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Simson Garfinkel

Simson Garfinkel

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Science Journalist, Freelance

Somerville, Washington, D.C., United States

Biography

Simson Garfinkel writes about the intersection of security, privacy, society and ethics for popular and academic audiences. His most recent book, Law and Policy for the Quantum Age (co-authored with Chris Hoofnagle) explores for a non-technical audience the defense, intelligence and commercial impact of quantum information science, including quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum cryptography. His previous book, THE COMPUTER BOOK (co-authored with Rachel Grunspan), presents an illustrated timeline of 250 milestones in the history of computing. In addition to being a journalist, Garfinkel is a noted computer scientist. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Garfinkel has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed academic articles. Previously a tenured associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Garfinkel is now a Senior Data Scientist with the US Government.

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Writing from a pro-choice perspective.

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Content

Total articles 63

  • In Memoriam: E. Allen Emerson

    By Eugene H Spafford Verified, Simson Garfinkel, R. Colin Johnson, Mark Halper Verified · Communications of the ACM

    Nov. 22, 2024

  • Spooky Data at a Distance

    By Simson Garfinkel · LinkedIn

    Oct. 30, 2024

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Company Info

Freelance

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States