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Combinatorics & Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext 33038
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Title: Science of Security-- Could Such a Thing Exist?
Speaker: | Paul van Oorschot |
Affiliation: | Carelton University |
Room: | MC 5501 |
Abstract: Recent years have seen increasing calls to make security research more "scientific". Who can argue with science being desirable?
But what exactly do people mean when they suggest this, and what are they really seeking? What would a "Science of Security" look like?
We consider these questions, in the context of historical science and more recent security research, offer observations and insights, and suggest where things might be improved.
Bio: Paul Van Oorschot is a Professor of Computer Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he has been Canada Research Chair since 2002, following 14-years in industry at Bell-Northern Research and related companies. He is an ACM Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was Program Chair of USENIX Security 2008 and NDSS 2001-2002, and co-author of the Handbook of Applied Cryptography (1996). He has served on the editorial boards of IEEE TDSC, IEEE TIFS, and ACM TISSEC. His research interests include authentication and identity management, computer security, Internet security, security and usability, software security, and applied cryptography.
Combinatorics & Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext 33038
PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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