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My name is James Cooper, and (these days) I think of myself as a security-interested software developer. Sadly, I am presently between jobs at the moment (so if you have one you think I would be good for, please get in touch!). My most recent role was as a Security Developer (i.e., a software developer with a focus on security) at a small Australasian company named [Cosive](https://www.cosive.com/). I am hoping to get another role in software development, preferably with a strong element of application security chucked in for good measure. Even better if there is some sort of research angle, too.
My name is James Cooper, and (these days) I think of myself as a security-interested software developer. I currently work as an Application Developer at New Zealand telecommunications provider 2degrees. Before that I was a Security Developer (i.e., a software developer with a focus on security) at a small Australasian company named [Cosive](https://www.cosive.com/). I doubt it needs to be said, but it's worth being explicit anyway: This blog has _nothing_ to do with my employer. Any opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone (if anyone's), and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. All material is prepared in my own time, without use of employer resources.

I also have a significant academic background. I hold a PhD in Computer Science, and Honours degrees in Commerce and Science, covering Accounting, Commercial Law, Computer Science and Logic & Computation (which for me was basically more CompSci...). All of these degrees are from the [University of Auckland](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/) in New Zealand. I also have [published some papers](../cv#publications) in Computer Science, and one in Commercial Law back years ago (adapted from my ComLaw Honours dissertation). My doctoral dissertation ended up in being primarily in the area of [Membrane Computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_computing) (also known as P Systems), though that hadn't been my intention at the start. Besides Membrane Computing and Application Security, I also have a keen interest in Programming Languages and Computer Vision (though, to be frank, I'm certainly not the world's greatest in either). I'm not currently active in research, though I aspire to return to engaging in it to some degree. Perhaps even just on weekends after I return to gainful employment.
I also have a significant academic background. I hold a PhD in Computer Science, and Honours degrees in Commerce and Science, covering Accounting, Commercial Law, Computer Science and Logic & Computation (which for me was basically more CompSci...). All of these degrees are from the [University of Auckland](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/) in New Zealand. I also have [published some papers](../cv/#publications) in Computer Science, and one in Commercial Law back years ago (adapted from my ComLaw Honours dissertation). My doctoral dissertation ended up in being primarily in the area of [Membrane Computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_computing) (also known as P Systems), though that hadn't been my intention at the start. Besides Membrane Computing and Application Security, I also have a keen interest in Programming Languages and Computer Vision (though, to be frank, I'm certainly not the world's greatest in either). I'm not currently active in research, though I quietly aspire to return to engaging in it to some degree. Perhaps even just on weekends, completely outside of paid work.

Just in case you're curious, these days I mostly spend my time working at paid employment (or, while unemployed, some personal projects I'm tinkering with, some of which are described in the blog), or reading computer science/programming/software development textbooks.[^1] To prove I'm not _completely_ boring, I used to be fairly heavily involved with [NZLARPS](https://nzlarps.org/), but stepped back when I got too caught up in my doctoral studies. I do still attend a weekly tabletop roleplaying game, thanks to the [Auckland Roleplaying Guild](https://aucklandrpg.nz/). Wait, that might not be proof non-boring-ness...

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This page serves as a space-unbounded reference for details potentially relevant to someone considering recruiting me for a job. This is intended to be a somewhat-complete listing of everything that someone could be interested in, going beyond what I would normally submit as my CV to any normal job application. There will be, of course, things that I don't post here (e.g. the job as a kitchen hand I had back when I was in high school) because I don't think they could possibly be relevant to anybody anymore, and some things I just forget to mention. Plus, I don't want to doxx myself completely.

The below sections are ordered **alphabetically**, since different parts will be more or less relevant to different people.
The below sections are ordered **alphabetically**, since different parts will be more or less relevant to different people. Subsections may be ordered alphabetically, or with another system where appropriate. For example, my formal education and work experience are listed in reverse chronological order.

## Education

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[^phd]: Since I seem to keep encountering confusion about this, "Doctor of Philosophy" is the official title of the degree, in the same way that Bachelor of Arts is the official title for an undergraduate degree in English. It does _not_ (necessarily) mean that someone has studied or researched philosophy specifically—for example, mine was wholly dedicated to Computer Science. I believe the "philosophy" part is a historical artifact, from back when a lot of different studies tended to be referred to as some sort of philosophy. I'm not totally sure on why PhDs have become the norm for all doctorates, but they seem to have.
[^honours]: At the University of Auckland, the Honours degree (for most undergraduate degrees) is considered the first level of postgraduate qualification, and is loosely equivalent to the first year of a two-year Masters program. For most faculties, it is _not_ equivalent to North American undergraduate honours systems (though I think in the case of Law and Engineering, it roughly is—go figure).

### Online Education/MOOCs:
### Online Education/MOOCs
TBC

## Experience
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