Edward Felten
Edward William Felten (born March 25, 1963) is a Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs at Princeton University. On November 4, 2010, he was named the Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commission, a position he officially assumed January 3, 2011. Felten has done a variety of computer security research, including groundbreaking work on proof-carrying authentication and work on security related to the Java programming language, but he is perhaps best known for his paper on the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) challenge.