Submission + - Peter Neumann passes away (sri.com)
ad1c writes: Peter G. Neumann, former Principal Scientist in SRI’s Computer Science Laboratory, passed away this week after decades as one of computing’s most principled and far-sighted voices. He joined SRI as a computer scientist in 1971.
Dr. Neumann dedicated his career to the challenges that matter most: computer security, reliability, privacy, safety, and the integrity of democratic computing systems. Holding doctorates from Harvard and Darmstadt, he brought both intellectual rigor and a deep moral seriousness to questions the field often preferred to ignore. He moderated the ACM Risks Forum, chaired the ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy, and co-founded People for Internet Responsibility. His book, Computer-Related Risks, remains a landmark in the field.
Dr. Neumann dedicated his career to the challenges that matter most: computer security, reliability, privacy, safety, and the integrity of democratic computing systems. Holding doctorates from Harvard and Darmstadt, he brought both intellectual rigor and a deep moral seriousness to questions the field often preferred to ignore. He moderated the ACM Risks Forum, chaired the ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy, and co-founded People for Internet Responsibility. His book, Computer-Related Risks, remains a landmark in the field.
