His technical background is in applied cryptography, particularly as applied to storage systems. He also has a passion for creating new ways of engaging students of all ages in computer security, especially through the use of games and play. He has co-created numerous security games, including [d0x3d!], a network security board game, and is the co-founder of ASE, a new USENIX workshop dedicated to making advances in security education. He is the recent recipient of a Cyber Security Fulbright Scholarship which he will use to continue some of his research at University College London, exploring the use of digital and non-digital games for teaching computer security concepts to new, young, and non-technical audiences.