Wolter Pieters (1978) studeerde informatica en wijsbegeerte van
wetenschap, technologie en samenleving aan de Universiteit
Twente. Zijn stage- en afstudeeropdrachten betroffen respectievelijk
de rol van vrije wil bij het ontwerpen van intelligente computers, natuurlijke
taalverwerking door computers, en de rol van techniek in de
landschapsbeleving. Van 2003 tot 2007 was hij junior onderzoeker bij de
Security of Systems groep van de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Zijn
onderzoek richtte zich op de complexe technische en
maatschappelijke vraagstukken rondom de automatisering van het
verkiezingsproces, met name stemcomputers en stemmen via
Internet. Vanuit deze casus heeft hij bijgedragen aan methoden voor
het vaststellen van de veiligheid van computerprogramma's. Daarnaast
schreef hij
filosofische analyses over de rol van vertrouwen en cultuur bij deze
technische ontwikkelingen, en deed hij vergelijkend onderzoek naar de discussies
over elektronisch stemmen in verschillende landen. Een deel van dit
onderzoek werd uitgevoerd bij communicatie- en mediastudies aan de
Universiteit van Leicester, Engeland. Van september 2007 tot juli 2008 was hij werkzaam als beleidsmedewerker reisdocumenten en verkiezingsproces bij het agentschap BPR van het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. Eind 2007 verscheen zijn proefschrift "La volonté machinale: understanding the electronic voting controversy". De verdediging vond plaats op 21 januari 2008. Sinds september 2008 is hij als postdoc verbonden aan de Universiteit Twente, in het VISPER project over het verdwijnen van grenzen in de informatiebeveiliging.
Policy officer travel documents and election process, BPR agency, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Hague. Coordinating risk and feasibility analysis of e-voting systems. Coordinating research into compromising emanations (TEMPEST). Setting up PKI infrastructures for electronic travel documents.
September 2003 - August 2007
Junior researcher
information security, Security of Systems group, Radboud University
Nijmegen. Interdisciplinary research into explanations of the
controversy on electronic voting. Also some research in formal methods
for proving security properties of programs and protocols. Experience
with programming languages OCaml and Lisp. Teaching tasks in
information security and social science research methods. I maintained a
website on electronic voting in the Netherlands. PhD
thesis "La volonté machinale: understanding the electronic voting controversy" appeared December 2007. Promotor: Prof. dr. Bart Jacobs. Copromotores: dr. ir. Erik Poll and dr. Marcel Becker. Reading committee: Prof. dr. Frits Vaandrager (chairman), Prof. Simon Rogerson, Prof. dr. Peter Ryan, dr. Berry Schoenmakers and Prof. dr. Hub Zwart. Defence 21 January 2008.
October 2006 - November 2006
Research visit to the Department of
Media and Communication of the University of Leicester. Qualitative study on expectations of e-voting in the UK and the Netherlands, based on interviews with experts. Short visits to University of Newcastle and Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University.
2006-2008
Development of small Java programs for supporting psychological tasks, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University.
Supervision of practical
assignments in various courses in Computer Science at the University of Twente, including object-oriented programming in Java, system
programming, computer architecture and compiler building.
Van Cleeff, A. and Dimkov, T. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J. (2011) Realizing security requirements with physical properties. Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference IT Convergence and Security. Springer.
Probst, C.W. and Sasse, M.A. and Pieters, W. and Dimkov, T. and Luysterborg, E. and Arnaud, M. (2012) Privacy penetration testing: How to establish trust in your cloud provider? In: Gutwirth, S. et al. (Eds.), European Data Protection: In good health?
Springer, Dordrecht.
2011
Alberts, G. and Boersma, K. and Broekhans, B. and Dijkstra, A. and Pieters, W. and Popkema, M. and Vanheste, T.
(2011)
Inleiding: Kennisklimaat.
In:
Kennisklimaat: (On)macht van de wetenschap in het klimaatdebat.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving7.
Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, pp. 7-11.
ISSN 1871-0034
ISBN 978-90-8964-401-5
Pieters, W.
(2011)
How devices transform voting.
In:
Innovating Government. Normative, policy and technological dimensions of modern government.Information Technology and Law Series20.
T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, pp. 439-452.
ISSN 1570-2782
ISBN 978-90-6704-730-2
Pieters, W. and Coles-Kemp, L.
