Eugene H. Spafford is a professor of Computer Sciences at Purdue University, a professor of Philosophy (courtesy appointment), a professor of Communication (courtesy), a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy), and is Executive Director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security. CERIAS is a campus-wide multi-disciplinary Center, with a broadly-focused mission to explore issues related to protecting information and information resources.

Dr. Spafford is a Fellow of the ACM, Fellow of the AAAS, Fellow of the IEEE, and is a charter recipient of the Computer Society's Golden Core award. In 2000, he was named as a CISSP, honoris causa. He was the year 2000 recipient of the NIST/NCSC National Computer Systems Security Award, generally regarded as the field's most significant honor in information security research. In 2001, he was elected to the ISSA Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the William Hugh Murray medal of the NCISSE for his contributions to research and education in infosec. He is the 2004 recipient of the IEEE Computer Society's Taylor L. Booth Medal for excellence in education. Among his many activities, Spaf is co-chair of the ACM's U.S. Public Policy Committee, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association, and is a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Council (PITAC).

More information is available at http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/home/spaf/

AusCERT2004 Presentations:

Exploring Grand Challenges in Trustworthy Computing
Day Two: Tuesday, 25th May 2004, 1115 - 1155 (Business Stream)