Hey, nice to meet you!

I'm Feross Aboukhadijeh <feross@feross.org>. I'm a web developer, designer, computer security researcher, teacher, long distance runner, gamer, and music lover.

I'm years old.

I specialize in web development — specifically, high-level programming languages, browsers, and web framework design. I'm also fascinated by the human brain, psychology, online education, the quantified self movement, and (more recently) augmented reality, and wearable computers.

I have a BS in computer science from Stanford University and I'm working towards my MS.

In the past, I've worked at Quora, Facebook, and Intel. I've also done some research in the Stanford human-computer interaction and computer security labs.

At Stanford, I taught computer science for 6 quarters to students in Stanford's CS 198 program, and I organized lots of sweet computing-related events as president of Stanford's Association for Computing Machinery chapter.

In September 2010, I built YouTube Instant (a really fast way to search YouTube) in just 3 hours as a bet with my roommate. The site garnered immediate worldwide media attention — 1 million visitors in 10 days, and hundreds of news stories. Chad Hurley, CEO and co-founder of YouTube, was so impressed that he immediately offered me a job at YouTube (which I had to turn down in order to finish my degree).

My resume is also available. I currently live in Stanford, CA.

My current project is to help students study better. For a sample, check out some AP US History notes.

Now, go read one of my best blog posts:

I am so handsome. Me as a little kid. I was obsessed with computers from the very beginning. Feross Aboukhadijeh in New York Magazine. Photo by Dan Winters.