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Calendar 2008
Talk at Norwich University
Spaf spoke at the graduation conference of the 2008 MSIA graduating class at Norwich University in Vermont on June 9.
Talk at ISIPS 2008
Spaf gave a talk on the balance between security and privacy at the 2008 ISIPS workshop.
CERIAS is #1 in Information Security!
Academic Analytics, a private firm that rates academic programs, has determined that Purdue's CERIAS program is the #1 in information security -- and they didn't even count all of the faculty involved!
Talk at Florida Institute of Technology
Spaf will present one of the Distinguished Lectures at FIT on February 1.
Talk at IHMC
Spaf will be giving two talks in Pensacola, Florida at the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition. The evening talk on January 30 will be open to the public.
Information Security
Information Security magazine's 10th anniversary issue mentions of Spaf as someone who has helped shape information security.
Calendar 2007
Speaker at Kansas State University
On December 3rd & 4th, Spaf will be speaking in the Distinguished Lecture Series at Kansas State University.
Speaker at Indiana University
November 30th, Spaf will be speaking in the Distinguished Lecture series at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Speaker at Purdue PugWash Presents
On the evening of November 13th, Spaf will be presenting a talk on voting technologies in the Purdue Pugwash Presents series on campus.
Panel at ISD November 6
Howard Schmidt, Bruce Schneier, and Spaf were part of a "Crystal Ball Panel" at the Information Security Decisions conference in Chicago. Some press coverage of the event here.
Spaf & Myth Busters
Spaf was part of a "prelude" to the Purdue appearance of the Myth Busters. You can view the entire show online.
Spaf Interviewed for Silver Bullet
Spaf was interviewed by Gary McGraw as part of the "Silber Bullet" interview series for IEEE.
Spaf quoted in an article on WWW Privacy
Forbes has an interesting article about on-line privacy: Anonymity & the Net by Victoria Murphy Barret.
Usenet History Info
The folks at Giganews have added an interview with Spaf about the early days of Usenet to their Usenet History site.
Article on Cyber War 3.0
Spaf was quoted at length in an article on cyberwarfare printed in Network World.
Interview in Baseline
I was interviewed by the editor of Baseline magazine, and the interview appeared in print. It isn't my best interview, but...
Computer Viruses @ 25
Richard Ford and I wrote a commentary for Science Magazine on computer viruses. 2007 is the 25th anniversary of the malicious computer virus. Scientific American did a story on the story.
ACM President's Award
Spaf was presented with a 2007 ACM President's Award on June 9 in San Diego. The citation on the announcement was "...for his long and effective leadership on issues of computer security and policy, professional responsibility, and the Internet."
(Press release.)
SERC Annual Meeting
Spaf presented the evening banquet keynote talk at the 2007 SERC Spring Showcase, held at Purdue.
Temple University
Spaf spoke in the Distinguished Lecture Series at Temple University on April 19.
Security and Liberty Forum
Spaf was one of the speakers at the Security and Liberty Forum held at the University of North Carolina on April 14.
LANGURE Conference
Spaf attended the national LANGURE conference in Raleigh, NC, from April 12-14.
Article about On-Line Social Sites
At last, I was quoted in an airline magazine. :-)
National Academy of Engineering
Spaf was one of the featured speakers at a symposium on voting machines and e-voting being held in honor of Bill Wulf. This will be February 8th, at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA.
Profile in campus newspaper
Spaf is profiled in an article in the January 9th issue of The Exponent, the campus newspaper.
UTSA Appointment
As of 2007, Spaf is also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is Executive Director of the Advisory Board of the new Institute for Information Assurance there.
Interview in ComputerWorld
Spaf was interviewed for an article in ComputerWorld about e-voting security and reliability. This follows on other such interviews, and the efforts of the USACM towards verifiable votes.
Calendar 2006
"Powerful Person"
Spaf was named as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Networking" by Network World.
University of Delaware
Spaf spoke in the Distinguished Lecture Series of the University of Delaware on December 6th. (Postponed from November 17th.) It was covered in the campus newspaper.
Georgetown Law
Spaf was a speaker and panelist at a conference on Cyber Security and the Law, held at Georgetown University, November 9 & 10 and cosponsored by ISSA.
University College, Dublin, Ireland
On October 20, Spaf presented a seminar lecture on cyber security at University College in Dublin, Ireland.
ACM SIGSAC Award
Spaf has been named as the recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Contribution Award of the ACM Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control.
IEEE Fort Worth MetroCon
Spaf presented the keynote talk at the IEEE Fort Worth (Texas) MetroCon on October 4.
Motorola Security Conference
Spaf was the keynote speaker at the Motorola Security Conference, Security on the Horizon, in Itasca Illinois on September 14.
