Steven M. Bellovin

Steven M. Bellovin is the Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, part of Columbia Engineering. His research focuses on networks, security, and their challenges. He previously worked at AT&T Labs Research in New Jersey. Key affiliations include the Cybersecurity Committee at Columbia.

Education:

• B.A. in Computer Science from Columbia University
• M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research Interests:

• Computer Security
• Networking
• Cybersecurity
• Unix Systems

Awards and Recognition:

• 2001: Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
• 2007: NIST/NSA National Computer Systems Security Award
• 1995: Usenix Lifetime Achievement Award for co-creating USENET

Contributions and Projects: Co-authored the seminal book Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker (with Bill Cheswick and later Aviel Rubin). Played a key role in developing USENET during graduate studies, recognized by the Usenix Lifetime Achievement Award.

Labs/Teams: Active member of Columbia's Cybersecurity Committee.