Jonathan Anderson

B.Eng., M.Eng. (Memorial), PhD (Cambridge), P.Eng.

  • Associate Professor
Contact Information

Ph: 709-864-2715
Em: jonathan.anderson[at]mun.ca
Office: CSF4123

Areas of Expertise
  • Computer security
  • Compilers
  • Operating systems
Research Interests
  • Marine cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity of critical systems
  • Operating systems security
  • Secure systems
Personal Profile

Dr. Jonathan Anderson is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Memorial University whose research spans computer security, privacy, operating systems, and applied cryptography. His recent work includes marine cybersecurity training and systems R&D, secure data acquisition for marine systems, capability-based sandboxing, and energy-efficient secure communication in medical IoT. His research has been funded by Canadian (NSERC, CSA, DND, Mitacs, NCC) and US (DARPA) sources and has included collaboration with industrial partners. He has also led or co-led externally-funded training initiatives (e.g., National Cybersecurity Consortium Training Stream; NSERC CREATE).

Teaching Areas
  • Computer security
  • Operating systems
  • Microprocessors
  • Programming
Honours/Awards/Accreditation

IEEE Canada–Telus Innovation Award
Rothermere Fellowship

Research Highlights
  • SCMS: Securing Critical Marine Systems
  • MCT: Marine Cybersecurity Training
  • Port2X Architectures for Maritime Intelligent Transportation Systems (MITS)
  • ADAPT: Advanced Detection and Prevention of Tampering
  • Compiler-assisted sandboxing for critical embedded systems (NSERC Discovery)
  • Multidisciplinary Approach to Research, Education, and Training in Cybersecurity for Emerging Technologies (NSERC CREATE)
  • CADETS: Causal, Adaptive, Distributed, and Efficient Tracing System
  • TESLA: Temporally Enhanced Security Logic Assertions
    http://www.engr.mun.ca/~anderson/publications/2014/EuroSys-tesla.pdf
  • The CHERI capability model: Revisiting RISC in an age of risk
    http://www.engr.mun.ca/~anderson/publications/2014/ISCA-CHERI.pdf
  • A taste of Capsicum: practical capabilities for UNIX
    http://dl.acm.org/ft_gateway.cfm?id=2093572
Other Contacts

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A8UzpQMAAAAJ