Sebastian Zimmeck
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science at Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolSebastian Zimmeck is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Wesleyan University and a privacy and security researcher with a decade of experience bridging law and computer science. He holds dual PhDs—one in Law and one in Computer Science—and an LLM from UC Berkeley, which informs his interdisciplinary work on privacy, policy, and technical defenses. Before academia he practiced as an attorney and later completed postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon, giving him uncommon domain expertise in legal, empirical, and systems perspectives. At Wesleyan and the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies lab he focuses on practical research that translates into usable privacy tools and evidence-based policy recommendations. Colleagues cite his ability to move between formal proofs, system building, and legal analysis, making him effective at shaping both research agendas and real-world privacy solutions. Based in Middletown, CT, he combines academic rigor with practitioner experience to tackle complex socio-technical privacy challenges.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Laws (LLM), Law, Master of Laws (LLM), Law at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York1st Legal State Exam (JD), Law, 1st Legal State Exam (JD), Law at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Github Skills (78)
storekit10
code-analysis10
in-app-purchase10
receipt-validation10
act10
traceability10
do-not-track10
arkit10
browser-extension10
gpc10
leancloud10
swift-framework10
ccpa10
tla10
privacy-policy10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
privacy-tech-lab/cross-device-tracking
Sep 2016 - Sep 2022
Contributions:49 commits, 91 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 1 month
privacy-tech-lab/privacyflash-pro
Nov 2019 - Sep 2022
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 72 commits in 2 years 10 months
policyprivacymobile-developmentsecurityprivacy-tech
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