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Eugene H. Spafford

Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1986
Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionInformation and Cyber SecurityUser Authentication and Security SystemsInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting

Publications

260

Citations

9,984

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
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Eugene H. Spafford is a computer scientist whose research centers on cybersecurity, including malware detection, network intrusion detection, authentication systems, and digital security policy. His recent output also includes retrospective and commemorative writing for the computing community, such as tribute pieces on prominent computer scientists and bibliometric analyses of security research. Prospective students would likely engage with topics spanning technical security systems as well as broader discussions of trustworthy computing and security education.

Cybersecurity and intrusion detectionMalware analysisAuthentication and access controlDigital forensics and data protectionSecurity policy and computing ethics

Publication output has been modest and uneven over the last decade, with low annual counts (0-5 papers/year) and a mix of technical and reflective/commemorative pieces rather than a clear growth or decline trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications18192020: 1 publication202021: 5 publications5212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Communications of the ACM×16
  • Computers & Security×2
  • IFIP advances in information and communication technology×2
  • ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security×1
  • 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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