(2011)
Reducing normative conflicts in information security.
In: NSPW '11: Proceedings of the 2011 New security paradigms workshop, 12-15 Sep 2011, Marin County, CA.
pp. 11-24.
ACM.
ISBN 978-1-4503-1078-9
Popkema, M. and Pieters, W. and Boersma, K. and Broekhans, B.
(2011)
Epiloog: Het klimaat voor kennis in de kennissamenleving.
In:
Kennisklimaat: (On)macht van de wetenschap in het klimaatdebat.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving7.
Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, pp. 225-231.
ISSN 1871-0034
ISBN 978-90-8964-401-5
2010
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2010)
ANWB-enquête niet democratisch.NRC handelsblad, 40 (25-01-2010).
6.
ISSN 0002-5259
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2010)
Gooi eigen servers en pc’s niet weg.Best Practice Magazine, 4 (1).
pp. 8-10.
ISSN 0891-060X
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2010)
Benefits of Location-Based Access Control:A Literature Study.
In: Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom 2010), 18-20 Dec, 2010, Hangzhou, China.
pp. 739-746.
IEEE Computer Society.
ISBN 978-1-4244-9779-9
Dimkov, T. and van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Hartel, P.H.
(2010)
Two methodologies for physical penetration testing using social engineering.
In: Proceedings of the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC), 06-10 Dec 2010, Austin, Texas, USA.
pp. 399-408.
ACM.
ISBN 978-1-4503-0133-6
Dimkov, T. and Pieters, W. and Hartel, P.H.
(2010)
Portunes: representing attack scenarios spanning through the physical, digital and social domain.
In: Proceedings of the Joint Workshop on Automated Reasoning for Security Protocol Analysis and Issues in the Theory of Security (ARSPA-WITS'10). Revised Selected Papers, 27-28 March 2010, Paphos, Cyprus.
pp. 112-129.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (6186).
Springer Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-642-16074-5
Dimkov, T. and Pieters, W. and Hartel, P.H.
(2010)
Portunes: analyzing multi-domain insider threats.Technical ReportTR-CTIT-10-39,
Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, University of Twente, Enschede.
ISSN 1381-3625
Jonker, H.L. and Pieters, W.
(2010)
Anonymity in voting revisited.
In:
Towards Trustworthy Elections: New Directions in Electronic Voting.Lecture Notes in Computer Science6000.
Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 216-230.
ISBN 978-3-642-12979-7
Langer, L. and Jonker, H.L. and Pieters, W.
(2010)
Anonymity and Verifiability in Voting: Understanding (Un)Linkability.
In: 12th International Conference Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2010, 15-17 Dec 2010, Barcelona, Spain.
pp. 296-310.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science6476.
Springer Verlag.
ISSN 0302-9743
ISBN 978-3-642-17649-4
Pieters, W.
(2010)
Informational precaution.
In: 8th Conference on Computing and Philosophy (ECAP10), 4-6 Oct 2010, Munich, Germany.
pp. 320-325.
Verlag Dr. Hut.
ISBN 978-3-86853-546-4
Pieters, W. and Boersma, K. and Alberts, G. and Timmer, J. and Dijkstra, A. and Popkema, M.
(2010)
Inzicht en toezicht: controle in de kennissamenleving.
In:
Inzicht en toezicht: controle in de kennissamenleving.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving (6).
Aksant, Amsterdam, pp. 7-17.
ISBN 978-90-5260-384-1
2009
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2009)
Security Implications of Virtualization: A Literature Study.Technical ReportTR-CTIT-09-25,
Centre for Telematics and Information Technology University of Twente, Enschede.
ISSN 1381-3625
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2009)
Security Implications of Virtualization: A Literature Study.
In: 2009 IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE09), volume 3, 29 Aug - 31 Aug, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
pp. 353-358.
IEEE Computer Society.
ISBN 978-0-7695-3823-5
van Cleeff, A. and Pieters, W. and Wieringa, R.J.
(2009)
Gooi eigen servers en pc's niet weg.TIEM, Tijdschrift voor Informatie en Management, 34.
pp. 8-9.
ISSN 1572-5472
Pieters, W.
(2009)
Combatting electoral traces: the Dutch tempest discussion and beyond.
