Aviel D. Rubin, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Technical Director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute
- Position:
- Con to the question "Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?"
- Reasoning:
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“The [paperless electronic voting system] is far below even the most minimal security standards applicable in other contexts…We conclude that this voting system is unsuitable for use in a general election.”
“Analysis of an Electronic Voting System,” 2003
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Technical Director, Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, 2003-present
- Professor, Johns Hopkins University Department of Computer Science, 2003-present
- Director – A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections (ACCURATE); National Science Foundation
- Pioneer Award, Electronic Frontiers Foundation, 2004
- Member, Security Peer Review Group of the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE) Project, 2003-2004
- Director of the Board, USENIX Organization, 2000-2004
- Freedom of Expression Award for Best Circumvention of Censorship, Index on Censorship, 2001
- National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1992
- Served on Editorial Board of 10 publications
- Education:
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- PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 1994
- MSE, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 1991
- BS, Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1989
- Other:
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- Author of 7 books or chapters in books, 17 peer-reviewed journal publications, and 29 peer-reviewed conference publications.
- Quoted in:
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- If There Were a Power Failure, Would Using Electronic Voting Machines Be Possible?
- Do Electronic Voting Machines Store Votes Securely?
- What Is Ballot Definition?
- Is It Possible for One Person to Vote Multiple Times in the Same Election on an Electronic Voting Machine?
- Could Electronic Voting Machine Software Be Programmed to Alter the Outcome of an Election?
- Do Electronic Voting Machines Store Votes in a Manner That Preserves Voter Anonymity?
- Is There an Effective Method in Place to Assure the Accuracy of Ballot Definition Files?