MEMBER
Jeanna Matthews, PhD

MEMBER TYPE
Think Tank

FOCUS
Computer Science, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Social Media Security, and Distributed File Systems

WORK
Professor at Clarkson University

SUMMARY
Jeanna Matthews has been a four-time presenter at DEF CON on topics including security vulnerabilities in virtual environments (2015 and 2016), adversarial testing of criminal justice software (2018), and trolling (2018).

Jeanna is a full professor of computer science at Clarkson University and an affiliate at Data and Society. She has published work in a broad range of systems topics from virtualization and cloud computing to social media security and distributed file systems.

She is an ACM Distinguished Speaker, a Fulbright Specialist, a founding co-chair of the ACM Technology Policy Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Accountability, and a member of the ACM Technology Policy Committee. She has been a member of the ACM Council (2015-present), chair of the ACM Special Interest Group Governing Board ( 2016-2018), and the chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Operating Systems (SIGOPS) from 2011 to 2015.

Her current work focuses on securing societal decision-making processes and supporting the rights of individuals in a world of automation.

She received a 2018-2019 Brown Institute Magic Grant to research differences in DNA software programs used in the criminal justice system.

Jeanna received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999, a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Ohio State University in 1994, and a B.A. in Spanish from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 2015.

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