Peter G. Neumann | |
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Born | 1932 (age 91–92) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | RISKS Digest Multics operating system |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | SRI International |
Thesis | Efficient Error-Limiting Codes (1961) |
Doctoral advisor | Anthony Oettinger[1] |
Peter Gabriel Neumann (born 1932) is a computer-science researcher who worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s.[2] He edits the RISKS Digest columns for ACM Software Engineering Notes and Communications of the ACM.[3] He founded ACM SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of the ACM, IEEE,[4] and AAAS.[5]