Ross J. Anderson

Ross J. Anderson
Anderson in 2008
Born
Ross John Anderson

(1956-09-15)15 September 1956
Died28 March 2024(2024-03-28) (aged 67)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
EducationHigh School of Glasgow
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (MA, PhD)
Known for
  • Banking security
  • Security economics
  • Information policy
  • Serpent (cipher)
  • University of Cambridge politics
  • Security Engineering book
SpouseShireen Anderson
ChildrenOne
AwardsLovelace Medal (2015)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisRobust Computer Security (1995)
Doctoral advisorRoger Needham
Doctoral students
Websitewww.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/

Ross John Anderson (15 September 1956 – 28 March 2024) was a British researcher, author, and industry consultant in security engineering. He was Professor of Security Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge where he was part of the University's security group.