Travis D. Breaux is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, appointed in the Institute for Software Research of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and Director of CMU's Requirements Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Breaux's research program searches for new methods and tools for developing correct software specifications and ensuring that software systems conform to those specifications in a transparent, reliable, and trustworthy manner. This includes demonstrating compliance with U.S. and international privacy and security laws, policies and standards. This research has been sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, National Security Agency, and Naval Postgraduate School, and by industrial partners, such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Dr. Breaux has several publications in ACM and IEEE-sponsored journals and conference proceedings and he is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), ACM SIGSOFT, IEEE Computer Society. Dr. Breaux is serving an elected position on the USACM Public Policy Council, which provides technology guidance to U.S. regulators and legislators. For more information on Travis, click here.
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