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I am an editor in the Computers Workgroup. My interests are broad, but my specialties are cryptography and network security.
I am an editor in the Computers Workgroup. My interests are broad, but my specialties are cryptography and network security.


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'''''Work and other experience:'''''
'''''Work and other experience:'''''


* I973 - 1983: Teaching English in Canada, Iran, Singapore & Saudi Arabia
* I976 - 1983: Teaching English in Canada, Iran, Singapore & Saudi Arabia
* 1984 - 2002: Computer industry in Canada,mainly technical writing
* 1984 - 2002: Computer industry in Canada, mostly training at first, later mainly technical writing. A bit of almost everything else as well.
* 2002 - 2010: Teaching English & computer subjects in China
* 2002 - 2010: Teaching English & computer subjects in China
* 2010- date: Technical editor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. My main work is editing papers that faculty of graduate students will be submit to international journals or conferences.
* 2010 - 2012: Technical editor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. My main work was editing papers that were about to be submitted to international journals or conferences. Authors ranged from undergrad to faculty, with PhD candidates predominating.


* I wrote most of the documentation for the [http://www.freeswan.org/intro.html FreeS/WAN project] which is a [[Linux]] implementation of the [[IPsec]] encryption protocols.  I have permission to re-use that text here (see [[User_talk:Sandy_Harris/Permission]]). I wrote a Citizendium article on [[FreeSWAN|FreeS/WAN]].
* Since joining Citizendium in 2007,  I have been the main or only writer of many articles. See [[User:Sandy_Harris/Articles]] for a list.
* My [[Erdös number]] is five.
* Since joining Citizendium in December 2007,  I have been the main or only writer of many articles. See [[User:Sandy_Harris/Articles]] for a list of those articles.

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I am an editor in the Computers Workgroup. My interests are broad, but my specialties are cryptography and network security.

Academic credentials:

  • BA in Psychology from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada in 1969
  • Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada in 1977
  • Some work toward an M Phil in computational linguistics at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, but did not complete that degree.

Publications:

Work and other experience:

  • I976 - 1983: Teaching English in Canada, Iran, Singapore & Saudi Arabia
  • 1984 - 2002: Computer industry in Canada, mostly training at first, later mainly technical writing. A bit of almost everything else as well.
  • 2002 - 2010: Teaching English & computer subjects in China
  • 2010 - 2012: Technical editor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. My main work was editing papers that were about to be submitted to international journals or conferences. Authors ranged from undergrad to faculty, with PhD candidates predominating.
  • Since joining Citizendium in 2007, I have been the main or only writer of many articles. See User:Sandy_Harris/Articles for a list.