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Roxana Geambasu is an Associate Professor at Columbia University's Department of Computer Science, with affiliations to the Software Systems Lab and the Cybersecurity Committee. She specializes in systems security, differential privacy, and resource management for modern computing environments.
- PhD: University of Washington (2011)
- Undergraduate: Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
Her research focuses on integrating differential privacy as a first-class computing resource in infrastructure systems, with key contributions in:
- Privacy Budget Management (PrivateKube, DPack, Turbo)
- Web & Mobile Privacy (Cookie Monster, Big Bird)
- Security Abstractions (POSIX, Vanish, XRay)
Article trends show a strong emphasis on differential privacy (8/15), resource scheduling (5/15), and privacy-preserving advertising (3/15). Key subfields include budget optimization, browser APIs, and ML pipeline privacy.
Scientific awards include:
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
- NSF CAREER Award
- Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Cloud Computing
- Best Paper Awards at SOSP, EuroSys
She advises M.S. and undergraduate students, teaching courses in Distributed Systems and Privacy Curriculum. Her lab develops tools like PixelDP and Sunlight for operationalizing privacy in real-world systems.
