spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) (12/09/90)
Here is something to add to your list about grad programs in security:
At Purdue, we have three faculty members with strong interests in
computer security:
* Gene Spafford, author of numerous articles and a book on
computer viruses and vandalware, coauthor of a book on Unix
security. He's an external affiliate of the CERT. He's
the faculty member who directed the development of COPS.
* Samuel Wagstaff, a well-known cryptographer and number theorist
who has written numerous articles on cryptography and number
theory. Sam is well known in the security community.
* Richard DeMillo, author of many articles on cryptography and
security protocols, and coauthor/editor of books on computer
security and software testing. DeMillo is also director of
the Software Engineering Research Center.
There are other faculty members who have some non-primary interest in
security of databases (Ahmed Elmagarmid, Bharat Bhargava), and
operating systems and networks (Doug Comer, Vince Russo).
Masters degrees in CS at Purdue are non-designated, consisting of
coursework or coursework and a thesis. The coursework can include
coursework in Cryptography and Data Security, special topics in
Computer Vandalware, and advanced software engineering techniques. An
MS thesis can be done on any security-related topic. Students may
design special topic courses and study with the approval of a faculty
member.
PhD work in computer security is possible -- all three of the major
faculty listed above would be interested in good students developing
security-related theses.
Information on the grad program can be obtained by sending e-mail to
wjg@cs.purdue.edu
[Ed. Thanks for the update, Gene! I've added this information to the
grad school summary on cert.sei.cmu.edu.]