Brittany is an information privacy and security, human-computer interaction, and social robotics researcher rooted in academia. She holds an honours B.C.Sc. from the University of Manitoba, two college diplomas from Red River College, and soon an M.Math from the University of Waterloo. The once titled "hyper-geek" of her university department enjoys discussing theory, puzzles, robotics, books, and anything sci-fi or fantasy.