]] in 2005, as valedictorian of Computer Science and Engineering.<ref name=cv>{{cite web|url=https://roxanageambasu.github.io/public/geambasu_cv.pdf|title=Curriculum vitae|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}</ref> |
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As a graduate student in [[Computer science|Computer Science]] at the [[University of Washington]], Geambașu came to be supported in her research by [[Google]] as one of their first Google PhD Fellows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/matthew-henderson-receives-2013-google-phd-fellowship/|title=Matthew Henderson receives 2013 Google PhD Fellowship|publisher=Cambridge Network|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> She completed her Ph.D. in 2011, with three advisors, |
As a graduate student in [[Computer science|Computer Science]] at the [[University of Washington]], Geambașu came to be supported in her research by [[Google]] as one of their first Google PhD Fellows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/matthew-henderson-receives-2013-google-phd-fellowship/|title=Matthew Henderson receives 2013 Google PhD Fellowship|publisher=Cambridge Network|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> She completed her Ph.D. in 2011, with three advisors, Steve Gribble, Tadayoshi Kohno, and [[Hank Levy (computer scientist)|Hank Levy]]. Her dissertation was ''Regaining Control over Cloud and Mobile Data''.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=159285}}</ref> |
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==Contributions== |
==Contributions== |
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As a graduate student, Geambașu led the [[Vanish (computer science)|Vanish]] project for handling "self-destructing data".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114276194|title=Digital Data Make For A Really Permanent Record|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=October 29, 2009|work=All Things Considered}}</ref> |
As a graduate student, Geambașu led the [[Vanish (computer science)|Vanish]] project for handling "self-destructing data".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114276194|title=Digital Data Make For A Really Permanent Record|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=October 29, 2009|work=All Things Considered}}</ref> |
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In 2014, a team at Columbia led by Geambașu developed a tool called XRay for detecting correlations between ads shown to people and their personal data.<ref>{{cite news|title=XRay: A New Tool for Tracking the Use of Personal Data on the Web|first=Steve|last=Lohr|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 18, 2014|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/xray-a-new-tool-for-tracking-the-use-of-personal-data-on-the-web/}}</ref> With it, they found evidence that an advertising tool used by [[Gmail]] until November 2014 targeted ads based on sensitive personal information—something its policies, both those in place in 2014 and those in place now, say it does not do.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://slate.com/technology/2016/01/tech-company-privacy-policies-dont-cover-everything-they-should.html|title=When Was the Last Time You Read a Privacy Policy? Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. |
In 2014, a team at Columbia led by Geambașu developed a tool called XRay for detecting correlations between ads shown to people and their personal data.<ref>{{cite news|title=XRay: A New Tool for Tracking the Use of Personal Data on the Web|first=Steve|last=Lohr|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 18, 2014|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/xray-a-new-tool-for-tracking-the-use-of-personal-data-on-the-web/}}</ref> With it, they found evidence that an advertising tool used by [[Gmail]] until November 2014 targeted ads based on sensitive personal information—something its policies, both those in place in 2014 and those in place now, say it does not do.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://slate.com/technology/2016/01/tech-company-privacy-policies-dont-cover-everything-they-should.html|title=When Was the Last Time You Read a Privacy Policy? Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. It's time for them to change approaches|last=Kumar|first=Priya|date=January 27, 2016|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref> |
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==Recognition== |
==Recognition== |
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''[[Popular Science]]'' named Geambașu in their "brilliant ten" in 2014 for her work tracking corporate use of personal data.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Popular Science]]|title=The Brilliant Ten: Roxana Geambasu Exposes How Companies Use Your Data; She's also teaching the cloud to forget personal information|first1=Veronique|last1=Greenwood|first2=Cassandra|last2=Willyard|date=October 13, 2014|url=https://www.popsci.com/article/science/brilliant-ten-roxana-geambasu-exposes-how-companies-use-your-data}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=WNYC|url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/two-brilliant-ten-scientists/|title=Two of 'The Brilliant Ten' Scientists'|work=The Leonard Lopate Show|date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> She was given a [[Sloan Research Fellowship]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cs.washington.edu/2016/02/23/uw-cses-emina-torlak-mike-cafarella-roxana-geambasu-win-sloan-research-fellowships/|title=UW |
