Name: Peter G. Neuman

Born: 1932

  • Computer science researcher who worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s.
  • Coined the term peopleware.
  • Edits the RISKS Digest columns for ACM Software Engineering Notes and Communications of the ACM.
  • Founded ACM SIGSOFT.
  • Known for the PSOS (Provably Secure Operating System).

Significant publications

  • Computer-Related Risks (1995).

Honors and awards

  • ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Contributions Award (2005).
  • National Computer System Security Award (2002).
  • Fellow of the ACM, IEEE, SRI, and AAAS.
  • Member of the U.S. Government Accountability Office Executive Council on.
  • Information Management and Technology.