Curriculum Vitae

Kevin Raymond Childs

PhD student and research scientist
Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
K.childs@ufl.edu | https://www.cise.ufl.edu/~k.childs/

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Florida, expected December 2028
  Advisor: Dr. Kevin R.B. Butler
• MS in Computer Science, University of Florida, May 2025
• BS in Computer Science, North Carolina State University, May 2023
  Minor in Cognitive Science
  Cybersecurity Concentration

Publications

Conference Publications

• Kevin Childs, Mollie Brewer, Spencer Thomas, Celeste Wilkins, Jennifer A. Nichols, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, and Kevin R. B. Butler. Mapping the Flow of Information from Continuous Wearables: Insights from Elite Collegiate Athletes in the United States. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction and Sports (SportsHCI 2025), Enschede, Netherlands, November 2025.
• Wesly S. Menard, Kevin Childs, Oluwatomisin Obajemu, Toni V. Earle-Randell, and Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Benefits and Drawbacks of Sharing Heart Rate Data during Collaborative Exercise: A Qualitative Study. Proceedings of the EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2025), Eindhoven, Netherlands, October 2025.
• Anna Crowder, Allison Lu, Kevin Childs, Carson Stillman, Patrick Traynor, and Kevin R. B. Butler. Data to Infinity and Beyond: Examining Data Sharing and Reuse Practices in the Computer Security Community. 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland' 25), San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2025.
• Mollie Brewer, Kevin Childs, Spencer Thomas, Celeste Wilkins, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Jennifer A. Nichols, Kevin R. B. Butler, Garrett F. Beatty, and Daniel P. Ferris. Coach, Data Analyst, and Protector: Exploring Data Practices of Collegiate Coaching Staff. Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'25), Honolulu, HI, USA, May 2025.
• Kevin Childs, Cassidy Gibson, Anna Crowder, Kevin Warren, Carson Stillman, Elissa M. Redmiles, Eakta Jain, Patrick Traynor, and Kevin R. B. Butler. "I Had Sort of a Sense that I Was Always Being Watched... Since I Was": Examining Interpersonal Discomfort From Continuous Location-Sharing Applications. Proceedings of the 2024 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS '24), Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 2024.
• Aleksandr Nahapetyan, Sathvik Prasad, Kevin Childs, Adam Oest, Yeganeh Ladwig, Alexandros Kapravelos, and Bradley Reaves. On SMS Phishing Tactics and Infrastructure. 2024 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (Oakland' 24), San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2024.

Journal Publications

• Mollie Brewer, Kevin Childs, Celeste Wilkins, Zachary R. Smith, Spencer Thomas, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Jennifer A. Nichols, Garrett F. Beatty, and Daniel Ferris. A Qualitative Examination of the Evolving Role of Sports Technology in Collegiate Coaching. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Volume 7, Article 1644099, 2025. Frontiers.

Workshop Publications

• Kevin Childs, Daniel Nolting, and Anupam Das. Heat Marks the Spot: De-Anonymizing User’s Geographical Data on the Strava Heatmap. 7th Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection (ConPro), San Francisco, CA, USA, May 2023.

Guest Lectures

• "Continuous and Automatic Data Sharing: Location and Beyond," Sociotechnical security, Georgetown University, April 2025

News Articles

• UF Ph.D. students bring precision and perspective to AI initiative, Student Spotlight: University of Florida, July 2024. Link
• State researcher says fitness app loophole may reveal users address, WRAL Raleigh, July 2023. Link

Honors and Awards

• Dean's Research Award, University of Florida, July 2023
• CyberCorps®: Scholarship For Service recipient, North Carolina State University, January 2021