Avi Rubin Explained

Avi Rubin
Birth Name:Aviel David Rubin
Field:Computer Science
Work Institution:Johns Hopkins University
ACCURATE
USENIX
Alma Mater:University of Michigan

Aviel David "Avi" Rubin (born November 8, 1967) is an expert in systems and networking security. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins, Director of ACCURATE, and President and co-founder of Independent Security Evaluators. In 2002, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the USENIX Association for a two-year term.

Rubin is credited with bringing to light vulnerabilities in Premier Election Solutions' (formerly Diebold Election Systems) AccuVote electronic voting machines.[1] In 2006, he published a book on his experiences since this event.[2]

In 2012, drawing on his experience as an expert witness in high-tech litigation, Rubin founded the consultancy Harbor Labs "to provide expertise in legal cases, including testimony, reports, source code review and analysis."[3]

As of 2015, Rubin is Director of the Health and Medical Security Lab at Johns Hopkins.[4]

Rubin is a self-professed "poker fanatic" and has competed against professional players on the Poker Night in America television show.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kohno , T. . 10.1109/SECPRI.2004.1301313. 1081-6011 . 27–40. A. Stubblefield . A. D. Rubin . D. S. Wallach . IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 . Analysis of an electronic voting system . 2004. 978-0-7695-2136-7. 10.1.1.100.4963 . 12203239 .
  2. Book: Rubin , Aviel David . Broadway. 978-0-7679-2210-4. Brave New Ballot: The Battle to Safeguard Democracy in the Age of Electronic Voting. 2006-09-05. 288. registration.
  3. Web site: Harbor Labs - my new venture . Rubin, Avi . Jan 24, 2012 .
  4. http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/health-IT-security-what-is-next-51617-1.html Health IT Security: What Comes Next
  5. Web site: Living the Poker Dream as a Poker Night in America Guest Star - Cardplayer Lifestyle. 24 November 2014.