Professor Paul Van Oorschot has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada for his “exceptional contribution to Canadian intellectual life and advancing knowledge and scholarship in Canada”
Dr. Paul Van Oorschot, a professor of Computer Science, holds the Canada Research Chair in Authentication and Computer Security. He has garnered a reputation as a leading research scientist and practitioner in the area of advanced computer and network security. He is the scientific director and principal investigator of NSERC ISSNet, a strategic research network exploring computer and Internet security which involves 14 professors across eight Canadian universities. His current research interests include authentication and identity management, security and usability, smartphone security, software security, and general computer and Internet security. Read more.