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Eugene Spafford<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderator
Professor
Computer Science
Executive Director Emeritus – CERIAS
Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bio:<\/strong>
Dr. Eugene Spafford is a professor with an appointment in\u00a0Computer Science\u00a0<\/a>at\u00a0Purdue University<\/a>, where he has served on the faculty since 1987. He is also a professor of\u00a0Philosophy\u00a0<\/a>(courtesy), a professor of\u00a0Communication\u00a0<\/a>(courtesy), a professor of\u00a0Electrical and Computer Engineering\u00a0<\/a>(courtesy) and a Professor of\u00a0Political Science<\/a>\u00a0(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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spaf (as he is known to his friends, colleagues, and students) is Executive Director Emeritus of the Purdue CERIAS<\/em> <\/em><\/a>(Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security)<\/dfn>, and was the founder and director of the (superseded) COAST Laboratory<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spaf is Editor-on-Chief of the Elsevier journal Computers & Security<\/a>, the oldest journal in the field of information security, and the official outlet of IFIP TC-11<\/a>. He is currently serving as a member of the board of directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA)<\/a> and Sightline Security<\/a> (a non-profit, charitable organization).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A more complete account of Spaf’s activities and background may be found on the “Short biography<\/a>” page. You can find out about some of his recent activities by visiting his news page<\/a>. A complete C.V.<\/a> is also available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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