Daniel Smullen
Principal Research Engineer at Institute of Operational Privacy Design (IOPD)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Smullen is a Principal Research Engineer with 11 years of experience designing privacy-enhancing technologies and privacy-preserving system architectures for IoT and consumer devices. Currently at CableLabs, he leads R&D on privacy and trust for the global cable industry, influencing standards work in CSA/Matter and the IETF while advising senior executives across the vendor ecosystem. His background blends deep academic research—a PhD from Carnegie Mellon on usable privacy controls—with applied roles at Amazon Lab126 and NASA JPL, where he turned complex algorithms into production-ready systems. He specializes in melding machine learning, generative AI, and privacy engineering to create measurable, usable protections and privacy-by-design practices. A founding ambassador on the IOPD Standards Committee, he uniquely combines standards leadership with hands-on engineering and empirical evaluation to reduce user burden and improve real-world privacy outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Software Engineering at Ontario Tech UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Software Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (94)
neopixel10
docker-desktop10
synchronize10
two-way10
backend10
dotnet10
outlook10
sensor10
jellyfin10
csharp10
calibration10
bluetooth-low-energy10
qt9
audio9
tizen9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
drspangle/daniels-page
Aug 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:34 commits, 80 pushes, 7 branches in 4 years 3 months
drspangle/infidel-sensor
Feb 2021 - Nov 2021
Firmware, mechanical and electrical design files for the Inline Filament Diameter Estimator, Lowcost (InFiDEL).
Contributions:1 release, 7 reviews, 33 commits in 9 months
firmwaresensorcalibrationino
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