ABSTRACT

Research is difficult. As fresh graduate students, we are thrust into the research depths without so much as a life vest. We're expected to learn to tread water, then to swim, then to make it to shore, just in time to throw the next generation of researchers right into the deep end! Though, arguably, this rite of passage is an important step in the life of a researcher, this journey should not be as lonely and uncertain as it often is. In this talk, I will try to shed light on the process by describing my personal journey of contributing to the Science of Security and attempting to convey the lessons I learned along the way to doing applied (and applicable!) security research. Though the talk will be through the lens of my specific research area, the lessons therein will hopefully be useful to any future researchers finding themselves in the uncertain depths of research.