Bret
Michael
Professor of
Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering
Naval Postgraduate
School
See my official
resume at http://research.nps.navy.mil/cgi-bin/vita.cgi?p=display_vita&id=1023567701
A professor of
computer science and electrical engineering, Bret Michael joined the faculty of
the Naval Postgraduate School in 1998.
He received the 2010 Engineer of the Year Award from the Reliability
Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his
contributions to the field of trustworthy large-scale distributed systems. He is also internationally recognized
for his exploration of avenues for achieving deterrence, operational arms
control, and collective defense in cyberspace. He serves as the lead technical
advisor to the group of experts who are drafting the Tallinn Manual on
International Law Applicable to Cyber Conflict.
Prof. Michael was
an assistant research engineer at the University of California at Berkeley and
a visiting scholar at the Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur SŽcuritŽ (Lyon, France),
conducting research on advanced vehicle control and safety systems. He began his career as a formal methods
engineer at Argonne National Laboratory and as a member of the research staff
at the Institute for Defense Analyses, performing applied research in software
engineering.
In addition to his
leadership roles within the IEEE Reliability and Computer societies, he serves
on the Steering Committee of the Department of Defense Information Assurance
Technology Analysis Center. Since 2002 Prof. Michael has participated in joint
U.S.-Russia efforts to address security issues related to cyberspace. Under the auspices of the U.S. Office of
Naval Research, he worked with members of the St. Petersburg Institute for
Informatics and Automation to develop automated tools for thwarting distributed
denial-of-service attacks. Most recently
he has participated in international forums sponsored by Lomonosov
Moscow State UniversityÕs International Information Security Research
Consortium (IISRC) on combatting cyberspace-enabled crime and terrorism, in
addition the EastWest Institute's working group
supporting the Russia-U.S. Bilateral on Critical Infrastructure Protection.
Prof. Michael has
been active in software engineering education, helping lead the development of
a reference curriculum for professional graduate degree programs in software
engineering, along with a commendation from the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Research Development and Acquisition, Chief Systems Engineer, for
contributions to the Navy Software Process Improvement Initiative and
acquisition reform. He is an
Associate Editor of the IEEE Systems Journal, and formerly an Associate
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Security & Privacy magazine and Associate Editor of
the Journal of Information & Management. He received his Ph.D. degree from
George Mason University in 1993 and completed post-doctoral studies in National
Security Law at the University of VirginiaÕs Center for National Security Law
in 2003.
Contact
information:
Naval Postgraduate
School
National Capital
Region Office
900 N. Glebe Road,
Rm. 5-180
Arlington, VA 22203
Office: +1
(571) 858-3253
Mobile: +1 (831)
402-9771
Email:
bmichael@nps.edu
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Last updated on 11 July 2011