Sam King
Professor Of Computer Science at University of California, Davis
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolSam King is a professor of computer science and entrepreneur who blends deep academic research in computer security with product-focused work on fraud, digital identity, and type 1 diabetes management. With over a decade of experience spanning faculty roles at Illinois and UC Davis and leadership stints at Stripe, Lyft, and Twitter, he repeatedly moves between research, startups, and enterprise teams to turn security ideas into real-world systems. He founded and led startups (Bouncer, Adrenaline Mobility) and directed applied research at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, showing a knack for translating theory into deployed solutions. His publications and hardware-security lectures reflect foundational contributions to security, while recent work applies ML and systems thinking to healthcare challenges that affect his community.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at University of MichiganUniversity of California, Los AngelesMaster’s Degree Engineering, Master’s Degree Engineering at Stanford University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (50)
diabetes10
objective-c10
ios10
stripe10
stripe-payments10
credit-card10
xcode10
payment10
card10
in-app-purchase10
carthage10
swift10
macos10
credit10
scanning10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kingst/gunrock_web
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:15 reviews, 67 commits, 13 PRs in 1 month
ECS189E/LectureProgramming
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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