Wasserman Award
Spaf was selected by the ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter as the 2006 recipient of their Joseph J. Wasserman award for, in their citation, ... your overall body of work and contributions to the information security profession.
Snowbird Conference
As a member of the CRA Board of Directors, Spaf attended the CRA Board meeting and annual Snowbird Conference in Utah, June 24-27.
Congressional Testimony
On June 22, Spaf testified before the US House Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding information security. A copy of his written testimony is available online.
NCISSE
Spaf gave the keynote presentation at the National Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education (NCISSE) on June 6.
Network World Interview
Spaf was recently interviewed by Network World magazine.
AusCERT 2006 and QUT
Spaf provided a keynote presentation at the (May) 2006 AusCERT Conference at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. A few days prior to that, he provided a public lecture at Queensland Institute of Technology (QUT).
May Graduation
My two most recent Ph.D. students received their degrees. Left to right in the picture are Rajeev Gopalakrishna (#16), me, and Brian Carrier (#15). Brian and Rajeev received their degrees May 14th. Both are headed to labs in the commercial sector, with Brian at Basis Technology and Rajeev at Intel Corporation.
Fermilab Colloquium
Spaf presented in the Fermilab Colloquium series on May 10.
Distinguished Lecture at Tufts University
On April 24th, Spaf presented in the Distinguished Lecture Series at Tufts University.
Distinguished Lecture at SUNY Buffalo
On April 6, Spaf presented in SUNY Buffalo's Distinguished Lecture Series.
League of Women Voters
On April 1, Spaf addressed the Indiana League of Women Voters conference on the topics of computerized voting machines and HAVA-mandated state-wide databases.
Forensics Conference
Spaf delivered the keynote address at the conference Innovations in Digital Forensic Practice on March 28 in Washington, DC.
IEEE Award
Spaf has been named as the recipient of the 2005 IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award. The citation on the award is For contributions to information security and digital forensics. (Previous award winners are noted on the award website.)
IFIP WG 11.9
On January 30th, Spaf delivered the keynote address, Research Challenges in Digital Forensics: Science, Technology and Policy in Orlando, FL at the Conference on Digital Forensics.
January Series
Spaf was one of the speakers in the 2006 January Series, held at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. He is speaking on January 5, and the title of his talk is You're Almost on Your Own: The State of Computer Security.
While at Calvin College, Spaf was interviewed for the TV show Inner Compass. This show was broadcast on January 22nd, and is available via streaming video from their WWW site (see item #611, partway down the page).
Calendar 2005
ISSA E-conference
Spaf provided one of the keynote addresses at the first ISSA e-conference. You can view the archived presentation.
Testifying before HASC
On October 26, at 9am (EDT), Spaf was part of a panel testifying before the House Armed Services Committee in Rayburn 2118. The topic was "Cyber Security, Information Assurance and Information Superiority" and Spaf's written testimony is online.
Quoted in FCW Article
An article in the Oct 5th issue of FCW quoted Spaf at some length.
Speaking in Norway
On September 29th & 30th, Spaf was a guest speaker at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.
August graduation
On August 6,
three of my Ph.D. students received their degrees. Left to right in the picture are Jim Early (#13), Florian Buchholz (#12), me, and Paul Williams (#14). All three are now assistant professors in academia. Jim is visiting at Purdue, Florian is with the faculty at James Madison University, and Paul is with the faculty of the Air Force Institute of Technology (he is an active-duty major (select) in the US Air Force). And no, not all of my students are than much taller than me -- only most of them!
Internet Caucus
On July 26th, Spaf was one of the presenters at a luncheon presentation on cyber security for the Advisory Committee for the Congressional Research and Development Caucus. The event was sponsored by the IEEE USA. The event was reported in an IEEE publication and in an article in Red Herring.
Third and Final PITAC Report
President Bush allowed the PITAC to expire without renewal on June 1st. This is unfortunate as there were many other issues to explore. However, the group's third and final report issued on June 16: Computational Science: Ensuring America's Competitiveness.
Honorary Degree
On May 14th, Spaf was presented with an honorary D.Sc. (Doctor of Science) from the trustees of the State University of New York (SUNY). This was awarded at the spring commencement at his alma mater, the State University of New York College at Brockport. A copy of the citation and his remarks are available.
Interview in Public CIO
Spaf was interviewed for the magazine Public CIO. The interview is online.
Keynote at University of Denver
Spaf provided one of the keynote presentations at the innaugural symposium of the new Institute for Digital Security at the University of Denver on April 8.
PITAC Report on Cybersecurity Released
Spaf is a member of PITAC and helped co-author its most recent report on cybersecurity. The report, Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization outlines the failure of the Federal government to adequately support R&D in advance information security. Copies of the report can be obtained from the the PITAC site. (The report is also mirrored [here].)
