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UVa along with Grammatech, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Raytheon Corporation was awarded a multi-year, $12.9M contract focused on improving software security. The program, called STONESOUP (Securely Taking on New Software of of Uncertain Provenance) has as a goal to develop technology to ensure the safe and secure execution of code. The program is an initiative of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Office of Safe and Secure Operations and administered by the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). STONESOUP seeks to address a key problem in today’s world: How can we use software securely if we do not know how or by whom the software was created, or where its component parts originated? Software is produced around the world; component parts come from many different places and are integrated into larger systems. The production of software increasingly involves contract software engineers and off-shore suppliers because it is often prohibitively expensive to generate a major system completely in-house. Accordingly, security-conscious users require ways to assure that the software they utilize performs no malicious actions. |
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I was named an ACM Fellow in 2008. Citation: "For contributions in compiler design and implementation." The ACM Fellows Program was established by the ACM Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM. The ACM Fellows serve as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership as the world of information technology evolves. |
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IEEE Taylor L. Booth Education Award |
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Jim Cohoon and I were awarded the 2008 IEEE Taylor L. Booth Education Award. The video of the presentation is here. Citation: "For sustained effort to transform introductory computer science education through lab-based multimedia pedagogy coupled with examples that attract a diverse student body." Award and Criteria: A bronze medal and $5000 honorarium is awarded for an outstanding record in computer science and engineering education. The individual(s) must meet two or more of the following criteria in the computer science and engineering field: achieving recognition as a teacher of renown; writing an influential text; leading, inspiring, or providing significant educational content during the creation of a curriculum in the field; inspiring others to a career in computer science and engineering education. |
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