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Richard A. DeMillo is the former Dean of Georgia Tech's College of Computing, and a Distinguished Professor of Computing. On June 13, 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from that position in November of that same year.[1][2] He is notable for work in the field of software engineering, theoretical computer science and cryptography, considered one of the originators of modern research in cryptographically based security methods and is a co-inventor of differential fault cryptanalysis.[3] In the past he has also served as Hewlett-Packard's Chief Technology Officer and the Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center.[2]
Biography
Early Education
Demillo received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from the College of St. Thomas in 1969 and a Ph.D. in information and computer science from Georgia Tech in 1972[4], after which he became a professor of Information and Computer Science from 1976 - 1987.[2]
Career
From 1981 to 1986 he was director of the Software Test and Evaluation Project for the Department of Defense (DoD). He is widely credited with architecting the DoD's policy for test and evaluation of software-intensive systems.[3] In 1987, DeMillo moved from being Professor of Information and Computer Science at Georgia Tech to directing the operation of the Software Engineering Research Center (SERC), a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center that began in October of the year before and operated by Purdue, the University of Florida, and a consortium of four Oregon universities. His involvement with the National Science Foundation also included serving as director of the Computer and Computation Research Division at the National Science Foundation from 1989 to 1991. By 1995, he had ceased being director of SERC and joined Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) as the Vice President and General Manager for Information and Computer Sciences Research.[1] In 2000, DeMillo joined Hewlett-Packard (HP) as vice president and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).[5] While working at HP, he contributed to efforts in security and organization, architecting a new system for trusted computers and helped with HP's service-centric computing strategy. Also, under his leadership HP was able to make strides in the open-source community and improve HP Labs' Cooldown technology as well as nanotechnology research.[1] In 2002, RSA Security appointed DeMillo to its Board of Directors.[3] In that same year, when HP acquired Compaq, DeMillo's position at HP was taken over by Compaq's CTO. However, he returned to Tech that August to serve as the new dean of the College of Computing.[6]
Georgia Tech
Arriving in 2002, DeMillo replaced Dr. Peter A. Freeman as the Dean of Georgia Tech's College of Computing and has played a big role in the changes that have taken place. During a time when Computer Science enrollment was in decline after the dot-com burst, the CS program at Tech was growing. During Demillo's term, 3 new schools, 7 new degree programs, and 2 research centers were launched. DeMillo incorporated broader focuses into the college's computer science program to better concentrate on global issues. He was also responsible for more than doubling the college's financial budget.[7]
DeMillo was honored as an ACM Fellow in 2003 for "contributions to the engineering of reliable and secure software."[1] He was also honored as an AAAS Fellow in 2004 for his contributions as well.[2]
Resignation from Tech
DeMillo announced his resignation on June 13, 2008, citing conflicts with his academic superiors[7]. James D. Foley will take the position of Interim Dean in the fall of 2008. He plans to return to the faculty as a Distinguished Professor of Computing and Management after taking some semesters off to work on other projects and research. [8]
References
- ^ a b c "Richard DeMillo". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ a b c "Hewlett-Packard's First Chief Technology Officer to Head Georgia Tech Information Security Center" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2002-08-01. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "RSA Security Appoints HP Vice President of Technology Strategy Richard A. DeMillo to its Board of Directors" (Press release). RSA Security. 2002-06-27. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Richard A. DeMillo". Purdue University Department of Computer Science. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ "HP Bolsters Senior Science and Technology Team by Adding Chief Technology Officer, Chief Science Officer" (Press release). 2000-10-06. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Former HP CTO moves to academia". CNET News. 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Georgia Tech and high-profile dean part ways". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "An Interview with Richard A. DeMillo". ACM Ubiquity Volume 9, Issue 25. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.