Milo Trujillo<p>Hello world! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a></p><p>I study <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> online social groups: organizational structure, how technology shapes human collaboration, the effects of content <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a>, the emergence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AltTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltTech</span></a>, all that juicy stuff. I'm a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComplexSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComplexSystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientist</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhDstudent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhDstudent</span></a>), so I use a combination of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CSCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSCW</span></a>, mathematical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLP</span></a>, and statistics to study social phenomenon.</p><p>Outside academia, I apply that work at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DDoSecrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDoSecrets</span></a>, a publishing collective that distributes leaked documents to journalists and researchers, and when appropriate, the public. Most of my contributions are behind the scenes (infrastructure, some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a>, academic coordination and collaboration), so I rarely speak publicly for the collective.</p><p>Sometimes I post about side projects, like turning a toaster into a server, my conspiracy shrine made out of dumpster-salvaged electronics that reads and synthesizes conspiracies from the web, or adventures with obscure tech like virtual reality gopherholes. I write about my academic, DDoSecrets, and other pursuits at my blog: <a href="https://backdrifting.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">backdrifting.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>