Spaf Signs on to Amicus Brief
Spaf joined with 16 other professors in an amicus brief in the MGM vs. Grokster case. The amicus is linked in to the EFF page on the case -- see the section entitled "Amicus Briefs Supporting Respondents."
Eastern Tennesee Statue University
On February 18, Spaf spoke in the Distinguished Lecture series at ETSU.
University of Texas, Dallas
On February 11, Spaf spoke in the Distinguished Lecture series at UT Dallas.
Calendar 2004
William and Mary
On December 3, Spaf presented a Distinguished Colloquium at the College of William and Mary.
LANL & SMU
On November 16, Spaf presented as one of the Director's Colloquium Speakers for 2004. He spoke about "Grand Challenges in Information Security," based on the CRA Conference of the same name.
The next day, on the 17th, Spaf was at SMU delivering a talk on the "Past, Present and Future of Information Security."
Centennial Speaker at St. Michael's College
On November 8th, Spaf presented one of St. Michael's Centennial addresses. He spoke about "Grand Challenges in Information Security," based on the CRA Conference of the same name.
Panelist on E-voting in Chicago
October 1, the John Marshall School of Law is sponsoring a symposium in Chicago entitled "Election 2004: Making of a President or Another Legal Precedent? The legal aspects of e-voting." Spaf will serve on a panel discussing the pros and cons of DRE voting machines.
University Convocation
Spaf was the invited speaker for the fall university convocation at Texas A&M-Commerce on September 10.
CRA Snowbird
Spaf led two panel sessions at this year's CRA Snowbird conference, July 11-13. He is also a member of the CRA Board of Directors, which met at the conference.
ACM SIGCAS Award
Spaf has been named as the 2004 recipient of the ACM SIGCAS Making a Difference Award. This award is presented annually to an individual who is recognized nationally or internationally for his or her leadership or example in promoting the mission of SIGCAS to increase awareness of ethical and social impact issues related to computing and to encourage responsible action on the part of computer professionals. The inscription on the 2004 award read:
Presented to Dr. Eugene H. Spafford
Professor and Executive Director of the Purdue University Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
For his outstanding contribution to both the technical and public policy aspects of protecting the global cyberspace infrastructure.
PITAC Meeting
The PITAC held their first public meeting in Washington, DC, on May 13th. As a member, Spaf was present, and the group heard presentations by a number of people working in cyber security. The PITAC is examining funding and research in this area this year.
On-line interview
Spaf was recently interviewed on-line by GrepLaw.
SIGCSE Keynote
Spaf delivered one of the keynote talks at the 2004 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, March 3-7.
Taylor L. Booth Award
Spaf has been named as the 2003 recipient of the IEEE Computer Society's Taylor L. Booth Award. The award consists of a bronze medal and a an honorarium, and is presented for an outstanding record in computer science and engineering education. The individual must meet two or more of the following criteria in the computer science and engineering field: achieving recognition as a teacher of renown; writing an influential text; leading, inspiring or providing significant education content during the creation of a curriculum in the field; or inspiring others to a career in computer science and engineering education.
The award was presented later in the year. The formal citation read:
For excellence as an educator, and for outstanding contributions to the definition, materials and practice of information security and computing.
More information on the award.
Spaf receives Purdue Brass Acorn award
Spaf received one of the new Brass Acorns for contributions to research. Along with this, a tree was planted on campus to match the "acorn."
Interview on e-Voting
Spaf was interviewed by WISH-TV in Indianapolis as part of an investigative report on the problems with electronic voting technologies. The report was aired in three parts, and Spaf was featured in all three parts. Here are transcripts of part 1, of part 2, and of part 3.
Calendar 2003
ACSAC Classic Paper
Spaf presented the invited "classic" paper at the 2003 ACSAC conference in Las Vegas. The paper was entitled A Failure to Learn from the Past, and was about the Internet Worm and what we (haven't) learned in the 15 years since then.
Cybercrime Conference
Spaf presented an invited talk at the annual Department of Defense Cybercrime Investigators' Conference in Las Vegas. The talk was on the future challenges facing investigators based on technology trends.
CRA Grand Challenges
Spaf is co-chair of the Computing Research Association's 2nd Grand Challenges Conference. This conference was on the topic of Information security and was held November 16-19 in Virginia.
LACSI Symposium
Spaf gave the keynote address at the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute (LACSI) Symposium in Santa Fe, October 28.
USAF Medal
On October 8, Spaf was presented with the U.S. Air Force medal for "Meritorious Civilian Service," in recognition of his work with the USAF Scientific Advisory Board. from 1999-2003.
Cybersecurity Symposium
Spaf gave the keynote address, What Comes Next In Infosec Research? at the Cybersecurity Symposium in Colorado Springs, September 19.
