Laurian Vega

“Heights by great [wo]men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.” Longfellow

Welcome to my little online website. I am a doctor of computer science in beautiful Maryland. My research explores security & privacy in socio-technical systems. Apart from being an amazing researcher, i’m also a mummy, a card carrying member of a library, and an avid blogger and life documenter.

Technology affects how we interact and react to technology and each other. In my dissertation I’ve argued for more social-centric approach to technology that accounts for secure practices in physicians’ offices and childcares.

Life is just too much [fill in  with your own adjective] without the opportunity to share it with others. I’ve tried to write about my experiences as a mummy in graduate school and what it is like as a woman in computer science. Who knows what else I’ll discuss next.

Pretty much I came out of my mummy’s tummy with a book in hand. I read and collect classic sci-fi and fantasy, and spend a good amount of time reading those amazing female authors out there... or really whatever is wiggled in front of me.

other diversions

Pictures ... i take a lot of pictures of my kid, and i’m not ashamed to say that he is pretty much adorable. Check’m out on le flickr.

Tweeting ... i’m hip, i’m with it. or not. but i try to be on the social networking websites. They’re like rss feeds for my random thoughts. Check’m out on le twitter.

Systers ... i maintain the list of links for the systers listserv for women in computing. Check’m out on  le delicious.