In: E-Voting and Identity: Second International Conference, VOTE-ID 2009, 7-8 Sep 2009, Luxembourg city, Luxembourg.
pp. 172-190.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science5767.
Springer Verlag.
ISSN 0302-9743
ISBN 978-3-642-04134-1
Pieters, W. and Popkema, M. and Broekhans, B. and Dijkstra, A. and Boersma, K. and Alberts, G.
(2009)
Gevoel voor kennis: emoties in de kennissamenleving.
In:
Gevoel voor kennis.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving5.
Aksant, Amsterdam, pp. 7-20.
ISBN 978-90-5260-351-3
Pieters, W. and Tang, Qiang
(2009)
Data is key: introducing the data-based access control paradigm.
In: Data and Applications Security 2009, 12-15 Jul 2009, Montreal, Canada.
pp. 240-251.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science5645.
Springer Verlag.
ISBN 978-3-642-03006-2
Pieters, W. and Jonker, H.L.
(2007)
Vote buying revisited: implications for receipt-freeness.
In: Proceedings of the 2nd Benelux Workshop on Information and System Security (WISSec 2007), 20-21 Sep 2007, Luxembourg city, Luxembourg.
University of Luxembourg.
ISSN not assigned
Pieters, W.
(2006)
Internet voting: a monstrous alliance between democracy and technology?
In: Fifth international conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 2006, 28 Jun - 1 Jul 2006, Tartu, Estonia.
pp. 115-129.
School of Information Technology, Murdoch University.
ISBN 0-86905-968-8
Pieters, W.
(2006)
Internet voting: a conceptual challenge to democracy.
In: Social Inclusion: Societal and Organizational Implications for Information Systems: IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference, 12-15 Jul 2006, Limerick, Ireland.
pp. 89-103.
IFIP International Federation for Information Processing208/2006.
Springer.
ISSN 1571-5736
ISBN 978-0-387-34587-1
Garcia, F.D. and Hasuo, I. and Pieters, W. and van Rossum, P.J.B.
(2005)
Provable anonymity.
In: Proceedings of the 2005 ACM workshop on Formal methods in security engineering, Fairfax, VA, USA.
pp. 63-72.
ACM.
ISBN 1-59593-231-3
Hubbers, E.M.G.M. and Jacobs, B.P.F. and Pieters, W.
(2005)
RIES: Internet voting in action.
In: 29th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2005), 26-28 Jul 2005.
pp. 417-424.
IEEE Computer Society.
ISSN 0730-3157
ISBN 0-7695-2413-3
Jacobs, B.P.F. and Pieters, W. and Warnier, M.
(2005)
Statically checking confidentiality via dynamic labels.
In: WITS '05: Proceedings of the 2005 workshop on Issues in the theory of security, 10-11 Jan 2005, Long Beach, CA.
pp. 50-56.
ACM.
ISBN 1-58113-980-2
Pieters, W. and Becker, M.J.
(2005)
Ethics of e-voting: an essay on requirements and values in Internet elections.
In: Ethics of New Information Technology: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE2005), 17-19 Jul 2005, Enschede.
pp. 307-318.
Centre for Telematics and Information Technology University of Twente.
ISSN 1574-0846
2004
Hubbers, E.M.G.M. and Jacobs, B.P.F. and Pieters, W.
(2004)
RIES: Internet voting in action.Technical ReportNIII-R0449,
Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen.
ISSN 1571-5221
Pieters, W. and Boersma, K. and Alberts, G. and Timmer, J. and Dijkstra, A. and Popkema, M.
(2010)
Inzicht en toezicht: controle in de kennissamenleving.
In:
Inzicht en toezicht: controle in de kennissamenleving.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving (6).
Aksant, Amsterdam, pp. 7-17.
ISBN 978-90-5260-384-1
2009
Pieters, W. and Popkema, M. and Broekhans, B. and Dijkstra, A. and Boersma, K. and Alberts, G.
(2009)
Gevoel voor kennis: emoties in de kennissamenleving.
In:
Gevoel voor kennis.Jaarboek Kennissamenleving5.
Aksant, Amsterdam, pp. 7-20.
