a truely terrible week
Unfortunately, I can't write a full update. My mother passed away this week, so my family and I are taking time to mourn. She was so kind and helped me grow...
prepping for the pre-spring break rush
work Working hard last week definitely paid off. I still had a lot of work to do, but it was manageable. Class this week was very low-key. Most of the...
catching up before march starts
work The week started out super busy, but by the end, I felt like I had stabilized the workload. Last week, I went to the Google offices twice to work with...
long weekend into a long week
work Even though I took last weekend and Monday off, work this week was very busy. This is for a few different reasons I think: my course is in full swing,...
happy valentine's day!
work Work this week was super busy! The Crypto deadline was on Thursday. I was expecting to just submit one paper with a group on size-hiding symmetric PIR....
a plateau of business (for now)
work I'm still really busy, especially with the upcoming Crypto deadline. Fortunately though, this week was the first where it didn't feel like my work was...
staying busy despite the cold
Hope everyone who got hit by the winter storm this week stays safe and warm. We were fortunate in Hoboken and didn't lose power. work I may have bitten off...
getting through my first lecture
work This was a crazy week. Mostly, this because I had my first lecture of my CS 579 class on Wednesday. It was a little hectic and felt very long, but I...
back to hoboken
work I'm officially back from San Diego and excited to start the semester. I tried hard to be as prepared for my class as possible and feel pretty good....
a remotely busy week
work My work this week was pretty similar to last week. I'm still in San Diego, but I've managed to keep myself busy everyday. The main things have been...
refreshed for the new year
work My goal this week was to clear the deck as much as I can before I go back into doing new research. I was asked to do one more EC review and had...
vacation, family, and christmas
work Almost nothing to report this week at work. I exchanged a few messages as needed for some projects in early January. If I've ignored others, I'm sorry!...
one semester down
work My first semester at Stevens if over!! I didn't have to teach, though, so it was a pretty chill semester to get through. I'm looking forward to taking...
realizing that i'm a professor
work This week felt a bit paradoxical. There wasn't a whole lot that I needed to do. But on the other hand, I had realization that there's actually a lot...
plugging along till winter break
work Work this week was about as standard as it gets. I had most of my regular meetings and did some writing papers, grants, and presentations. Concretely,...
my first week off in a while
work Thankfully, there's little to say work-wise. I pretty much took the whole week as a true vacation. I had a handful of emails that required more-or-less...
balancing reviews and relaxation
work I finished my Eurocrypt reviews early! I wanted to get ahead of schedule to free up my Thanksgiving week, and managed to push through the papers this...
cold and collaborative week
work This was a surprisingly active week at work! Early this week, I found out that my class is actually fully enrolled at 65 students!! This was way up from...
slow and steady week of nothing
work Not a lot happened at work this week. It was pretty mellow, which I think it is a bit of a clam before the pre-thanksgiving storm. Next week, I'll be...
relaxed and spooky week
work This was a very nice and relaxing week for me. I was able to make some marginal progress on research, apply for an Amazon research award, meet with an...
