Biography

Dr. Richard Ford graduated from the University of Oxford in 1992 with a D.Phil. in Quantum Physics. Since that time, he has worked extensively in the area of computer security and malicious mobile code detection and prevention. Previous projects include work on the Computer Virus Digital Immune System at IBM Research, and development of the world’s largest web hosting system whilst Director of Engineering at Verio.

Ford is currently an Associate Professor at the Florida Institute of Technology’s Center for Security Science, and Acting Director of the Institute for Computing and Information Systems. His research interests include Malicious Mobile Code, Behavioral Worm Prevention, Security Metrics and Computer Forensics. Ford is currently Executive Editor of Reed-Elsevier’s Computers & Security, Virus Bulletin, and a member of the editorial board of IEEE Security & Privacy. He is also Scientific Advisor to the European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research. In addition, Ford works as an expert witness in the area of malicious code and other security-related matters.

When not working on Computer Security, Dr. Ford plays Jazz Flute, writes and arranges music, and fishes (with highly variable success). He lives in sunny Florida with his wife, Sarah, who is also an expert in computer security.

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