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Simson Garfinkel

(He/Him)
Somerville, Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Data science ethics.
Doesn't Cover: Blockchain.
Computer scientist & journalist, specializing in AI, privacy, ethics, big data, usability and security. My opinions here. ORCID 0000-0003-1294-2831
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Simson Garfinkel writes about the intersection of security, privacy, society and ethics for popular and academic audiences. His most recent book, Law and Policy for the Quantum Age (co-authored with Chris Hoofnagle) explores for a non-technical audience the defense, intelligence and commercial impact of quantum information science, including quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum cryptography. His previous book, THE COMPUTER BOOK (co-authored with Rachel Grunspan), presents an illustrated timeline of 250 milestones in the history of computing.

In addition to being a journalist, Garfinkel is a noted computer scientist. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Garfinkel has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed academic articles. Previously a tenured associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Garfinkel is now a Senior Data Scientist with the US Government.

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