Contributors

Earlence Fernandes

Ph.D. student, Systems and Security, University of Michigan I'm interested in Internet of Things security, with a focus on smart homes. Previously, I've done research on Smartphone Security (Android, Windows Phone), and Operating Systems Security. I like building secure systems. My advisor is Prof. Atul Prakash.

Elisa Borah

Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin Elisa V. Borah, MSW, PhD is a research associate at The University of Texas School of Social Work at Austin within the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health. She is currently principal investigator of an Engagement Award from the Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute to develop a network of veteran spouses that facilitates their involvement in research related to veteran families. In 2015, Borah served as the lead evaluator of Texas' statewide veterans’ mental health services, specifically examining the Texas Military Veteran Peer Network. Borah co-chairs the annual Military Social Work conference at The University of Texas at Austin. From 2010-2014, Borah served as director of research at the Fort Hood clinic of the Department of Defense-funded STRONG STAR PSD Research Consortium, at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Borah continues to study how to improve veterans and their families' access to evidence-based behavioral health treatments in community mental health settings.

Emiliano De Cristofaro

Senior Lecturer in Security and Privacy (Computer Science), UCL Emiliano De Cristofaro is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at University College London (UCL). Prior to joining UCL in 2013, he was a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC. In 2011, he received a PhD in Networked Systems from the University of California, Irvine, advised by Gene Tsudik, and, in 2005 a B.Sc. (summa cum laude) in Computer Science from the University of Salerno, Italy. His research interests include privacy, security, and applied cryptography. He received the Dean's Fellowship and the Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship from UC Irvine and the Excellency Award from PARC's Computer Science Lab. In 2013 and 2014, he co-chaired the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS).

Eva 'Lini' Wollenberg

Research Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont Dr. Lini Wollenberg received her B.S. (1980) MSc (1986) and PhD (1991) degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Lini is currently Flagship Leader for Low Emissions Agriculture for Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and Research Associate Professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (1994-2005); and Program Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford Foundation (1991-1994). Lini is a member of the Forest, Trees and Livelihoods editorial board. Lini’s areas of expertise include mitigation, local governance, environment and rural livelihoods, community-based forest management, participatory action research and adaptive collaborative management. She has worked primarily in Asia, especially Indonesian Borneo. Lini has produced over 60 publications and assisted in more than 85 publications of research partners.

Elek Pafka

Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Elek Pafka is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on the relationship between material density, urban form and the intensity of urban life, as well as methods of mapping the 'pulse' of the city. He has participated in research on transit orientated development, functional mix and high-density living.

Ed Hawkins

Associate professor of climate science , University of Reading Ed Hawkins is a climate scientist in the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) at the University of Reading. Current research interests are in decadal variability and predictability of climate. He runs the Climate Lab Book blog and was an author on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report.