Distinguished Alumni > 2006 > Dorothy E. Denning

Dorothy E. Denning

• B.A. 1967; M.A. 1969, Mathematics, University of Michigan
• Ph.D 1975, Computer Science, Purdue University

 

Dorothy Denning has more than 37 years of professional experience, working mainly in the areas of cyber crime and conflict, information warfare and security, and cryptography. She has been a leader in both the academic and industrial worlds, holding such positions as director of the Georgetown Institute for Information Assurance, president of the International Association for Cryptologic Research, and chair of the National Research Council's Forum on Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities.

Much of Dorothy's career in both academia and industry has focused on issues of information security. She has developed courses in information warfare, computer network attacks and defense, codes and ciphers. She has conducted research in cyberterror, terrorist information operations, cyber threats of nations, and computer security deceptions. She has authored four books and more than 120 professional papers. She has testified before Congress on data encryption policy, and has appeared on national and international radio and television-everything from the History Channel to CNN to National Public Radio.

Dorothy and her husband, Dr. Peter Denning, live in Salinas , California .

Career Highlights
2004	Harold F. Tipton Award from International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
2003	Inducted into the Information Systems Security Association Hall of Fame
2002	Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
2001	Named "security innovator" by TIME magazine
1995	Fellow, Association of Computing Machinery
1991	Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University
1987	Principal Software Engineer, Digital Equipment Corp.
1983	First President, International Association for Cryptologic Research
1975	Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University