Using technology to address real-world problems is what I want to do when I grow up. In the past, I have worked on projects that apply technology to journalism, poverty alleviation, and privacy.
Traveling, cooking, hiking, and reading have been my main pastimes of late. I am much better at traveling than I am at cooking. Following international politics is my guilty pleasure.
I am part of a research group at Yale working on software for accountable anonymous communication over the Internets. My hope is to help develop the theoretical ideas behind the project and to make them accessible and useful outside of the research community.
New Haven, Connecticut is my home base and I left my heart in San Francisco.
Salsa ⋅ Latin Jazz ⋅ Reggae ⋅ Los van van ⋅ Arlus Mabele ⋅ Franco (the musician) ⋅ General Defao ⋅ James Brown ⋅ Cesaria Evora ⋅ Peter Tosh ⋅ Bob Marley ⋅ Boys of the Lough ⋅ Ratatat ⋅ Al Green ⋅ Groundation ⋅ Stevie Wonder ⋅ The Beatles ⋅ Aretha Franklin ⋅ Fela Kuti ⋅ Oumou Sangare ⋅ Victor Wooten ⋅ Ahmad Jamal ⋅ Jesus Diaz ⋅ Ray Brown ⋅ Ray Charles ⋅ Salif Keita ⋅ Toots and the Maytals ⋅ Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of SF ⋅ NPR ⋅ BBC ⋅ and on and on …
When I'm not listening to music, I play electric and acoustic bass.
I have caved to peer pressure and now I worship at the altar
of Big Brother.
As a result, you can find me at:
I always respond to emails, though sometimes it may take me a while.
You can follow me on Twitter at @henrycogi.