William J. Tolley

I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science at Hampden-Sydney College and President of Breakpointing Bad. I study network security, privacy, censorship, and surveillance. My interests also include information theory, philosophy, and the history of computing.

I am rebuilding computer science at H-SC after a series of faculty retirements, including a complete redesign of the major and minor curricula. I see computer science as a liberal art, and I want students to understand its foundations well enough to question its assumptions and outgrow its current tools.

I also advise the esports club and am developing an RF-shielded lab for wireless privacy and security research. Students interested in research and colleagues looking to collaborate are welcome to get in touch.