The Automatic Computer Scientist

Safecracking for the computer scientist∗

This paper is a general survey of safe and vault security from a computer science perspective, with emphasis on the metrics used to evaluate these systems and the weaknesses that cause them to fail. We examine security against forced, covert and surreptitious safe opening, focusing on the mechanical combination locks most commonly used on commercial safes in the US. Our analysis contrasts the p...

The Computer Scientist Nightmare - My Favorite Bug

Computer Scientist The 21st Century Renaissance Man

Since the Renaissance, figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, to name but a few, have played a fundamental role in the development of our civilization. So much so that those exceptional human beings are part of the collective memory of humankind, and make guest appearances in everyday conversations amongst people who normally have little or no concern for art or scien...

The Computer "Scientist" as Toolsmith-Studies in Interactive Computer Graphics

A computer scientist looks at game theory

I consider issues in distributed computation that should be of relevance to game theory. In particular, I focus on (a) representing knowledge and uncertainty, (b) dealing with failures, and (c) specification of mechanisms.  2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JEL classification: D80; D83