SuperDave

IRL Name: 
David Jacob Gessel
Biography: 

SuperDave has presented a number of papers & lectures about technology & information security, as well as having design ownership writes to 5 U.S. patents. We believe he is originally from the Netherlands & currently resides in California.

Copyright Vs. Free Speech
This Lecture, as presented at Defcon 6, is a description of the flaws in today's copyright system, and a (prescient) prediction of the disastrous consequences of the then pending DMCA.

CALEA Carnivore Lecture
This Lecture, as presented at IS2K in Korea, is about CALEA, Carnivore and possible Countermeasures. It presents an overview of the state of surveillance in the world today, introduces some of the many threats to data (some overt, most covert) and highlights the value of security in a very insecure world.

Quantum Computing (slides)
This Lecture, as presented at Defcon 9, is an introduction to the theory, technology, and potential of quantum computing, especially as it relates to cryptography. Also available, the raw notes from the lecture.

Wearable Computing
Slides from a lecture given to the graduate students at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea on the technology behind wearable computers.

Issued Patents:
5,659,378/ 5,396,351
Polarizing fiber-optic layer for use with a flat panel display device.
6,075,967/ 5,816,823
Input device and method for interacting with motion pictures incorporating content-based haptic feedback.
5,971,156
Semiconductor chip tray with rolling contact retention mechanism.
6,839,935
Methods and apparatus for cleaning optical connectors.

Facts

Has been issued at least 5 U.S. patents

The majority of the information about SuperDave comes from a website maintained by Peter Shipley

Rumors

Was born in the Netherlands

References