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Project D2: Wireless Sensor Networks

Dr. Gerald M. Masson received his PhD from Northwestern University in 1971. He has developed and taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses addressing various aspects of the field of computer networking and systems architecture. He has published over 150 technical papers, co-authored two books and is an inventor on six patents. His research addresses a range of issues dealing with the foundations and implementations of distributed systems regarding issues such as survivability, real-time performance monitoring techniques, and security mechanisms used for network access. His research has been widely cited as well as implemented and utilized for critical infrastructure government and commercial applications. In 1986 Professor Masson was appointed as the founding chair of the newly created Department of Computer Science in the Whiting School of Engineering, a position he held until 2001 when he was named the founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute. JHU-ISI together with the Master of Science in Security Informatics degree were conceptually conceived, and then designed, developed, and are now administered by Professor Masson. The JHU-ISI research and educational agenda encompasses a broad, holistic perspective to the pervasive role of information security and assurance in modern society.

The collective expertise provided by the faculty, researchers, and students affiliated with JHUISI is relevant to technology areas such as network security, applied cryptography, intrusion detection, sensor networks and survivable ad-hoc communication infrastructures, as well as non-technology issues related to privacy, law, management, and policy. The information technology infrastructure needed to support the PACER requirements will be exceedingly demanding, particularly regarding the critical dependency on information security and assurance issues from both operational and developmental systems perspectives.