Plenary Speakers
Prof. Eugene H Spafford
University of Nottingham
UK
Prof. Eugene H Spafford
University of NottinghamUK
Biography
Eugene H. Spafford is a distinguished professor of Computer Sciences at Purdue University, and an acknowledged leader in computing. He is also the founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS). He has worked in computing as a student, researcher, consultant, and professor for over 50 years. Some of his work forms the foundation of current security practices, including intrusion detection, incident response, firewalls, integrity management, and forensic investigation. His most recent work has focused on cybersecurity policy, the security of real-time systems, and future threats. He has also been a pioneer in education, having started and led the oldest graduate degree-granting cybersecurity program.
Dr. Spafford has been recognized with many significant honors for his work. These include being elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S), and the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); a Life Fellow of the ACM, the IEEE, and the (ISC)2; a Life Distinguished Fellow of the ISSA; and a member of the Cyber Security Hall of Fame — the only person to ever hold all these distinctions. In 2012, he was named one of Purdue's inaugural Morrill Professors — the university's highest award for the combination of scholarship, teaching, and service. In 2016, he received the State of Indiana's highest civilian honor by being named a Sagamore of the Wabash.
At Purdue, Spaf is also a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy appointment), Nuclear Engineering (courtesy), Philosophy (courtesy), Communication (courtesy), and Political Science (courtesy). He is an Honorary Professor of the University of Nottingham (UK).
Among many other activities, he is editor-in-chief of the journal Computers & Security, serves on the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA), and is a member of the National Security Advisory Board for Sandia Laboratories.
His most recent book, co-authored with L. Metcalf and J. Dykstra, Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions, has been inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame.
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