Allan A. Friedman
Center for Research in Computation and
Society
Harvard University * 33 Oxford Street MD110 * Cambridge MA 02138
allan_friedman@ksgphd.harvard.edu http://allan.friedmans.org (617) 943-2190
Harvard
University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA
PhD
in Public Policy, May 2009
Dissertation
Title: “Privacy, Security and the Dynamics of Networked Information Sharing”
o Fellow, Harvard Program on
Network Governance (2005-2008)
o Fellow, National Center
for Digital Government (2004-2005)
Swarthmore
College,
Swarthmore PA
Bachelor
of Arts in Computer Science, May 2002
o Eugene Lang Opportunity
Scholarship
Peer-Reviewed
Journal Articles
Luc Wathieu and Allan Friedman, “An
Empirical Approach to Understanding Privacy Concerns,” Journal of Interactive Marketing. Under
Revision.
David
Lazer, Ines Mergel and
Allan Friedman, “Co-citation of prominent social network articles in sociology
journals: The evolving canon,” Connections.
forthcoming.
David
Lazer and Allan Friedman, “Parallel Problem Solving:
The Social Structure of Exploration and Exploitation.” Administrative Science Quarterly.
52:4 (2007)
Allan
Friedman, “Good Neighbors Make Good Fences: A Peer-to-peer User Security System.”
IEEE Technology and Society. 26:1
(2007)
Allan
Friedman, Roshan Baliga,
Deb Dasgupta, Anna Dreyer, “Understanding the
broadcast flag: a threat analysis model” Telecommunications Policy 28 (2004)
Book Chapters and
Monographs
Allan Friedman and L Jean Camp, “Security in Peer to
Peer Systems”, The Handbook of Information Security ed. Hossein
Bidgoli, John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, New Jersey)
2005.
Luc Wathieu and
Allan Friedman “Intelliseek” Harvard Business School Case N9-505-061 2005
Peer
Reviewed Publications
Alessandro
Acquisti, Allan Friedman & Rahul
Telang “Is There a Cost to Privacy Breaches? An
Event Study” International Conference on
Information Systems (ICIS2006),Milwaukee WI,
November 2006
Alessandro
Acquisti, Allan Friedman & Rahul
Telang “Is There a Cost to Privacy Breaches? An Event Study” Workshop on the Economics of Information Security,
Cambridge UK. June2006
David
Lazer and Allan Friedman “Exploration and
Exploitation in Networks” Poster Presentationat the National
Conference on DigitalGovernment Research, Atlanta GA May 2005
David
Lazer and Allan Friedman “The parable of the hare and
the tortoise: Network structure of exploration and exploitation” American Sociological Association Annual
Conference, Philadelphia PA August 2005
Luc
Wathieu and Allan Friedman “An empirical approach to
understanding privacy valuation” Workshop on the Economicsof
Information Security (WEIS 2005), Cambridge MA June 2005
Allan
Friedman & L. Jean Camp, "Manifest Security", Second
Workshop on Economics and Information Security College Park, MA. May
2003.
Abstract Reviewed
Conference Presentations
Allan
Friedman “The Tragedy of the Network”
International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Vancouver, April 2006
Jean
Camp, Allan Friedman, and Alla Genkina.
“Net Trust: Designing for Human Trust Perception” Trustworthy Interfaces for Passwords and Personal Information.
Palo Alto CA, June2005.
Jean
Camp, Allan Friedman, and Warigia Bowman. “Voting,
Vote Capture & Vote Counting Symposium” Proceedings
of the 6th Annual National Conference onDigital
Government Research, Atlanta GA, May 2005
Jean
Camp and Allan Friedman, “Peer patching” 24th
Army Science Conference, Orlando FL, December2004
Allan
Friedman, Roshan Baliga,
Deb Dasgupta, Anna Dreyer, “Underlying
Motivations in theBroadcast Flag Debate” Telecommunications Policy ResearchConference,Washington
DC, September 2003. (Selected as one of 12 best conference papersfor
republication)
Jean
Camp & Allan Friedman, “Peer
to Peer Security” Telecommunications
Policy Research Conference, Washington DC,September 2003.
