'''Ross J. Anderson''' is a researcher, writer, and industry consultant in Security_engineering. He is a professor in Security_engineering at Cambridge_University where he leads the computer security group. In Cryptography, he, together with Eli_Biham, designed the BEAR, LION and Tiger Cryptographic primitives, the Block_cipher Serpent (with Biham and Lars_Knudsen), and the stream cipher Pike. He has also discovered weaknesses in many algorithms (FISH) and security systems. In 1978, Anderson graduated in Mathematics and Natural_science, and subsequently received a qualification in Computer_engineering. He has experience working with a diverse selection of systems, including Avionics, Banking, Burglar_alarms and Vehicle_monitoring_systems. In 1992 he moved to the University_of_Cambridge, where he received his doctorate. In 1998, Anderson founded the Foundation_for_Information_Policy_Research, a leading Think_tank and Lobbying group on internet governance and business issues. In January 2004, Anderson was declared Cambridge University's "most powerful person" by the student newspaper Varsity. Anderson has also more recently championed the Campaign for Cambridge Freedoms, which is critical of Cambridge University's proposed Intellectual_property policies. He is an outspoken critic of Trusted_computing, including Microsoft's proposals for the Palladium_operating_system. Anderson is the author of ''Security Engineering'', published by Wiley in 2001, ISBN 0471389226. He was the founder and editor of ''Computer and Communications Security Reviews''. ==See also== * Security_engineering * Computer_insecurity * Computer_security * Physical_security * Secure_computing * Cryptosystem * University_of_Cambridge_Computer_Laboratory ==External links== * Anderson's home page * Anderson's FAQ about Trusted Computing * Publications * Why Information Security is Hard - An Economic Perspective * ''Varsity'' list of Cambridge's most powerful people Anderson, Ross Anderson, Ross Anderson, Ross