Avi Rubin
Rubin brought independent security evaluation of election technology into public view while pursuing academic work in applied cryptography, systems security, privacy, and health information security.
Aviel D. “Avi” Rubin is a professor emeritus of computer science at Johns Hopkins University and former technical director of its Information Security Institute. His research includes computer security, applied cryptography, network security, Web security, and secure Internet services.
Independent analysis of election systems
In 2003, Rubin and colleagues analyzed software believed to be used in Diebold electronic voting systems and publicly described serious security concerns. The work became a prominent example of independent scrutiny of technology used in civic infrastructure.
Research and public engagement
Rubin also worked in Bell-system research labs and has testified on security issues. His career illustrates how security research can inform engineering practice and public-policy debates.
Timeline
- 1994Completes a computer-science doctorate at the University of Michigan.
- 1990sWorks in applied security research at Bellcore and AT&T Labs.
- 2003Co-authors public analysis of an electronic voting system.
- PresentServes as professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins.
Avi Rubin
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1990s-Present
- Known for
- Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute; Electronic-voting security analysis; Applied cryptography
- Tags
- computer-security, applied-cryptography, electronic-voting, academia, privacy
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