Peter G. Neumann | |
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| Born | 1932 (age 93–94) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | RISKS Digest Multics operating system |
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| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | SRI International |
| Thesis | Efficient Error-Limiting Codes (1961) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anthony Oettinger[1] |
Peter Gabriel Neumann (born 1932) is a computer science researcher who worked on theMultics operating system in the 1960s.[2] He edits theRISKS Digest columns forACMSoftware Engineering Notes andCommunications of the ACM.[3] He foundedACM SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of theACM,IEEE,[4] andAAAS.[5]
Neumann holds three degrees fromHarvard University: anA.B. (1954) in Mathematics, and anS.M. (1955) andPh.D. (1961) in Applied Mathematics and Science. He held aFulbright scholarship inGermany from 1958–1960.
While a student at Harvard, he had a two-hour breakfast withAlbert Einstein, on 8 November 1952, discussing simplicity in design.[6]
Neumann worked atBell Labs from 1960 to 1970. He has worked atSRI International inMenlo Park, California since 1971.
Before the RISKS mailing list, Neumann was known for the Provably Secure Operating System (PSOS).[7]
Neumann worked withDorothy E. Denning in the 1980s to develop a computerintrusion detection system known as IDES that was a model for later computer security software.[8][9]
Neumann has long served as moderator ofRISKS Digest and is a member of theACCURATE project.[10]
Neumann is the founding editor ofACM Software Engineering Notes (SEN), and is aFellow of the ACM.[11]
In 2018, Neumann received the EPIC Lifetime Achievement Award fromElectronic Privacy Information Center.[12]
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