Shaanan Cohney

Lecturer in Cybersecurity, The University of Melbourne

Shaanan is a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to a U.S. Associate Professor) and Deputy Head of School (Academic) in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. His research explores how computer systems interact with the law, with a particular focus on security.

In public service, Shaanan was the inaugural Geller Fellow placed at the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning and worked on federal technology policy as a Cybersecurity Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. Shaanan earned his Ph.D. and MSE in Computer & Information Science and a Master in Law from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BSc and DipMus from the University of Melbourne and its Conservatorium.

Experience

2024–present

Deputy Head of School, Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne
2024–present

Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
2021–2024

Lecturer, University of Melbourne
2020–2021

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
2019–2019

Geller Fellowship, Federal Trade Commission
2018–2018

Cybersecurity Fellow, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden

Education

2020

University of Pennsylvania, PhD
2020

University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Law
2016

University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Science
2014

University of Melbourne, Diploma of Music
2014

University of Melbourne, Bachelors of Science

Professional Memberships

IACR

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