Steve Schneider (computer scientist)

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Steve Schneider
Born
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater University of Oxford
Known for Formal methods, computer security
Scientific career
Fields Computer science
Institutions Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Surrey
Doctoral advisor G. Mike Reed [1]

Steve Schneider FBCS, CITP is an English computer scientist and Professor of Security. [2] He is Director of the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security and Associate Dean (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Surrey. [3]

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Biography

Steve Schneider studied at Oxford University, joining the Oxford University Computing Laboratory (now the Oxford University Department of Computer Science) to study for a Doctorate on CSP, which was awarded in 1989, supervised by Mike Reed. [1] [4] He joined Royal Holloway, University of London as a lecturer in 1994, becoming a senior lecturer in 1999 and a professor in 2002. He moved to the University of Surrey in 2004, and was head of the Department of Computer Science from 2004 until 2010. [3]

Schneider is an expert in formal methods, including Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) and the B-Method, and computer security. [2]

Selected books

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References

  1. 1 2 Steve Schneider at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. 1 2 "Steve Schneider". Royal Society . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Faculty appoints new Associate Dean (Research & Enterprise)". News and Features. UK: University of Surrey . Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. Schneider, Steven A. (1989), "Correctness and Communication in Real-Time Systems", D.Phil thesis, UK: University of Oxford