Georgia Tech Information Security Center
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Industry | Research and development Cryptography Network security |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Key people | Mustaque Ahamad, Director |
| Parent | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Website | www.gtisc.gatech.edu |
Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) is a department of Georgia Tech that deals with information security issues such as cryptography, network security, trusted computing, software reliability, privacy, and internet governance.[1]
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[edit] History
It was established in April 1998 after the Sam Nunn Information Security Forum, due to Georgia Tech's strengths in technology and policy, and a need for improved security research and education.[2]
GTISC's current director is Mustaque Ahamad.[3] Blaine Burnham, Richard DeMillo, and Ralph Merkle have previously served as the department's director.[4][5][6]
[edit] Faculty
GTISC has about 80 staff and many undergraduates from Colleges and Schools across the Georgia Tech campus.[7][8] Researchers come from the Georgia Tech Research Institute as well as Georgia Tech's College of Computing, College of Liberal Arts, and School of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Georgia Tech Information Security Center History". http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/history.html. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "GTISC History". Georgia Tech Information Security Center. http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/history.html. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ "Mustaque Ahamad". Georgia Tech College of Computing Directory. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/directory/mustaque-ahamad. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Hewlett-Packard's First Chief Technology Officer to Head Georgia Tech Information Security Center" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002-08-01. http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/archive/news_releases/demillo.html. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ "Under Attack: Information Security Battle will Require Computer Users to Make Tough Choices". Georgia Tech Research News (Georgia Institute of Technology). 2004-03-24. http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/gtisc.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Information Security Center Partners with PricewaterhouseCoopers to Create an Information Security Technology Testbed Laboratory" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2000-06-14. http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/archive/news_releases/gtisc_pricewaterhouse.html. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ a b "Faculty and Staff". Georgia Tech Information Security Center. http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/faculty.html. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ a b "Students". Georgia Tech Information Security Center. http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/students.html. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
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