By the early 1970s his research interests changed from coding and communication theory to theoretical computer science. He has done research in computational complexity, VLSI synthesis and theory, parallel algorithms and theory, scientific computation, reliable computation with unreliable components, computational nanotechnology, efficient cache management on multicore chips, and I/O complexity. His current research interests are in cybersecurity technology and policy. He has published more than 100 research articles and given more than 180 technical presentations worldwide.
He is a Fellow of AAAS and ACM, a Life Fellow of IEEE, and a Guggenheim Fellow. He is a recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Research Award. He served as a Jefferson Science Fellow in the U.S. State Department during the 2009-2010 academic year. He is a Professorial Fellow of the EastWest Institute.
His professional service has included service on the editorial board of the Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences and as a member of the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 1991-2002.
A more comprehensive, but incomplete, biographical statement can be found here. A complete vitae can be found here.
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Research on Nanotechnology | |
Recently Taught Courses
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Representative Brown Service Activities
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Source Material on Topics of Current Interest |
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Topics in Cybersecurity and International Relations
Encryption and the FBI/Apple Dispute | ||
Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies |
Deterrence in Cyberspace | |
Talks, Interviews, Congressional Testimony |
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Cyberspace - Taming the Wild West, Jefferson Science Fellow Distinguished Lecture, US State Department, March 23, 2010 |
Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism on "Cyber Security: Responding to the Threat of Cyber Crime and Terrorism," April 12, 2011. John Savage is on the second panel which begins at 1:35mins. |
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A December 18, 2015 report of CCTV on the Chinese 2nd World Internet Conference, Wuzhen, includes interviews with Dr. Cheng Li of the Brookings Institute, Fadi Chehadé of ICANN and John Savage. |
Cyberspace Policy and Technology, The Sarah and John Graves Distinguished Cybersecurity Lecture, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, October 14, 2016 |
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Technology and the Future of Work
Part 1, White House
Chronicle, February 2, 2018
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Technology and the Future of Work
Part 2, White House
Chronicle, February 9, 2018
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Humanizing the internet of
things, White House
Chronicle, October 5, 2018
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Cyber Security – A Societal Grand Challenge, John Savage's retirement lecture, Department of Computer Science, Brown University, December 13, 2018 |
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