Founders
Dr. Aviel D. Rubin
President and Co-founder
Dr. Rubin is Professor of Computer Science and Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Rubin has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, on CBS’s 60 Minutes, ABC News, 20/20, and in many other media outlets for his pioneering work in computer security. Prior to forming ISE and joining Johns Hopkins, Rubin was a research scientist at AT&T Labs. Rubin has testified before Congress about computer security on several occasions, and he is author of dozens of refereed technical articles and several books including Brave New Ballot (Random House, 2006), Firewalls and Internet Security, Second Edition (with Bill Cheswick and Steve Bellovin, Addison Wesley, 2003), White-Hat Security Arsenal (Addison Wesley, 2001), and Web Security Sourcebook (with Dan Geer and Marcus Ranum, John Wiley & Sons, 1997). He is Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, Associate Editor of IEEE Security & Privacy, and an Advisory Board member of Springer's Information Security and Cryptography Book Series. In January, 2004 Baltimore Magazine named Rubin a Baltimorean of the Year for his work in safeguarding the integrity of our election process, and he is also the recipient of the 2004 Electronic Frontiers Foundation Pioneer Award. Rubin has a BS, MSE, and PhD from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Adam Stubblefield
Senior Security Analyst and Co-founder
Dr. Stubblefield has authored scientific papers on a wide range of information security topics that have appeared in leading journals and conferences. Stubblefield has also been involved in several public analyses of real-world systems including the Diebold voting machines, TIRIS RFID transponders, 802.11b WEP, and the SDMI candidate watermarking schemes. He is a recipient of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology TR-35 award and the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate award, given nationally to the one graduating male and female for outstanding computer science research. He is also the recipient of a Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute fellowship and a USENIX Scholars fellowship. Stubblefield holds a BA in Mathematics from Rice University and a PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.
Matthew Green
Senior Security Analyst and Co-founder
Prior to founding ISE, Mr. Green was a senior technical staff member at AT&T Labs on a variety of projects including secure distribution for streaming audio and video and wireless localization. He has conducted system analyses on deployed cryptographic protocols including the TIRIS RFID system and content protection systems currently used in BluRay and HD-DVD systems. His focus is on applied cryptography and in his capacity at ISE has overseen the design of FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic systems. He has many publications in security and cryptography conferences, focused on applying provable security techniques in practical settings. He holds a MS in Computer Science and is completing his dissertation for a PhD in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University.
Stephen Bono
Senior Security Analyst and Co-founder
Mr. Bono’s main areas of expertise are applied cryptography, network security, and secure software development. His work analyzing the security of cryptographically enabled RFID chips used in car immobilizers and the SpeedPass electronic payment system exposed security weaknesses and had a profound impact on the RFID industry. Mr. Bono worked at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) where he contributed to the design and implementation of a number of projects funded by the Department of Defense. He holds a MS in Computer Science and a MS in Security Informatics from Johns Hopkins University.
Senior Analysts
Dr. Charles Miller
Principal Security Analyst
Dr.
Miller has authored several peer-reviewed papers on various topics
including vulnerabilities and attack methodologies. Prior to joining
ISE, he spent five years working as a Global Network Exploitation
Analyst for the National Security Agency.
His responsibilities at the NSA included finding vulnerabilities in
software and performing computer network scanning, reconnaissance, and
exploitation. His areas of expertise include identifying
vulnerabilities in software, reverse engineering, writing exploits, and
computer attack methodology. He also has industrial experience, having
served as Senior Security Architect at Financial Network Inc, a
financial services firm. Miller is a GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst
(GCFA), a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), and a Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He holds a BS from Truman State University and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Zachary Peterson
Senior Security Analyst
Dr. Peterson’s research interests and areas of expertise include storage systems, system security, and digital rights. His doctoral dissertation examined new security technologies designed to meet the legislative requirements on electronic records imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley, FISMA, and HIPAA. He has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed papers and presents frequently at conferences. Dr. Peterson graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He earned a MS in Computer Science under his advisor Prof. Darrell Long, from the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Peterson also holds a MS in Security Informatics from the Information Security Institute and a PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.
