Jonathan Shapiro is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University. His current research areas include operating systems and information security. While he is primarily a "systems" researcher, he has also done foundational work in
formal verification of security policies. In previous research positions Dr. Shapiro was a Research Staff Member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

    Dr. Shapiro is also a recidivist entrepreneur. He built the CASE group at Silicon Graphics in 1990, co-founded HaL Computer Systems where he headed the compiler group and contributed to the architecture of the 64-bit SPARC processor, performed a successful turnaround as CEO of the Xanadu Operating Company, has helped organize a number of startup companies, and now consults for a range of companies on strategic planning and security.

    Information on the EROS system can be found at www.eros-os.org.

Updated 11 November 2002