Edward Felten
Edward William Felten (born March 25, 1963) is the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he was also the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy from 2007 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019. On November 4, 2010, he was named Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commission, a position he officially assumed January 3, 2011. On May 11, 2015, he was named the Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. In 2018, he was nominated to and began a term as Board Member of PCLOB.
Edward William Felten | |
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Edward Felten at Princeton University | |
| Born | March 25, 1963 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | California Institute of Technology (BS) University of Washington (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Secure Digital Music Initiative |
| Awards | EFF Pioneer Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science public affairs |
| Institutions | Princeton University, Federal Trade Commission |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward D. Lazowska and John Zahorjan |
Felten has done a variety of computer security research, including groundbreaking work on proof-carrying authentication and work on security related to the Java programming language, but he is perhaps best known for his paper on the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) challenge.