Steve Schneider (computer scientist)
Steve Schneider FBCS, CITP is an English computer scientist and Professor of Security.[2] He is Director of the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security and Associate Dean (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Surrey.[3]
Steve Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Formal methods, computer security |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Surrey |
| Doctoral advisor | G. Mike Reed[1] |
Biography
Steve Schneider studied at Oxford University, joining the Oxford University Computing Laboratory (now the Oxford University Department of Computer Science) to study for a Doctorate on CSP, which was awarded in 1989, supervised by Mike Reed.[1][4] He joined Royal Holloway, University of London as a lecturer in 1994, becoming a senior lecturer in 1999 and a professor in 2002. He moved to the University of Surrey in 2004, and was head of the Department of Computer Science from 2004 until 2010.[3]
Schneider is an expert in formal methods, including Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) and the B-Method, and computer security.[2]
Selected books
- Schneider, Steve (1999). Concurrent and Real Time Systems: the CSP Approach]. John Wiley.
- Ryan, Peter Y.A.; Schneider, Steve; Goldsmith, Michael; Lowe, Gavin; Roscoe, Bill (2000). Modelling and Analysis of Security Protocols. Pearson Education.
- Schneider, Steve (2001). The B-Method: An Introduction. Cornerstones in Computer Science. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-79284-X.
References
- Steve Schneider at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- "Steve Schneider". Royal Society. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "Faculty appoints new Associate Dean (Research & Enterprise)". News and Features. UK: University of Surrey. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- Schneider, Steven A. (1989), "Correctness and Communication in Real-Time Systems", D.Phil thesis, UK: University of Oxford