''[[Popular Science]]'' named Geambașu in their "brilliant ten" in 2014 for her work tracking corporate use of personal data.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Popular Science]]|title=The Brilliant Ten: Roxana Geambasu Exposes How Companies Use Your Data; She's also teaching the cloud to forget personal information|first1=Veronique|last1=Greenwood|first2=Cassandra|last2=Willyard|date=October 13, 2014|url=https://www.popsci.com/article/science/brilliant-ten-roxana-geambasu-exposes-how-companies-use-your-data}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=WNYC|url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/two-brilliant-ten-scientists/|title=Two of 'The Brilliant Ten' Scientists'|work=The Leonard Lopate Show|date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> She was given a [[Sloan Research Fellowship]] in 2016 for her work in cloud and mobile data privacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cs.washington.edu/2016/02/23/uw-cses-emina-torlak-mike-cafarella-roxana-geambasu-win-sloan-research-fellowships/|title=UW CSE's Emina Torlak, Mike Cafarella, Roxana Geambasu win Sloan Research Fellowships|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref> She has also received an Early Career Award in Cybersecurity from the University of Washington Center for Academic Excellence. As well as a William Chan Dissertation Award, and two best paper awards at difference conferences. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[https://roxanageambasu.github.io/ Home page] |
* [https://roxanageambasu.github.io/ Home page] |
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 24 May 2024

Roxana Geambașu is a Romanian-American computer scientist[1][2] who is an associate professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. The topics of her research include cloud computing, security and privacy, and operating systems.[3]
Education
[edit]Geambașu is originally from Ploiești in Romania,[2] and graduated from Politehnica University of Bucharest in 2005, as valedictorian of Computer Science and Engineering.[4]
As a graduate student in Computer Science at the University of Washington, Geambașu came to be supported in her research by Google as one of their first Google PhD Fellows.[5] She completed her Ph.D. in 2011, with three advisors, Steve Gribble, Tadayoshi Kohno, and Hank Levy. Her dissertation was Regaining Control over Cloud and Mobile Data.[6]
Contributions
[edit]As a graduate student, Geambașu led the Vanish project for handling "self-destructing data".[7]
In 2014, a team at Columbia led by Geambașu developed a tool called XRay for detecting correlations between ads shown to people and their personal data.[8] With it, they found evidence that an advertising tool used by Gmail until November 2014 targeted ads based on sensitive personal information—something its policies, both those in place in 2014 and those in place now, say it does not do.[9]
Recognition
[edit]Popular Science named Geambașu in their "brilliant ten" in 2014 for her work tracking corporate use of personal data.[10][11] She was given a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016 for her work in cloud and mobile data privacy.[12] She has also received an Early Career Award in Cybersecurity from the University of Washington Center for Academic Excellence. As well as a William Chan Dissertation Award, and two best paper awards at difference conferences.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vanish, și dispari!". Adevărul (in Romanian). August 14, 2009.
- ^ a b Vili, Marilena (October 30, 2014). "Români peste Hotare: Povestea Roxanei Geambașu, profesorul care a ajuns în topul cercetătorilor din SUA" (in Romanian). România TV.
- ^ "Faculty | Department of Computer Science, Columbia University". www.cs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Matthew Henderson receives 2013 Google PhD Fellowship". Cambridge Network. July 5, 2013.
- ^ Roxana Geambasu at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Digital Data Make For A Really Permanent Record". All Things Considered. NPR. October 29, 2009.
- ^ Lohr, Steve (August 18, 2014). "XRay: A New Tool for Tracking the Use of Personal Data on the Web". The New York Times.
- ^ Kumar, Priya (January 27, 2016). "When Was the Last Time You Read a Privacy Policy? Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. It's time for them to change approaches". Slate.
- ^ Greenwood, Veronique; Willyard, Cassandra (October 13, 2014). "The Brilliant Ten: Roxana Geambasu Exposes How Companies Use Your Data; She's also teaching the cloud to forget personal information". Popular Science.
- ^ "Two of 'The Brilliant Ten' Scientists'". The Leonard Lopate Show. WNYC. October 22, 2014.
- ^ "UW CSE's Emina Torlak, Mike Cafarella, Roxana Geambasu win Sloan Research Fellowships". University of Washington. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Home page
- Roxana Geambasu publications indexed by Google Scholar
- 21st-century American women scientists
- 21st-century Romanian scientists
- 21st-century Romanian women
- American computer scientists
- Columbia University faculty
- Expatriate academics in the United States
- Living people
- People from Ploiești
- Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni
- Romanian emigrants to the United States
- Romanian women computer scientists
- University of Washington alumni
- Sloan Research Fellows
- American women academics