Simson Garfinkel
Simson L. Garfinkel (born 1965) is the chief scientist of BasisTech in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was previously a program scientist at AI2050, part of Schmidt Futures. He has held several roles across government, including a Senior Data Scientist at the Department of Homeland Security, the US Census Bureau's Senior Computer Scientist for Confidentiality and Data Access and a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. From 2006 to 2015, he was an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. In addition to his research, Garfinkel is a journalist, an entrepreneur and an inventor; his work is generally concerned with computer security, privacy and information technology.
Simson L. Garfinkel | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | MIT (BS 1987) Columbia University (MS 1988) MIT (PhD 2005) |
| Known for | The Computer Book Cross-Drive Analysis Database Nation Practical UNIX and Internet Security |
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| Awards | Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Award Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award |
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| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | US Census Bureau |
| Doctoral advisor | David D. Clark |
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