About Me
Hi, I'm Andrew Brown, a PhD student at Duke University in Computer Science since Fall 2009.
I come from NCSU with a BS in Computer Science.
My hobbies include: Photography, juggling, computer games, and of course, computer programming!
I'm a big advocate of free open source software. I think it has a lot of advantages over traditional software inherit in the development model, mostly from the different source of motivation from the developers (useful and featureful software, over what will bring in profit).
I use Ubuntu Linux every day on my home computer, work computer, and laptop. It may not be perfect, but the environment suites me a lot better than Windows.
My favorite programming language is Python, and I use it to solve all my problems whenever possible.
Email Me! (click to reveal the complete email)Research
I'm currently working with my advisor Jeff Chase on the topic of cloud computing security. Specifically, I'm trying to see if I can develop mechanisms for making platform-as-a-service hosted applications more trusted and secure for end users.Side Projects
When I get a fun idea, I like to pursue it. You can find my published side-projects at my Github and Bitbucket sites.Public GPG Key
While I don't use this key much myself, I do take privacy and security seriously. If anyone wishes to send me an encrypted message for whatever reason, you can use the key with fingerprint 0x6BA1701D, mirrored here:
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