{"51992":{"#nid":"51992","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hewlett-Packard\u0027s First Chief Technology Officer To Head Georgia Tech Information Security Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has named Dr. Richard A. DeMillo Distinguished Professor of Computing and Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), effective August 15. DeMillo was Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company\u2019s first Chief Technology Officer. He is leaving his post as vice president at HP and returning to Georgia Tech, where he had previously taught until 1987. DeMillo\u2019s distinguished technology career spans business, government and academia, including major positions at HP, the National Science Foundation (NSF), Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), and Purdue University and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDeMillo will direct the applied research, education and outreach activities of GTISC, which was named a National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education last year. GTISC has developed courses for a Master\u2019s Degree in Information Security and new basic research and educational funding of approximately $2.7 million for FY 2001. GTISC focuses on researching security technologies, policy research on information security, information security education, applied research and development, and service and outreach to academia, government and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Rich is an outstanding addition to GTISC, the College of Computing and to Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Jean-Lou Chameau, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Georgia Tech. \u0022He is highly regarded in the worlds of industry, government, and academia and his presence will provide our information security initiative a tremendous boost,\u0022 he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022He brings incredible experience and knowledge from his impressive career in academia, government, and business,\u0022 said Ellen Zegura, interim Dean of the College of Computing. \u0022Our students and faculty will benefit greatly from his presence at Tech,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a very exciting time to be joining the Georgia Tech community, and I hope I will be able to contribute to Tech\u2019s long-term success,\u0022 said DeMillo. \u0022Information security has become the critical technology problem of the decade and I look forward to helping Georgia Tech become a national resource in Cyber Security.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTISC was established in Spring 1998 upon the recommendation by business, government and education leaders meeting at Georgia Tech for the Sam Nunn NationsBank Policy Forum entitled, \u0022Information Security: Risks, Opportunities, \u0026amp; the Bottom Line.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center uses an interdisciplinary approach to conducting research and development in the field of information security. Its mission is to conduct research contributing to the development and testing of concepts, techniques, and models that will become the foundation for the discipline of information security; to develop and commercialize new information security technologies; and to educate and train information security professionals through degree, non-degree, and public information programs. The interdisciplinary center reports to the Office of the Provost and involves faculty from the College of Computing, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and the School of Public Policy\u2014both schools in the Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has named Dr. Richard A. DeMillo Distinguished Professor of Computing and Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), effective August 15.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:53:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:29","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}