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
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forFormal methods, computer security
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsRoyal Holloway, University of London; University of Surrey
Doctoral advisorG. 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

  1. Steve Schneider at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. "Steve Schneider". Royal Society. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. "Faculty appoints new Associate Dean (Research & Enterprise)". News and Features. UK: University of Surrey. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. Schneider, Steven A. (1989), "Correctness and Communication in Real-Time Systems", D.Phil thesis, UK: University of Oxford
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