About

Rebecca Cummins is a professor in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington, with a focus on exploring the sculptural, experiential, and humorous possibilities of light and natural phenomena. Her work often references the history of science and optics through installations that include a machine for making rainbows, a photographic video rifle, paranoid dinner-table devices, fungi spore prints, microscopy, and various approaches to marking time such as sun and moon dials. Recently, she has been enlisting Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s strobotac in her projects. Cummins has exhibited widely internationally and is active in public commissions and cross-disciplinary collaborations with artists, scientists, and community partners. Her exhibitions include venues such as the Beal Center for Arts + Technology, Bellevue Art Museum, Asia Culture Center in Gwangju, Chilean Biennial, Shanghai Biennial, and the Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, among others. She has completed public commissions for the City of Seattle, Washington State Arts Commission, Western Washington University, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Cummins has held artist residencies at various institutions including the Ars Bioartica in Finland, Bundanon Trust in Australia, and the Pilchuck Glass School. Her academic background includes a PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney, an MA from the University of New Mexico, and a BFA from the University of Northern Iowa. She has been a faculty member at the University of Washington since 2001, following 16 years at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney. Her dissertation, titled 'Necro-Techno: Examples from an Archeology of Media,' explores the history of media and contemporary artists using archaic media devices in their practice.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Medical emergency
• Computer Security
• Computer Science
• Medicine
• Internet privacy
• Emergency medicine
• Law
• Business

Selected publications

• Exploring Vulnerabilities and Attack Vectors Targeting Pacemaker Devices in Healthcare

  International Journal on Cybernetics & Informatics · 2024 · 1 citations

  • Computer Security
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Security

  This technical paper investigates the vulnerabilities and potential threats posed by emerging technologies, specifically Bluetoothenabled patient pacemakers. With the advancements in healthcare technology, pacemakers now utilize Bluetooth connectivity for real-time monitoring and data transmission, offering patients and healthcare providers an important convenience. However, this technology also introduces significant security risks, leaving these life-sustaining devices susceptible to malicious attacks. Through an in-depth analysis of existing research, real-life incidents, and vulnerabilities identified by experts in the field, this paper will underscore the critical vulnerabilities present in pacemaker systems. Examples, including findings from researchers such as Billy Rios, Jonathon Butts, and Marie Moe, demonstrate the potential severity of these vulnerabilities. From remote control manipulation to unauthorized access to sensitive medical data, the threats posed by these vulnerabilities are substantial and potentially life-threatening. Moreover, this paper outlines advanced mitigation strategies essential for protecting patient pacemakers against these security risks. Recommendations include end-to-end encryption, whitelist device pairing, intrusion detection systems, and regular firmware updates, highlight the collaborative efforts required from patients, healthcare providers, and manufacturers to mitigate these risks effectively. This paper’s findings underscore the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures in the design, implementation, and maintenance of pacemaker systems. Addressing these vulnerabilities is key for ensuring patient safety, maintaining privacy, and building trust in healthcare technology. The implications of this research extend beyond pacemaker security, emphasizing the broader importance of cybersecurity in medical devices and the importance of ongoing research and regulatory initiatives to protect patient health.

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• Utstein Style for emergency care — the first 30 years

  Resuscitation · 2021 · 35 citations

  • Medicine
  • Medical emergency
  • Emergency medicine
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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2018-12-01

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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2018-03-01

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• The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation—Review of the last 25 years and vision for the future

  Resuscitation · 2017-10-12 · 83 citations

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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2016-04-01

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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2016-09-01

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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2016-12-01

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  The Journal of Competency-Based Education · 2016-06-01

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• Practice Research: Do General Practitioners Have Different "Referral Thresholds"?

  Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery · 2016-01-01

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  NPC is a high incidence of malignant tumors of the head and neck, and is currently used mainly radiotherapy based, supplemented by a comprehensive treatment of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which have serious complications and serious impact on the treatment of patients and quality of life. Polyphenols are the main component of tea. Studies have shown that tea polyphenols have a significant anti-tumor effect of im proving the effect of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, reducing radiation damage, reducing conventional chemo therapy drugs IC50 and reducing the complications of chemotherapy. Tea polyphenols in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma has also made great progress. It has a strong inhibition of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, and can greatly reduce the occurrence of xerostomia after radiotherapy, which is of important clinical research value.

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant R18HS004894

  NIH · $99k · 1986

• NIH Grant R18HS005174

  NIH · $72k · 1986

Frequent coauthors

• Mickey S. Eisenberg

  University of Washington

  91 shared

• Alfred P. Hallstrom

  Seattle University

  60 shared

• Paul E. Litwin

  58 shared

• Thomas Hearne

  Public Health – Seattle & King County

  54 shared

• Judith Reid Graves

  Sahlgrenska University Hospital

  28 shared

• Mary Fran Hazinski

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  25 shared

• Leo Bossaert

  University of Antwerp

  21 shared

• Douglas Chamberlain

  20 shared

Awards & honors

• 2015 Artist Trust Fellowships