Peter A. H. Peterson

Contact Info

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

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

@tastytronic@teh.entar.net (Mastodon)

README

• My CV
  
• Awarded NSF CAREER 2146129 to characterize Adversarial Thinking (AT), develop a non-technical test for AT (ATA), and validate and use the ATA.
• Awarded NSF 2138934 to evaluate enhancements to security education at the US Military academies using the CATS project’s CCI.
• Awarded NSF grant 1821788 to identify and fix common-sense misconceptions in security.
• 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 (Fall 2022): MW 11-11:50 AM, F 8:10-9:00 AM, always via Zoom, and also usually in person in HH 329 or HH 334. For the Zoom link, see Canvas or go to: lars.d.umn.edu/oh.
• You can always message me on your course Slack or via email.
• Please knock to let me know if you are waiting to talk to me, as I’ll be leaving the door closed.
• By appointment: Feel very free to message me to set a time to meet.
• You might also find me in HH 334 (the LARS lab)

Current Teaching

Fall 2022

CS 4312 / 5312 Operating Systems

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 MWAH 177
• Lab (002): M 6:00-6:50 MWAH 177

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 12:00-12:50 MWAH 177
• Lab (002): Th 5:00-5:50 MWAH 187
• Lab (003): Th 6:00-6:50 MWAH 187

Past Teaching

Spring 2022

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security

CS 5732 Advanced Computer Security

Spring 2021

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security (fka 4821)

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 via Zoom
• Lab (002): Th 5:00-5:50 via Zoom
• Lab (003): Th 6:00-6:50 via Zoom

CS 5732 Advanced Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 via Zoom
• Lab (002): T 7:00-7:50 via Zoom

Fall 2020

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security (fka 4821)

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 12:00-12:50 via Zoom
• Lab (002): Th 5:00-5:50 via Zoom
• Lab (003): Th 6:00-6:50 via Zoom

Independent Study: Data Compression

• Syllabus

Spring 2020

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security (fka 4821)

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 in Solon Campus Center (SCC) 120
• Lab (002): Th 6:00-6:50 in MWAH 187
• Lab (003): Th 7:00-7:50 in MWAH 187

CS 5732 Advanced Computer Security

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 in Heller Hall (H) 306
• Lab (002): M 4:00-4:50 in MWAH 187

Fall 2019

CS 4332 / 5332 Computer Security (fka 4821)

• Syllabus
• Lecture: MWF 12:00-12:50 in Humanities (H) 314
• Lab (002): Th 6:00-6:50 in MWAH 187
• Lab (003): Th 7:00-7:50 in MWAH 187

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

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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