“An NSF View of Multimedia Privacy and Security”
Monday, Dec. 4 @ 1:00 pm, Reitz Union Chamber Room

Jeremy Epstein is Deputy Division Director for NSF’s Division of Computer & Network Systems (CNS) in the Directorate of Computer & Information Science & Engineering.

Abstract

Multimedia introduces whole new worlds of opportunities and challenges for security and privacy. The NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program funds a wide range of research in the area, and welcomes proposals for additional areas. This talk identifies some of the topic areas that have been funded in the past and are of interest for the future.

Biography

Jeremy Epstein is Deputy Division Director for NSF’s Division of Computer & Network Systems (CNS) in the Directorate of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Prior to this role, he was a program manager in the DARPA Information Innovation Office (I2O), lead program officer for NSF’s Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program, and senior computer scientist at SRI International. His research interests are broadly in the field of cybersecurity and privacy, with a focus on election systems security and software security. He is associate editor in chief of IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine, vice chair of the ACM US Public Policy Council, and founder/chair of ACSA Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS). He has an MS in Computer Sciences from Purdue University, and is ABD from George Mason University in Information Technology. He enjoys bicycling and chocolate.