Principal Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL
Howard Shrobe received his MS (1975) and Ph.D. (1978) from MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He is a Principal Research Scientist at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the director of CSAIL’s Cybersecurity@CSAIL initiative. He served twice as the Assistant Director and Chief Scientist of the Information Technology Office at DARPA. Shrobe supervised the Intelligent Systems and Software Technology group in the office with direct involvement in the Evolutionary Design of Complex Software and the original suite of Information Survivability programs (1994-1997).
Industry Impact
Howard Shrobe’s research focuses on software and hardware architectures for computer security and the use of AI techniques in software development and engineering disciplines. Cybersecurity has always been a challenge over the years and the threat of frauds outsmarting organizations’ security tactics to maintain their data privacy and security is expected to increase. Recent information shows that companies are now depending on cloud storage for data keeping due to minimal storage systems. This can prove to be a severe threat to privacy and mishandling if no proper governance is offered. The issues of insecure access and volatility can become a serious threat to confidential data. Hence, the cybersecurity plans to cover various elements of content protection, data security, passwords, and encryption technology. This shift of focus can make a power impact in the overall productivity of organizations in the long-term.
