Peter G. Neumann
Encyclopedia
Peter G. Neumann is a researcher who has worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s. He edits the Computer Risks columns for ACM
Software Engineering Notes
and Communications of the ACM
. He founded ACM SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of the ACM
, IEEE
and AAAS
.
He studied at Harvard University
(1950–1958), gaining a Ph.D.
in 1961 after a Fulbright scholarship
in Germany
(1958–1960). He worked at Bell Labs
from 1960 to 1970.
He has worked at SRI International
, Menlo Park, California
, USA
since 1971.
Neumann has long served as moderator of RISKS Digest
, and is a member of the ACCURATE
project.
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
Software Engineering Notes
Software Engineering Notes
The ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes is published by the Association for Computing Machinery for the Special Interest Group on Software Engineering . It provides a forum for informal articles and other information on software engineering.- External links :*...
and Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
. He founded ACM SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
, IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
and AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
.
He studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(1950–1958), gaining a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1961 after a Fulbright scholarship
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(1958–1960). He worked at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
from 1960 to 1970.
He has worked at SRI International
SRI International
SRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
, Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since 1971.
Neumann has long served as moderator of RISKS Digest
RISKS Digest
The RISKS Digest or Forum On Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems is an online periodical published since 1985 by the Committee on Computers and Public Policy of the Association for Computing Machinery. The editor is Peter G. Neumann....
, and is a member of the ACCURATE
ACCURATE
ACCURATE was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting...
project.
Books
- Neumann, Peter G., Computer-Related Risks, Addison-WesleyAddison-WesleyAddison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...
/ACM Press, ISBN 0-201-55805-X, 1995.