Biography - Bruce Schneier
BRUCE SCHNEIER is president of Counterpane
Systems, a
Minneapolis-based consulting firm specializing in
cryptography and computer security. Counterpane Systems
designs and analyzes hardware and software cryptographic
systems, advises on products and markets, and gives technical
and business courses. He also designed the Blowfish algorithm, still unbroken after years of
cryptanalysis.
Schneier is the author of Applied Cryptography
(John Wiley & Sons, 1994 & 1996), the seminal work in
its field. Now in its second edition, Applied Cryptography
has sold over 60,000 copies world-wide and has been
translated into four languages. His papers have appeared at
several international conferences, and he has written dozens
of articles on cryptography for major magazines.
He is a contributing editor to Dr. Dobbs Journal where he
edited the "Algorithms Alley" column, and a
contributing editor to Computer and Communications Security
Reviews.
Schneier serves on the board of directors of the International
Association for Cryptologic Research,
is a member of the Advisory Board for the Electronic Privacy
Information Center, and is on the
Board of Directors of the Voter's Telcom Watch.
Schneier has an M.S. in Computer Science from American
University and a B.S. in Physics from the University of
Rochester. He is a frequent writer and lecturer on the topics
of cryptography, computer security, and privacy.