Peter A. H. Peterson

Contact Info

Dr. Peter A. H. Peterson (CV)
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
329 Heller Hall
University of Minnesota Duluth
1114 Kirby Drive
Duluth, MN 55812

Email: pahp@d.umn.edu
Tel: 218-726-7988
Fax: 218-726-8240 (if you must)

README

• (NEW) Awarded NSF grant 1821788 to identify and fix common-sense misconceptions in security! I'm looking for undergrad and MS students to help on project!
• Our PDP-12 Restoration Project (including YouTube channel and mailing list)
• Lessons From LARS (short video lessons about valuable software tools)
• Need some advice on buying a computer for UMD's CS program?
• The Information Security News mailing list might be able to help you keep on top of current events in computer security.
• My Google Scholar profile.
• My personal Twitter profile.

Education

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Fall 2013.
  Thesis title: Datacomp: Locally Independent Adaptive Compression for Real-World Systems.
  Advisor Peter L. Reiher.
• M.S., Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Winter 2009.
• Bachelor of Music Education, North Park University, Chicago, IL. Spring 1999.

Office Hours

• Regular (Spring 2019): MW 11:00-12:00 PM F 12:00-1:00 PM
• By appointment: Feel very free to email me to set a time to meet.
• If my door is open, knock and come in!
• You might also find me in HH 334 (the LARS lab)

Current Teaching

CS 4821 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 in VKH 221
• Lab (002): Th 5:00-5:50 in MWAH 187
• Lab (003): Th 6:00-6:50 in MWAH 187

CS 5631 Operating Systems

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-2:00 in CHEM 150
• Lab (002): M 7:00-7:50 in MWAH 177
• Lab (003): M 8:00-8:50 in MWAH 177

Past Teaching

Fall 2018

CS 4821 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 12:00-12:50 in MWAH 191
• Lab (002): M 5:00-5:50 in MWAH 187
• Lab (003): M 6:00-6:50 in MWAH 187

CS 8821 Advanced Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture / Lab: MW 3:00-4:40 in HH 306

Spring 2018

CS 5631 Operating Systems

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-11:00 in ABAH 225
• Lab I: M 3:00-3:50 in MWAH 177
• Lab II: M 4:00-4:50 in MWAH 177

Fall 2017

CS 4821 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 in ABAH 245
• Lab (002): M 3:00-3:50 in MWAH 177
• Lab (003): M 4:00-4:50 in MWAH 177

CS 8821 Advanced Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture / Lab: MWF 8:00-9:40 in MWAH 175/187

Spring 2017

CS 5631 Operating Systems

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-11:00 in CHEM 150
• Lab I: M 5:00-6:50 in MWAH 177
• Lab II: M 7:00-8:50 in MWAH 177

CS 4821 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 in HH 306
• Lab: Th 4:00-5:50 in MWAH 187

Fall 2016

CS 4821 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 HH 306
• Lab: M 5:00-6:50 MWAH 187

CS 8821 -- Advanced Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MW 8:00-9:40 MWAH 175

Spring 2016

• CS 5631 Operating Systems. We'll be using Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces by Remzi and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau. It should be a lot of fun! If you're interested in Operating Systems you should totally take this class. We're going to get our hands dirty playing with operating systems. [poster] Syllabus.
• CS 4821 Computer Security. Syllabus

Fall 2015

• CS 4821 -- Computer Security (MWF 1:00-1:50, M 5:00-6:50)
  
• CS 8821 -- Advanced Computer Security (MW 8:00-9:40)

Spring 2015

• CS 4821 -- Computer Security (MWF 10:00-10:50, M 4:00-5:50)

Research

The Laboratory for Advanced Research in Systems (LARS) is located in HH 334.

We research topics related to:

• Computer Security
• Operating Systems, especially Adaptive Compression
• Energy Efficiency
• Computer Science Education with a focus on Security

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