Dr. Lance J. Hoffman is known for his pioneering research on computer security and risk analysis, and for his interdisciplinary work in computer privacy issues. Professor of Computer Science at The George Washington University in Washington, D. C. and Founder of the School of Engineering's Cyberspace Policy Institute, he is in charge of the computer security and information assurance program in computer science. He is the author or editor of five books and numerous articles on computer security and privacy.
A Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Dr. Hoffman is a memeber of the Steering Committee of the Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy and is a member of the National Advisory Board of the newsletter Privacy & American Business; he also sits on the Advisory Committee of the Center for Democracy and Technology. In 2000, he served on the Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
His recent research
includes Internet voting, developing the privacy policy for an electronic
payments system, and carrying out risk analyses for telemedicine privacy
and security. His recent teaching innovations include multidisciplinary courses
on information policy, electronic commerce and information warfare.
He also serves as a technical and strategic advisor to security- and privacy-oriented
corporations.
(A more complete resume
is available upon request.)
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Education
BS Mathematics, Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon
University) 1964
MS Computer Science,
Stanford University 1967
PhD Computer Science,
Stanford University 1970