Author Bios

Von Welch specializes in security for distributed systems, particularly scientific virtual organizations, and in federated identity. He serves as the co-lead for identity management for NSF's ACCI Campus Bridging Task Force and co-lead of the CIC Identity Management Research Cyberinfrastructure group. He is a member of the Internet2 Middleware Architecture Committee for Education and the program committee for the Symposium on Identity and Trust on the Internet.