Robert Watson (computer scientist)

Robert Watson
Watson in 2008
Born (1977-05-03) 3 May 1977
Harrow, London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Known forcontributions to FreeBSD, TrustedBSD, OpenBSM
Scientific career
FieldsComputer security
Operating systems
Network stacks
Programming languages
Computer architecture
InstitutionsCambridge Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
ThesisNew approaches to operating system security extensibility (2011)
Doctoral advisorRoss Anderson
Websitewww.watson.org/~robert
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnw24
people.freebsd.org/~rwatson

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.