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tation focused on using semantics for authorizations on ontologies and
syntax independent data. His research interests include security policies,
ontology based enterprise systems, identity management, digital rights
management and information warfare
Dr. Helge Janicke is currently working as a Senior Lecturer
in Computer Security at De Montfort University,
Leicester (UK). He is leading <strong>the</strong> research <strong>the</strong>me on
Computer Security and Trust within <strong>the</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tware
Technology Research Laboratory and is working with
De Montfort's Centre for Secure Computing. His research
interests are in <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> computer security
and formal methods for modelling security systems.
Jari Rantapelkonen LTC, D.Sc(mil) is a researcher
and teacher in Finnish National Defence University.
He works at <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Operational Art and
Tactics
Henrique Santos received his first degree in Electric
and Electronic Engineering, by <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Coimbra,
Portugal, in 1984. In 1996 he got his PhD in Computer
Engineering, at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Minho, Portugal.
Currently he is an Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>the</strong> Information
Systems Department, University <strong>of</strong> Minho,
being responsible for several projects and <strong>the</strong> supervision
<strong>of</strong> several dissertations, mainly in <strong>the</strong> Information Security and Computer
Architecture areas. He is <strong>the</strong> president <strong>of</strong> a national Technical Committee
(CT 136) for information system security standards. In 1990, he was
teaching at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dr Tim Watson is <strong>the</strong> Head <strong>of</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Computer
Technology at De Montfort University and <strong>the</strong>
Director <strong>of</strong> its Centre for Secure Computing. Tim is a
regular media commentator on information security
and digital forensics and a member <strong>of</strong> various advisory
groups, including DSTL's Cyber and Situational
Awareness Information Exchange, <strong>the</strong> CESG Academ-
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