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Steven M. Bellovin | |
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 Bellovin in 2016 | |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | USENET; computer security; firewalls; cryptography |
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| Doctoral advisor | David Parnas |
Steven M. Bellovin is a researcher oncomputer networking andsecurity who has been a professor in the computer science department atColumbia University[1] since 2005. Previously, Bellovin was a fellow atAT&T Labs Research inFlorham Park,New Jersey.[2][3]
In September 2012, Bellovin was appointed chief technologist for the United StatesFederal Trade Commission, replacingEdward W. Felten, who returned toPrinceton University.[4] He served in this position from September 2012 to August 2013.[5]
In February 2016, Bellovin became the first technology scholar for thePrivacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.[6]
Bellovin received a BA degree fromColumbia University,[7] and an MS and PhD in computer science from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a graduate student, Bellovin was one of the originators ofUSENET.[8] He later suggested thatGene Spafford should create the Phage mailing list as a response to theMorris Worm.[according to whom?]
Bellovin and Michael Merritt invented theencrypted key exchangepassword-authenticated key agreement methods. He[who?] was also responsible for the discovery thatone-time pads were invented in 1882, not 1917, as previously believed.[9]
Bellovin has been active in theIETF. He was a member of theInternet Architecture Board from 1996 to 2002. Bellovin later was security area codirector, and a member of theInternet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) from 2002 to 2004. He identified some key security weaknesses in theDomain Name System; this and other weaknesses eventually led to the development ofDNSSEC.
He received 2007 National Computer Systems Security Award by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA).[10] In 2001, he was elected as a member into theNational Academy of Engineering for his contributions to network applications and security.[11]
In 2015, Bellovin was part of a team of proponents that includedMatt Blaze,J. Alex Halderman,Nadia Heninger, andAndrea M. Matwyshyn who successfully proposed a security research exemption to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.[12]
Bellovin is an activeNetBSD user and aNetBSD developer focusing on architectural, operational, and security issues.
He is a two-time recipient of theUsenix Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1995 he and two others received the award “for their work in creatingUSENET.”. In 2023, he and two others received the award “for a profound and lasting impact on Computer Science, Computer Security, Law, and Public Policy through their groundbreaking research, their influential publications, and their dedication to advancing knowledge that informs public policy.”.[8]
Bellovin is the author and co-author of several books, RFCs and technical papers, including:
As of October 21, 2020, his publications have been cited 19,578 times, and he has anh-index of 59.[13]
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