I am a Technologist, Activist, and Writer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. My background is in computational mathematics and research engineering. I also study far-right extremism and write often about the topic.
I am passionate about good technological citizenship and believe strongly in building an equitable internet that fosters collaboration, community, and autonomy. In this space you will find posts about math and technology, writings on politics, and whatever else I find reflects my view of the world. Thank you for stopping by.
-Emily

— latest reads —

— math+tech —

When Open Science Isn't: The OkCupid Data Breach

My commentary on the OkCupid data breach: a recovered post from 2017. ...

Quality in the Consumer IoT

This is a companion post for my talk of the same title given on April 22, 2016 at IoT Fuse in Minneapolis, MN. Content warning: this post discusses some issues with illness and death, including mental illness; sexual assault; and contains an image of raw meat. Quality in the Consumer IoT IoT Fuse 2016 The Internet of Things represents a massive technology shift. Truthfully, much of the march towards the realization of the Internet of Things has taken place along multiple gradually-incrementing threads. But we are finally at a place where technology and expertise exists to begin weaving these threads together into a bigger tapestry. And, like many historical technological shifts, when these threads reach their confluence, the impact becomes bigger than the sum of the parts. ...

Commodities, Culture, and Code
Beyond the Buzz: The Internet of Things
A Remarkable Tiny Proof
Social and Design Factors in Video Games for Therapy and Rehabilitation

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— currently reading —

MONUMENTS

Hannah Burstein

Finnegans Wake

James Joyce

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— projects —

skeeter-deleter

A tool for regularly purging your Bluesky social media feeds.

whentheycamedown

A people’s history of the removal of statues honoring racists, slave owners, and colonizers, largely during the Uprising in the Summer of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

HowHateSleeps

A study of the daily lives of violent far-right actors using court records to peer inside their living spaces.

Youth Equity and Sexuality Lab

I advise the Youth Equity and Sexuality Lab at Suffolk University, a research lab focused on promoting positive adolescent and young adult sexuality development; preventing sexual violence; and fighting fascism, cis-hetero-patriarchy, and white supremacy.

I am an advisory board member of The Prosecution Project, a data-driven project studying the patterns of prosecution of extremism, terrorism, and political violence.

Advancing Data Justice

I am an advisory board member of the Advancing Data Justice project, a collaboration between the Alan Turing Institute, the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), and individuals and communities across the globe.

The opinions shared on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization listed above.

— key technologies —

python

Comfortable with many architectures and frameworks.

Azure

I can set up most services with IaC and understand the basic concepts to a practical degree.

AZ-900, DP-900, AI-900, SC-900

Apache Airflow

Can build complex dags and optimize workflows, familiar with metadata model.

F#

denotes recent progress. For a more complete overview, see my CV.

— languages —

Español

Lapsed

English

American, Mother Tongue

Deutsch

Can engage in daily conversation.

B2 Zertifikat 2022 (Goethe Institut)

denotes recent progress. For a more complete overview, see my CV.