Steven James Murdoch FBCS FIET is Professor of Security Engineering[7] in the Computer Science Department, University College London.[7] His research covers privacy-enhancing technology, Internet censorship,[8] and anonymous communication, in particular Tor.[9][10] He is also known for discovering several vulnerabilities in the EMV bank chipcard payment system (Chip and PIN)[3][11][12][13] and for creating Tor Browser.[14][15]
Professor Steven Murdoch | |
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Born | Steven James Murdoch |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Tor project[3][5] EMV/Chip and PIN[3][6] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Security Privacy Anonymous communication[1][2] Chip and PIN Europay, Master and Visa (EMV)[3] |
Institutions | Computer Science Department, University College London |
Thesis | Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems (2008) |
Doctoral advisor | Markus Kuhn[4] |
Website | murdoch |
Murdoch was educated at the University of Cambridge completing a PhD on computer security supervised by Markus Kuhn in 2008.[2] In March 2022, he joined the board of Open Rights Group.[16][17]
He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.[7] He received the 2008 ERCIM Security and Trust Management Working Group Award for his PhD thesis "Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems".[18]. In 2012 he was appointed as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.[19]
...Dr. Steven Murdoch, who has gone on to become the ONI's chief technology officer. Steven's quiet and diligent manner has led to some of the ONI's more interesting findings, and he continues to spearhead the development of tools and methods that will keep our work ahead of the emerging trends.