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'''Richard A. DeMillo''' is the former [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]'s [[Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing|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.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.gatech.edu/directory/richard-demillo |title=Richard DeMillo |publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref name="intprof">{{cite pressrelease |url=http://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/hewlett-packards-first-chief-technology-officer-to-head-georgia-tech-information-security-center |title=Hewlett-Packard's First Chief Technology Officer to Head Georgia Tech Information Security Center |publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology|date=[[2002-08-01]]|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rsa">{{cite pressrelease |url=http://www.rsa.com/press_release.aspx?id=1336 |title=RSA Security Appoints HP Vice President of Technology Strategy Richard A. DeMillo to its Board of Directors |publisher=RSA Security |date=[[2002-06-27]] |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the past he has also served as [[Hewlett-Packard]]'s Chief Technology Officer and the Director of the [[Georgia Tech Information Security Center]].<ref name="intprof"></ref> |
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==Biography== |
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===Early Education=== |
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Demillo received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in mathematics from the [[College of St. Thomas]] in 1969 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in information and computer science from Georgia Tech in 1972<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.purdue.edu/about_us/annual_reports/95/AR95Book-16.html|title=Richard A. DeMillo|publisher=Purdue University Department of Computer Science|accessdate=2007-09-18}}</ref>, after which he became a professor of Information and Computer Science from 1976 - 1987.<ref name="intprof"></ref> |
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===Career=== |
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From 1981 to 1986 he was director of the Software Test and Evaluation Project for the [[United States Department of Defense | Department of Defense]] (DoD). He is widely credited with architecting the DoD's policy for test and evaluation of software-intensive systems.<ref name="rsa"></ref> 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 University | 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.<ref name="profile"></ref> |
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In 2000, DeMillo joined [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP) as [[vice president]] and [[Chief Technical Officer | Chief Technology Officer]] (CTO).<ref>{{cite pressrelease |url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2000/001026a.html |title=HP Bolsters Senior Science and Technology Team by Adding Chief Technology Officer, Chief Science Officer |date=[[2000-10-06]] |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> 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.<ref name="profile"></ref> In 2002, [[RSA Security]] appointed DeMillo to its Board of Directors.<ref name="rsa"></ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/Former-HP-CTO-moves-to-academia/2100-1008_3-961567.html |title=Former HP CTO moves to academia |date=[[2002-10-10]] |publisher=[[CNET]] News |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> |
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===Georgia Tech=== |
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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 bubble#Thinning the herd | 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.<ref name="ajc">{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/07/11/ga_tech_dean.html |title=Georgia Tech and high-profile dean part ways |date= [[2008-07-11]] |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> |
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DeMillo was honored as an [[Association for Computing Machinery | ACM]] Fellow in 2003 for "contributions to the engineering of reliable and secure software."[http://fellows.acm.org/fellow_citation.cfm?id=1345156&srt=year&year=2003] He was also honored as an [[American Association for the Advancement of Science | AAAS]] Fellow in 2004 for his contributions as well.[http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2004/1101fellows.shtml] |
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====Resignation as Dean==== |
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DeMillo announced his resignation on June 13, 2008, citing conflicts with his academic superiors<ref name="ajc"></ref>. [[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. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v9i25_demillo.html |title=An Interview with Richard A. DeMillo |publisher=ACM Ubiquity Volume 9, Issue 25 |date=2008 |accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.cc.gatech.edu/directory/richard-demillo College of Computing profile] |
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* [http://www.gatech.edu/profiles/demillo.php Institute profile] |
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* [http://www.demillo.com/papers.htm Selected Publications of Richard DeMillo] |
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* [http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v9i25_demillo.html Interview with Richard DeMillo and DeMillo's resignation letter] |
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[[Category:Georgia Institute of Technology alumni]] |
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