ISBN 978-90-5260-351-3
19-05-2011: "Het moet gewoon niet kunnen: Security in de cloud", Centre 4 Cloud, Enschede
06-04-2011: “Informational precaution”, Research Group on Law Science Technology & Society, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
29-03-2011: "VISPER: The VIrtual Security PERimeter", Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
10-03-2011: "Toekomst van identity in the cloud", closing keynote, Identity in the Cloud 2011, Rotterdam
23-02-2011: "The privacy delusion: Why humans really matter in information security", Human Centred Systems Group, University College London
17-02-2011: "Humans and information security: e-voting, the cloud, and actor-networks", Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
11-02-2011: "The service services: from product impact to service impact", invitation-only workshop on New ethical responsibilities of Internet Service Providers, University of Hertfordshire
21-01-2008: "La volonté machinale: understanding the electronic voting controversy", PhD defence, Radboud University Nijmegen
14-12-2007: "De monsterlijke trekjes van de stemcomputer", invited lecture at the TIASNimbas business school master ceremony for information security masters
14-07-2006: "Internet voting: a conceptual challenge to
democracy", IFIP WG 8.2 Conference, Limerick, Ireland
29-06-2006: "Internet voting: a monstrous alliance between
democracy and technology?", Conference on
Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication
(CATaC'06), Tartu, Estonia
24-06-2006: "Vulnerabilities as monsters: the cultural foundations
of computer security", European Computing and Philosophy Conference (E-CAP 2006),
Trondheim, Norway
19-05-2006: "Acceptance of voting technology: between confidence and trust", 4th International Conference on Trust Management (iTrust 2006), Pisa, Italy
07-03-2006: "Hoe open je een elektronische stembus? Controleerbaarheid bij Internetverkiezingen", KIvI netwerkcafé, Arnhem
27-02-2006: "What proof do we prefer? Variants of verifiability in voting", Workshop on Electronic Voting and e-Government in the UK, Edinburgh
12-12-2005: "Acceptance of voting technology: between confidence and trust", colloquium Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen
22-11-2005: "Internet voting: a conceptual challenge to democracy", IPA Fall Days, Zwartsluis
29-09-2005: "Internetverkiezingen: nieuwe kaders voor democratie", guest lecture, "Kaders en beelden" course, Radboud University Nijmegen
28-05-2004: "Confidentiality through abstract interpretation", Safe-NL PhD meeting, University of Twente, Enschede
Appearance in media
07-05-2011: Interviewed on cloud security for article "Bedrijf zit straks in the wolken [Companies will be in the clouds]", Het Financieele Dagblad, pp. 22-23.
09-06-2010: TV Interview "Ballot way too big", Editie NL. Disclaimer: we were NOT involved in the development of the ballot format, we just claim compact formats should be used in national elections.
Various promotional activities (2004-2007) for the computing science and information science programs for secondary school (4 and 5/6 VWO) students, including lecture/demo on e-voting and practical assignments
Other
Guest lecture on e-voting at HES Amsterdam, 25-04-2007
Dagstuhl seminar proposal on Cloud Security, accepted, 2010 (seminar in December 2011)
Management of the VISPER project, University of Twente, 2008-2011
Hub Zwart, Bart Jacobs and Wolter Pieters. Conceptualising Democracy in the Information Age. NWO "Omstreden Democratie" funding programme, submitted, 2007
Community services
2011
Organising committee Dagstuhl seminar on Secure Architectures in the Cloud
Member of the advisory committee of the professorship of Philosophy in relation to Academic Education at the University of Twente
February 2002 - May 2003
Member of the "Bachelor-master and activism" group of the Student Union at the University of Twente: investigation and advisement about relations between the introduction of the bachelor-master study programme and the involvement of students in boards and committees of student organisations
March 2000 - November 2000
Member of the organisation committee of the symposium "The Soul of the University" about the relations between university and society
May 1999 - January 2001
Commissioner educational affairs of W.T.S. Ideefiks, association of students in Philosophy of science, technology and society
January 1998 - August 1999
Chairman of the students council at the faculty of Philosophy and social sciences
January 1998 - December 1998
Treasurer of the SPE Studentenplein, an organisation that arranges student activities concerning science, ethics and religion
Courses
Design science, Roel Wieringa, SIKS research school, October 2010
Personal branding, University of Twente, April 2010
Supervising PhD students, University of Twente, 2009
Journalism of science, Henk Donkers, Radboud University Nijmegen, Spring 2006