Profile
Jeremy M. Blackstone is a candidate for the Ph.D. in computer science and engineering with a concentration in hardware security at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research focuses on developing countermeasures to side channel attacks, which analyze auxiliary information such as a computer’s power consumption or electromagnetic emanations to reveal secret data. At UCSD, Jeremy has been recognized as an Intel GEM Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and UC-HBCU Fellow. At Howard University, Jeremy received a Bachelor and Master of Science in Computer Science. Jeremy has worked as a mentor for UCSD’s Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) and has a passion to see the potential in students from underrepresented backgrounds. After graduation, Jeremy hopes to utilize the skills he has learned to work in industry while being an adjunct professor at an HBCU to help students along their path to accomplishing their goals as his mentors helped him.