Ram Raman
Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Cruz
California, United States
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Top SchoolRam Raman is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC Santa Cruz with nine years of experience applying Internet measurement to security and privacy problems. He earned a PhD from the University of Michigan where he led the Censored Planet project, building large-scale observatories that detect and analyze global network interference. His work blends empirical measurement, tooling, and policy-relevant analysis—spanning academic research, industry internships at Cloudflare, and collaborative fellowships with The Citizen Lab. Known for turning measurement infrastructure into actionable insights, he focuses on detecting traffic tampering and censorship at Internet scale. Based in California, he brings a rare combination of production-oriented development experience and deep, field-tested research into network threats.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of MichiganThe University of Maryland, College ParkBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, 9.69, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, 9.69 at Vellore Institute of Technology12th, Computer Science, 95.2%, 12th, Computer Science, 95.2% at Arya Central School, Trivandrum
Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, English
Github Skills (16)
csv10
censorship-circumvention9
testing8
statistics6
planet6
python5
http4
data-analysis4
cryptography3
javascript2
fuzzing2
powershell1
powerbi1
theory1
pcapng1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
censoredplanet/censoredplanet
Jan 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:13 reviews, 33 commits, 14 PRs in 1 year 3 months
ramakrishnansr/ramakrishnansr.github.io
Feb 2023 - Jun 2026
Website
Contributions:2 PRs, 69 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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