Organizing Committee

Andrew Clement is a Professor in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, where he coordinates the Information Policy Research Program. He also holds a cross-appointment (status-only) in the Department of Computer Science, from where he received his Ph.D. in 1986. His recent research has focussed on public information policy, Internet use in everyday life, digital identity constructions, public participation in information/communication infrastructures development, and community networking.

Masashi Crete-Nishihata is a Research Manager for the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. His current research focuses on information controls (e.g. Internet censorship and surveillance) and their impact on human rights and international relations. Recent publications include work on multidisciplinary approaches to studying Internet censorship, global governance and the spread of information controls, and information security research ethics. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Toronto.

Ron Deibert is Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary research and development hothouse working at the intersection of the Internet, global security, and human rights. He is a co-founder and a principal investigator of the OpenNet Initiative and Information Warfare Monitor (2003-2012) projects. Deibert was one of the founders and (former) VP of global policy and outreach for Psiphon Inc.

Phillipa Gill is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, and starting in the fall of 2013 will be an Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University, New York. Her main research area is computer networks with a focus on network measurement and characterization. She uses network measurement, data analysis and ideas from economics to improve security and reliability of networks. Through dialogue with relevant stakeholders on the Internet — standardization bodies, government organizations, and network operators — she works to have real world impact with research. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto in 2012 and holds an M.Sc. and B.Sc.in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. During her Ph.D., she spent time as a visiting researcher at AT&T Labs–Research, Boston University, and Microsoft Research.

David Lie is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Secure and Reliable Computer Systems in the Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. He is affiliated with the Computer Group. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University and B.A.Sc. from Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. His research goal is to make computer systems safer and more reliable. He takes a variety of approaches to achieving this goal, including techniques using operating systems, computer architecture, formal verification and networking.

Sponsor

The 2013 Summer Institute is sponsored by University of Toronto's Connaught Fund.

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