Dr. Shaanan Cohney is a Lecturer in Cybersecurity at the University of Melbourne and a research affiliate of Princeton University's Center for IT Policy. His research focuses on the intersection of cybersecurity and public policy, trying to find ways to make sure that technology is serving the public good.
In past roles he served as a cybersecurity advisor to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and placed at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to work on antitrust.
Shaanan's research has received recognition in the form of the Best Paper Award at ACM CCS and an 'Pwnie' Award for best Cryptographic Attack, along with stories in the NYTimes, The Guardian, The BBC and many more. He is also the recipient of the Excellence in Tutoring Award from the University of Melbourne.
Experience
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2021–presentLecturer, University of Melbourne
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2020–2021Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
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2019–2019Geller Fellowship, Federal Trade Commission
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2018–2018Cybersecurity Fellow, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Education
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2020University of Pennsylvania, PhD
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2020University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Law
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2016University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Science
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2014University of Melbourne, Diploma of Music
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2014University of Melbourne, Bachelors of Science
Professional Memberships
- IACR
- Melbourne, Australia
- Website
- @shaananc
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
