Participant Info
- First Name
- Jillian
- Last Name
- Foley
- Country
- United States
- State
- IL Illinois
- jillianefoley@uchicago.edu
- Affiliation
- University of Chicago
- Website URL
- https://www.jillianefoley.com
- Keywords
- cryptography, cryptology, intelligence, computer science, technology, computers, computing, encryption, mathematics, hacking, cyber
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago studying the history of cryptography. My primary research is in the political history of computer cryptography in the late 20th century United States, but I have also studied ciphers and codebreaking from other eras and places. I have completed the coursework for a MS in Computer Science at UChicago, and am experienced in explaining technical concepts–especially security concepts–to non-technical audiences. I have also studied the history of US intelligence services during the Cold War, the Hungarian Revolution, the history of mathematics, and the broader history of technology in the US, especially as relates to information networks and computing.
- Recent Publications
“The Glorious Gridiron Cryptowars Imagined by a 1970s NSA Employee,” Slate, February 2018. https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/the-glorious-gridiron-cryptowars-imagined-by-a-1970s-nsa-employee.html
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- jillianefoley
- Country Focus
- USA
- Expertise by Geography
- Eastern Europe, United States, Western Europe
- Expertise by Chronology
- Modern, 20th century, 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Computational, Government, Law, Military, Politics, Rebellion & Revolution, Science, Technology, World War I, World War II
