Biography

Overview

Rolf Oppliger studied computer science, mathematics, and economics at the University of Bern, Switzerland, where he received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science in 1991 and 1993, respectively. In 1999, he received the venia legendi for computer science from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he was appointed adjunct professor in 2007. The focus of his professional activities is on technical information security and privacy. In these areas, he has published many books and scientific articles and papers, regularly participates at conferences and workshops (both as a contributor and a member of the respective program committees), serves on the editorial board of some leading magazines and journals (e.g., IEEE Computer and Security & Privacy), and is the editor of the Artech House information security and privacy book series. He's the founder and owner of eSECURITY Technologies Rolf Oppliger, works for the Swiss federal administration, and teaches at the University of Zurich. He is a senior member and distinguished speaker of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the IEEE Computer Society, and a member of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). He also served as vice-chair of the IFIP TC 11 working group on network security.

Academic Degrees

• Adjunct professor for computer science at the University of Zurich, Switzerland (2007)
• Venia legendi for computer science from the University of Zurich, Switzerland (1999)
• Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Bern, Switzerland (1993)
• M.Sc. degree in computer science from the University of Bern, Switzerland (1991)