Shaanan Cohney
Assistant Professor at University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolShaanan Cohney is an academic leader and researcher with 11 years' experience at the intersection of cryptography, technology policy, and contract law, now serving as Deputy Head of School (Academic) in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. He combines a PhD in Computer and Information Security with practical policy experience as a cybersecurity fellow in the U.S. Senate and a summer in the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning, giving him rare visibility into both technical and regulatory arenas. His work spans teaching and research — from delivering CS50 for Teachers at Harvard to postdoctoral research at Princeton’s Center for IT Policy — and he frequently translates complex security research into policy-relevant insights. Beyond academia he has run an independent IT consulting firm and led youth education initiatives, reflecting a long-standing commitment to practical impact and community engagement.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneDiploma of Financial Services Banking and Financial Support Services, Diploma of Financial Services Banking and Financial Support Services at Talent2Master in Law, Master in Law at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer and Information Security, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer and Information Security at University of Pennsylvania
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Github Skills (66)
amazon10
factoring10
r9
wireguard9
tailscale9
python9
amazon-web-services9
aws9
spark9
java9
sql8
crm8
laravel8
golang8
php8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
shaananc/duhkattack.github.io
Oct 2017 - Jul 2023
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
shaananc/unimelb-teaching-tools
May 2021 - Feb 2025
A collection of scripts for use with University of Melbourne teaching infrastructure
Contributions:4 PRs, 42 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 9 months
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