Deborah Frincke | |
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| Education | University of California, Davis (BS, MS, PhD) |
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| Discipline | Computer science |
| Sub-discipline | Cybersecurity |
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Deborah A. Frincke is an American academic and computer scientist specializing in computer security who is the associate laboratories director of national security programs at Sandia National Laboratories. [1]
Frincke was educated at the University of California,Davis,earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and mathematics in 1985,a Master of Science in computer science in 1989,and a PhD in computer science in 1992. [2] [3]
Frincke began her career as a professor of computer science at the University of Idaho. [3] [4] She is the former chief scientist for cyber security at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,one of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories. From 2014 to 2020,she was director of research for the National Security Agency.[ citation needed ]
As Research Director,Frincke also served as the NSA Science Advisor and the NSA Innovation Champion. She also served as the NSA Science Advisor and the NSA Innovation Champion. Prior to becoming the director of research,Frincke led global education and training for the agency as Associate Director for Education and Training (ADET). While serving as ADET,Frincke also served as Commandant of National Cryptologic School,where she established the first NSA Cyber College and launched the GenCyber Program. In these roles,she led a worldwide multiservice military and civilian,corporate-level learning organization while also providing executive steering of four Service schools and 20 satellite campuses across the global enterprise. She is also a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. [5]
Frincke is the first female head of the research directorate at the agency, [6] and has spoken out about the importance of diverse perspectives in computer security. [7] [8]
In 2017 Frincke won the Founders Award of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. [9] She was elected as an ACM Fellow in 2019 "for contributions in education,the practice of research,and the leadership of cybersecurity". [10] Also in 2019,the UC Davis College of Engineering named her as a distinguished alumna. [8]
Barbara Bluestein Simons is an American computer scientist and the former president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She is a Ph.D. graduate of the University of California,Berkeley and spent her early career working as an IBM researcher. She is the founder and former co-chair of USACM,the ACM U.S. Public Policy Council. Her main areas of research are compiler optimization,scheduling theory and algorithm analysis and design.
Eugene Howard Spafford,nicknamed Spaf,is an American professor of computer science at Purdue University and a leading computer security expert.
Keith Brian Alexander is a retired four-star general of the United States Army,who served as director of the National Security Agency,chief of the Central Security Service,and commander of the United States Cyber Command. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff,G-2 (Intelligence),United States Army from 2003 to 2005. He assumed the positions of Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service on August 1,2005,and the additional duties as Commander United States Cyber Command on May 21,2010.
The College of Engineering and Computing, commonly known as CEC,formerly the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences,at Nova Southeastern University provides educational programs to prepare students for leadership roles in technology. The college is located on the main campus in Fort Lauderdale,Florida within the Carl DeSantis building. In addition to its regional accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,NSU has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the U.S. National Security Agency and the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Annie Antón is an academic and researcher in the fields of computer science,mathematical logic,and bioinformatics.
Brian Snow served in the U.S. National Security Agency from 1971 to 2006,including a six-year term as Technical Director of the Information Assurance Directorate (IAD),which is the defensive arm of the NSA,charged with protecting U.S. information security. During his time in research management positions in the NSA,he played a key role in promoting a more open and collaborative relationship between the Agency and the broader community of security professionals.
The UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE),is part of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering and was founded in 1991 out of the former Department of Computer Science within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It is the highest ranked and largest School of its kind in Australia. The academic staff have research focus in areas such as Artificial Intelligence,Biomedical Image Computing,Data Knowledge,Embedded Systems,Networked Systems and Security,Programming Languages and Compilers,Service Oriented Computing,Theoretical Computer Science and Trustworthy Systems.
The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) outlines U.S. cybersecurity goals across multiple agencies including the Department of Homeland Security,the Office of Management and Budget,and the National Security Agency. The initiative was established by President George W. Bush in January 2008 in National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 (NSPD-54/HSPD-23).
Abhaya Induruwa is the inaugural Professor V K Samaranayake Endowed Professor of Computing,University of Colombo School of Computing,Sri Lanka. Having served as the Director of Cyber Innovation Hub he recently retired from the Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom where he researched into security and forensic investigation of Internet of Things (IoT). Currently he is engaged in promoting IoT in digital agriculture as a disruptive technology,primarily in developing countries,leading to smart agriculture resulting in higher yields in food production. Induruwa is considered the father of Internet in Sri Lanka.
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Jonathan Katz is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland who conducts research on cryptography and cybersecurity. In 2019-2020 he was a faculty member in the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University,where he held the title of Eminent Scholar in Cybersecurity. In 2013–2019 he was director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center at the University of Maryland.
The National Cyber Security Hall of Fame, founded by Larry Letow and Rick Geritz,was established in 2012 to recognize the contributions of key individuals in the field of cyber security;its mission statement is,Respect the Past - Protect the Future. According to its website,it is designed to honor the innovative individuals and organizations which had the vision and leadership to create the fundamental building blocks for the cyber security Industry. The organization also highlights major milestones in the industry's 40-year history through a timeline representation,which includes inductees and their corresponding accomplishments.
Valerie Elaine Taylor is an American computer scientist who is the director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Her research includes topics such as performance analysis,power analysis,and resiliency. She is known for her work on "Prophesy," described as "a database used to collect and analyze data to predict the performance on different applications on parallel systems."
Sushil Jajodia is a computer scientist known for his work on cyber security and privacy,databases,and distributed systems.
Rebecca "Becky" Gurley Bace (1955–2017) was an American computer security expert and pioneer in intrusion detection. She spent 12 years at the US National Security Agency where she created the Computer Misuse and Anomaly Detection (CMAD) research program. She was known as the "den mother of computer security". She was also influential in the early stages of intelligence community venture capital and was a major player in Silicon Valley investments in cyber security technology.
Robert E. Joyce is an American cybersecurity official who served as special assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the U.S. National Security Council. He also began serving as White House Homeland Security Adviser to President Donald Trump on an acting basis after the resignation of Tom Bossert from April 10,2018 to May 31,2018. He completed his detail to the White House in May 2018 and returned to the National Security Agency. where he is now the Senior Advisor to the Director NSA for Cyber Security Strategy,Joyce previously performed as acting Deputy Homeland Security Advisor since October 13,2017. On January 15,2021 the NSA announced that Joyce would replace Anne Neuberger as its Director of Cybersecurity.
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Sadie Creese is a British cybersecurity specialist. She is Professor of Cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford,Director of the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at the Oxford Martin School,co-director of the university's Cyber Security Centre and of the Martin School's Institute for the Future of Computing,and a fellow of Worcester College,Oxford.
Edward G. Amoroso is an American computer security professional,entrepreneur,author,and educator based in the New York City area. His research interests have centered on techniques and criteria for measuring trustworthy software development. the application of these methods to secure software development for critical projects in the defense and aerospace industries,and redefining trust parameters for improved security in the cloud. Early on in his career,he was involved with the design of security protections for the Unix operating system in support of the US Government Orange Book security evaluation criteria. This research lead to real-time security design and trusted software protections for the United States Ballistic Missile Defense Program,also known as Star Wars. He has also pioneered concepts related to microsegmentation,a design strategy that allows for the creation of secure zones in data centers and cloud deployments.
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