Professor Felten's research interests include computer security and privacy, and public policy issues relating to information technology. Specific topics include software security, Internet security, electronic voting, cybersecurity policy, technology for government transparency, network neutrality and Internet policy.
Ed Felten is the Director of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP), a cross-disciplinary effort studying digital technologies in public life. He often blogs about technology and policy at Freedom to Tinker.
Professor Felten has returned to teaching after taking a leave to serve as the Chief Technology Officer with the Federal Trade Commission (January 2011 – August 2012).
Degree(s):
B.S., Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1985
M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, 1991
Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, 1993
