The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

The Center for Education and Research in
Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

Gene Spafford - Purdue CERIAS

Students: Spring 2026, unless noted otherwise, sessions will be virtual on Zoom.

Twelve Challenges in Information Security Research

Sep 03, 1999

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Abstract

Current research in information security at many labs are largely focused on traditional themes: firewalls, intrusion detection, cryptography, and computer viruses. However, there are other challenges that need to be addressed to provide a basis for protecting our information infrastructure.

About the Speaker

Gene Spafford
Dr. Eugene Spafford is a Distinguished Professor with an appointment in Computer Science at Purdue University, where he has served on the faculty since 1987. He is also a professor of Philosophy (courtesy), a professor of Communication (courtesy), a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy), a professor of Nuclear Engineering (courtesy), and a Professor of Political Science (courtesy). He serves on several advisory and editorial boards. Spafford's current research interests are primarily in information security, computer crime investigation, and information ethics. He is generally recognized as one of the senior leaders in the field of computing.

Spaf (as he is known to his friends, colleagues, and students) is the founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Purdue CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security). He was the founder and director of the (superseded) COAST Laboratory.


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