Staff
Instructor
Roberto "Atomic Dog" Tamassia (rt)
What's more suave than a buffer overflow attack? Roberto.
That's what. When he isn't busy developing
new secure authentication protocols, he's the despotic ruler of the CS department.
Roberto's research
interests include computer security, algorithms, finance, and
fine dining.
He's CS166's fearless leader. Need we say more?
Head TA
Jonathan Natkins (jnatkins)
Jonathan Natkins.
Grad TA
Jennie "Destruct-o-Matic" Rogers (jennie)
Jennie can destroy almost anything (whether she is trying to or not). Just ask any of her friends, family or any TAs who have written support code for her in the past. Very few have lived to tell the tale. Jennie can destabilize small countries just by taking a vacation there. When she is not researching databases here at Brown, Jennie works for the Department of Defense. They allow her to pioneer new form of havoc, permanently scarring mankind. She'd be a secret weapon for the government if only her abilities were not so unpredictable. There are some computers that have survived armed conflict, but not being in Jennie's possession. Nothing weaker than an aluminum chassis has survived a year under her tenure. Don't anger Jennie, or she will personally plan your one-way trip to Guantanamo Bay. That is just one of her job perks.
Visiting Staff
Bernardo Palazzi
From a page at Roma Tre University: Bernardo Palazzi is a final year Ph.D. student, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Communications, at "Roma Tre" University where he received the "Laurea" degree in Computer Engineering. His current research interests include Computer Security. He has registered a patent on data integrity verification in DBMS query. He coordinates two courses on security for the Italian Defence General Staff. His research has been partially supported by the Center for Geometric Computing at Brown University and by IAM Technology Inc.
UTAs
Olin "Stack Smasher" Gay (ogay)
Is it tougher to run the U.S. or complete a nationwide DoS attack? The answer is clear once
you've met Olin, the fearless senior UTA and CS concentrator. Voted the 12th most feared hacker in Monaco,
he spends his days in class and his nights leading a triple life as a dignitary, spam bot and football fan. A
true nightcrawler, he can only be seen in direct sunlight on the 8th of every month, usually with a Venti Mocha
from Starbucks in his right hand. Beware of his left jab and right hook; your computer will surely find the
combination deadly.
Gal Peleg (gpeleg)
When the boy was born, like all Pelegs, he was inspected. If he'd been kind or just, ethical or
good-natured, he would have been discarded. From the time he could type, he was baptized in the fire of hacking. Taught never to retreat, never to surrender.
Taught that death in the laboratory, in service to Roberto, was the greatest glory he could achieve in his life.
Paul "Kibbles-n-bits" Meier (pmeier)
Ninja? Or just that naturally deadly? Paul emigrated from the Land of Theatre, seeking
greener pastures in the paradise that is CS. Soon, after being swindled out of his best script for some magic
beans, he was lost and destitute, with poor hopes at an honest future. His luck changed upon meeting
Roberto, mounted upon a horse as white as his hat, and now serves him loyally in the army of CS166.
Re-shuffle that deck and remove that toothpick, because here he comes. . .
Ali Ozler (aozler)
His life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the construction of
the internet and networks. He is the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite sincerest efforts they have been
unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of exploits. They stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly
ninety-nine percent of the test subjects with hidden IPs accepted the program provided they were given a choice
- even if they were only aware of it at a low-system level. He was quick as a wind, sneaky as a trojan, and
cheeky as a worm. While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a
measure of control. Which has led him, inexorably, to Roberto's service.