- James Bret Michael
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Professor
Department of Computer Science
Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences &
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: 703-275-8590
Email: bmichael (at) nps.edu
Web: faculty.nps.edu/bmichael/
- EDUCATION:
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PhD - George Mason Univ, 1993
MS - George Mason Univ, 1987
MBA - George Mason Univ, 1985
NPS EXPERIENCE:
- 2007 - present: Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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2007 - present: Professor, Department of Computer Science
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2004 - 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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1999 - 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
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1998: Visiting Professor, Department of Computer Science
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
- 1994 - 1998 - Assistant Research Engineer, University of California, Berkeley
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1995 - 1996 - Visiting Scholar, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (France)
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1992 - 1993 - Formal Methods Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
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1987 - 1992 - Member of the Research Staff, Institute for Defense Analyses
TEACHING INTERESTS:
- Distributed systems
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Software system assurance, including formal verification & validation, reliability, safety, and security engineering
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Intelligence studies and national security
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Computer security, digital forensics, and cyber operations for distributed systems and mobile devices
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Policy and law of armed conflict applicable to cyber operations
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Computer-aided formal verification & validation of software-intensive systems
AWARDS:
- IEEE Reliability Society Engineer of the Year Award, 2010
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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, 2008
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Best Paper, IEEE Int. Conf. on Secure Systems Integration and Reliability Improvement, 2008
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NPS Outstanding Research Achievement in Computer Science Award, 2002
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Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997
BOARDS/MEMBERSHIPS:
- Technical Expert for the Group of Experts writing the Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare ("Tallinn Manual")
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Associate Editor, IEEE Systems Journal
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- Boothby, W., Heintschel von Heinegg, W., Michael, J., Schmitt, M., and Wingfield, T. When is a cyberattack a use of force or an armed attack? IEEE Computer (2012) 45, 8: 82-84.
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Melaragno, A., Bandara, D., Wijesekera, D., Michael, J. Securing the ZigBee protocol in the smart grid. IEEE Computer (2012) 45, 4: 92-94.
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Walker III, T., Tummala, M., McEachen, J., and Michael, J. Flow-specific medium access for networked satellite system. IEEE Syst. J. (2011) 5, 3: 427-434.
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Michael, J., Drusinsky, D., Otani, T., and Shing, M. Verification and validation for trustworthy software systems. IEEE Software (2011) 28, 6: 86-92.
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Michael, B. and Wingfield, T. A new era of accountability. J. European Security and Defense Issues (2011) 2, 2: 38-41
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Michael, J., Tikk, E., Wahlgren, P., and Wingfield, T. From chaos to collective defense. IEEE Computer (2010) 43, 8: 79-82
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Michael, J., Shing, M., Cruickshank, K., Redmond, P. Hazard analysis and validation metrics framework for system of systems software safety. IEEE Syst. J. (2010) 4, 2: 186-197
KEYWORDS/TECHNOLOGIES:
- Keywords: Distributed computing, mobile computing, document and media exploitation, trusted systems, software engineering, reliability, safety, national security, law of armed conflict in cyberspace, technology policy
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