Welcome to my page

My name is Kevin Gallagher and I am an Assistant Professor at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, a founder of PrivacyLX, a Tor Core Contributor, and an activist.

I am extremely interested in the intersection of technology and people. I believe technology can be a force for social change, and hope to help guide that change in a positive direction through my education work, my research work, my notforprofit work, and my activism.

Research

My research interests include:

• Anonymity
• Privacy
• Usability and UX
• Cybersecurity for Activists
• Applied Cryptography
• Distributed Systems
• Horizontal Security

Interests

My personal interests and hobbies include:

• Political activism and organizing
• Reading books on radical education
• Singing
• Learning languages
• Overwatch (support role)
• Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs)

Languages

I thoroughly enjoy learning new languages! Below is a list of languages I speak or am learning, sorted by level. Languages I am currently learning are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Fluent:

• English

Advanced:

• Portuguese*

Introductory:

• Irish
• Mandarin