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General Information

Full Name Rachel Thomas
Email rthomase@umd.edu

Education

  • 2024 - Present
    Ph.D. in Computer Science
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • 2023 - 2024
    M.S. in Computer Science
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2018 - 2022
    B.S. in Computer Science
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Experience

  • 2024 - Present
    Research Assistant
    Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Applied Cryptography
    • Human-Centered Privacy and Security
  • 2024
    Teaching Assistant
    Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Computer and Network Security (CMSC 414)
  • 2022 - 2024
    Research Assistant
    Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Side-Channel Attacks
    • Applied Cryptography
    • Privacy and Security
  • 2021
    Learning Assistant
    Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Calculus of Functions of Several Variables (MATH 233)

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Dean's Fellowship
  • 2022
    • Summer Award for Research-Intensive Courses