Peter Neuman

Name: Peter G. Neuman

Born: 1932

Computer-related contributions

• 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.