Additional House Testimony
On September 17, Spaf is providing testimony to the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. The topic of the hearing is the role of software certification in obtaining software for the government.
(Information about my Congressional testimony can be found here.)
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
On September 9, Spaf gave the keynote address on Legal Challenges in the Cyber Future at the NAAG Cybercrime III Conference held at the University of Mississippi.
Profile in IEEE Institute
Spaf was profiled in an article in the IEEE Institute's September issue.
NSF Advisory Role
I spent 12 weeks over the academic year (2003-2004) as a senior advisor at NSF. I reported to the Assistant Director for CISE, Dr. Peter Freeman. I was there as an advisor and not as a program manager -- to provide some input and perspective, based on my 20+ years working in security and reliability within academia.
Testimony before House Subcommittee
On July 24th, Spaf was one of the witnesses giving testimony before the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. The hearing was entitled Cyber Terrorism: The New Asymmetric Threat
(Information about my Congressional testimony can be found here.)
Alumni Award
Spaf was awarded the Hall of Heritage Award from the SUNY Brockport College Alumni Association. Brockport is where Spaf completed his undergraduate degree in 1979. This award is the Association's highest award for accomplishment and service.
Book of Great Teachers
Spaf was named as an addition to the Purdue Book of Great Teachers . The formal induction was held August 28. This is a Purdue news story about it.
CEPE keynote
Spaf delivered the closing keynote address at CEPE 2003 -- the Fifth International Computer Ethics - Philosophical Enquiry Conference in Boston on June 27. He also played a role in the premier performance of the play Computer Security, written by SIGCAS Distinguished Service Awardee, Richard Epstein. (Spaf played a robot driven crazy by a hacker. :-)
Nomination to PITAC
On 9 May 2003, the White House announced that Spaf had been selected as a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC).
ICSE 2003 Keynote
Spaf is providing one of the three keynote addresses at the 2003 ICSE Conference in Portland, OR. His talk on the morning of May 8, 2003 is entitled Relating Software Engineering and Information Security.
Named to Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Advisory Board
Microsoft Corporation has announced the formation of an academic advisory board to provide input to software assurance and privacy practices and plans at Microsoft. Spaf is one of 19 members of that board. The story has been described in a Microsoft press release.
Spring 2003 Distinguished Lectures
Spaf is providing Distinguished lectures at a number of universities this spring:
- Air Force Institute of Technology, January 10.
- University of Colorado, January 27
- University of Chicago, January 31
- University of Louisiana, Lafayette, March 14
A handout of his presentation is available online.
Calendar 2002
Keynote at CSI
Spaf is giving the keynote address at the 29th annual CSI Conference in Chicago on November 12, 2002.
Appearance on TechTV
Spaf appeared on "The Screensavers" show on TechTV on November 6, 2002. He spoke about computer security, and particularly about security in open software.
Fall 2002 Distinguished Lectures
Spaf is providing Distinguished lectures at a number of universities this fall:
- University of Delaware, Oct 11
- University of Pittsburgh, Nov 1
- Colorado State University, Nov 4
NSF Distinguished CISE Lecture
On December 5, Spaf will present the Distinguished CISE Lecture at the National Science Foundation in Virginia. The title of the talk is Building Secure Software.
Calendar 2001
Teaching Academy
Spaf has been named as a Fellow of the Purdue Teaching Academy, in fall of 2001.
House Testimony
Spaf was one of four witnesses to testify before the House Science committee on infosec on October 10, 2001.
(Information about my Congressional testimony can be found here.)
William Hugh Murray Medal
Spaf awarded the 2001 William Hugh Murray Medal by the National Colloquium for Information System Security Education (NCISSE). The medal is for career contributions to research and education in information systems security.
ISSA Hall of Fame
Spaf was named to the ISSA Hall of Fame and made a Life Member. This recognizes his body of contributions to policy, research, and teaching in infosec, and to advancing the field. It is the highest award bestowed by ISSA.
Charles B. Murphy Award
Spaf was named as one of the year 2001 recipients of the "Purdue University Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy." This award has been given annually since 1966 to recognize the most outstanding undergraduate teachers at Purdue.
Person to Watch
Spaf was one of the people named by USA Today as one of the People to Watch in 2001.
IEEE Fellow
Spaf was named as a Fellow of the IEEE, effective January 1, 2001.
Calendar 2000
"Power's Edge"
In December, Spaf was named by Network World as one of the "50 on Power's Edge." This is their list of 50 after the top 25.
CISSP Designation
In November 2000, Spaf was designated as an Honorary CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)q by the Board of Directors of (ISC)2.
Security Award
Spaf was selected as the 2000 recipient of the National Computer System Security Award. This provides some information on the award, and Spaf's comments upon receiving it.
Updated: 06/12/08
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