He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carleton University (2009) in the area of Internet authentication and usable security. His research interests lie in the area of Internet and systems security, with a focus on solving high-impact security and privacy problems of today's Internet. He is involved in several well-known conferences (e.g., program committees: ACM CCS 2016, ACSAC 2014, USENIX Security 2010; program co-chair: ACM SPSM 2016), and journals (e.g., ACM TISSEC, IEEE TDSC, IEEE TIFS). His industrial R&D experience prior to graduate school included three years in large-scale software design. The research submitted was funded by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Contributions Program).