Robert Watson (computer scientist)
Robert Watson | |
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Watson in 2008 | |
| Born | 3 May 1977 Harrow, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| Known for | contributions to FreeBSD, TrustedBSD, OpenBSM |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer security Operating systems Network stacks Programming languages Computer architecture |
| Institutions | Cambridge Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | New approaches to operating system security extensibility (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ross Anderson |
| Website | www www people |
Robert Nicholas Maxwell Watson (born 3 May 1977) is a FreeBSD developer, and founder of the TrustedBSD Project. He is currently employed as a Professor of Systems, Security, and Architecture in the Security Research Group at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.