Brett Hemenway Falk is a Research Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Alongside his academic work, served as adjunct researcher at the RAND Corporation, where he developed cryptographic protocols for satellite collision avoidance, and over a decade building secure-computation systems for government and industry through Stealth Software. His research sits at the intersection of cryptography, algorithm design, and the economics of AI, blockchain, and digital platforms. He has served as an expert witness in federal court. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from UCLA.