Invited Presentations
and Panels
“Empirical
research: obstacles and solutions” Panel Chair and Participant. Workshop on the Economics of
Securing Information Infrastructure. Washington DC, October2006.
“Incentives,
Markets and Information Security” Panel Chair and
Presenter. Financial Cryptography(FC05), Dominica February 2005
“Privacy
and Rights Management” Invited Panel Participant. International
Conference on Electronic Commerce, Pittsburgh PA, October 2003.
“(Inter)national IDs” Panel Chair and Participant, Privacy Enhancing Technologies Workshop:
Dresden, Germany, March 2003
Allan Friedman (Primary researcher) “Online
Banking Privacy” Center for Democracy and Technology, 2001.
Experience
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Harvard University, Cambridge MA: Course Instructor |
Spring 2007, 2009
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oDesigned a new course on “Privacy and
Technology” (CS199r, then CS105) for the Computer Science Department with Dean
Michael Smith. oCo-taught interdisciplinary course to 36
undergraduate and graduate students. |
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MITRE Corporation, Washington DC:
Consultant |
June-October 2006
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oIdentified a modeling strategy for
understanding the security of patient information flow and privacy risks in
electronic medical record systems. oConstructed and executed an empirical research
pilot program |
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Hewlett-Packard
Laboratories,
Palo Alto CA: Research Intern |
Summer 2005
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oApplied social science and complex systems
tools to information dynamics. Focused on economics of privacy and
market-driven technology distribution systems and gave several internal
presentations. Worked with
Bernardo Huberman and Tad Hogg in the Information
Dynamics Lab.
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Harvard
Business School,
Cambridge MA: Research Assistant
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2004-2007 |
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oWorked with Luc Wathieu
to design and test economic theories of consumer privacy. Co-authored HBS case on the use of
web information for marketing purposes. |
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Kennedy
School of Government, Cambridge MA:
Research Assistant |
2002-Present
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oWith Jean Camp: Combined technical expertise
with policy analysis to draft reports on Identity in Electronic
Authentication and Electronic Voting and Vote Counting; co-wrote several
articles. oWith David Lazer:
Designed agent-based models to test theories of organizational dynamics. oWith Cary Coglianese:
Examined online presence of regulatory agencies and their use of internet technology for greater public participation in
new field of E-Rulemaking. |
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Center
for Democracy and Technology, Washington DC: Policy Intern |
Summer 2001
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oWorked closely with senior policy analysts to
examine policy behind internet civil liberty issues.
oPrimary researcher of a published report on
Online Banking Privacy. oChief aid in the launching of CDT’s Standards
Project examining policy impacts of technical decisions. |
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Center for Social and Policy Studies,
Swarthmore PA: Research
Associate |
2000 – 2002
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oAssisted senior faculty on a variety of
research topics, both academic and applied. oIndividual research project on technology and
civic engagement. |
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Neptune Internet Services, Grenoble FRANCE: Technical
Intern |
Spring 2000
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Professional Activities
Reviewer,
topiCS: Journal of The Cognitive Science Society
(2008)
External
Reviewer, Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC2007)
Program
Committee, Workshop on the Economics of Securing Information Infrastructure(WESII2006)
General
Chair, Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS2005)
Reviewer,
Fifth ACM Workshop onDigital Rights Management
(DRM2005)
Reviewer,
New Media and Society Journal (2005)
Member,
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member,
Culinary Historians of Boston
Invited Participation in
Educational Workshops
NYU/CeDER Summer Workshop on the Economics of Information
Technology, June 2006
Santa
Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School, Qingdao, China, July 2004
NSF Graduate Webshop for
Scientific Research on the Internet, University of Maryland, June 2003