Michael Farb
Principal Research Programmer at Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Farb is a Principal Research Programmer at Carnegie Mellon University with over a decade of experience building secure mobile applications and cryptographic tooling. He leads development of SafeSlinger, an open-source secure messaging app and key-exchange library, reflecting deep practical expertise in mobile security that dates back to 1999. Based in Pittsburgh, he combines hands-on engineering with research-oriented rigor to deliver privacy-focused software used by security-conscious communities. His background in English gives him an uncommon strength in clear documentation and threat-model communication for technical audiences. Michael is at home navigating both legacy mobile platforms and modern cryptographic protocols, consistently translating complex security concepts into usable apps and libraries.
12 years of coding experience
BA English, BA English at Beloit College
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Github Skills (42)
jekyll10
augmented-reality9
python9
django-project9
reference-implementation9
csharp9
internet9
c-library8
android-client8
docker-compose8
networking7
visualization6
database5
emscripten5
geolocation5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
arenaxr/arena-schemas
Apr 2021 - Apr 2026
Schemas for objects used in the ARENA
Contributions:8 PRs, 134 pushes, 13 branches in 5 years
schema-validationarenaschemasjson-schema
netsec-ethz/scion-viz
Sep 2016 - Feb 2019
SCION Visualisation extension for Chrome
Contributions:29 commits, 23 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 5 months
chromevisualization
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