Brief CV for James Morris (Internet version)
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Personal Details

  Email
    jmorris@namei.org
  	
  Web
    http://namei.org/

  Blog
    http://james-morris.livejournal.com/
    
  Australian citizen residing in Sydney, Australia.


Current Role
  Principal Software Engineer (Security Engineering), at Red Hat Inc.


Current Responsibilities

  o Lead kernel developer, Security Enhanced Linux.


Linux Kernel Development Background

  o Kernel networking co-maintainer.
  
  o SELinux kernel co-maintainer.

  o Author of the kernel cryptographic API.

  o Netfilter emeritus core team member.

  o Developer on the Linux Security Modules (LSM) project.

  o Miscellaneous kernel development including work on PCI device
    drivers, VFS, virtualization and IPSec.

  o Invented Multi-Category Security (MCS).


Publications

  o "Have You Driven an SELinux Lately?", Proceedings of The Linux 
    Symposium, July 2008. 

  o "Networking in NSA Security-Enhanced Linux", Linux Journal, January 2005.

  o "Filesystem Labeling in SELinux", Linux Journal, October 2004.

  o "The Linux Kernel Cryptographic API", Linux Journal, 2003.
    
  o "Linux Security Modules: General Security Support for the Linux Kernel",
    C. Wright, C. Cowan, S. Smalley, J. Morris, G. Kroah-Hartman.
    Usenix Security 2002.
    
  o "Linux Security Module Framework", C. Wright, C. Cowan, S. Smalley,
    J. Morris, G. Kroah-Hartman. 2002 Ottawa Linux Symposium.

  o Co-author of the Australian Personal Computer Magazine Linux Pocketbook
    (1998)
  
  o Miscellaneous Linux articles for Australian Personal Computer Magazine
    (1997-1999)

  
  (Also see more recently self-published articles in my blog).


Selected Talks

  o 2008 Linux Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.
      - "Have You Driven an SELinux Lately?"

  o 8th Linux Foundation Japan Symposium (2008). Tokyo, Japan.
      - "Overview of the SELinux Project"

  o FOSS.IN/2007.  Bangalore, India.
      - "How and Why You Should Be a Kernel Hacker"
      - "The State of SELinux"
     
  o Linux Kernel Networking Summit 2006 (Netconf), Tokyo, Japan.
      - "Better IPsec SA Resolution"
      - "OLPC Networking Overview"
      - "Mandatory Access Control Networking Update"
      
  o FOSS.IN/2005.  Bangalore, India.
      - "Overview of NSA Security Enhanced Linux"
      - "SELinux Kernel Internals and Architecture"
  
  o Linux Kernel Networking Summit, 2005.  Montréal, Canada.
      - "Directions in SELinux Networking"
      
  o SELinux Symposium 2004.  Baltimore, USA.
      - "Architecture of SELinux Network Access Controls"
      
  o Linux Kernel Summit 2004.  Ottawa, Canada.
      - "Directions in Linux Kernel Security"

  o Linux Kernel Networking Summit, 2004.  Portland, Oregon, USA.
      - "Cryptographic Hardware Support for the Linux Kernel"
  
  
Miscellaneous

  o Member of Organizing Team for the SELinux Developer Summit 2008.
  
  o Maintainer of community web sites, SELinux News (http://www.selinuxnews.org/wp/),
    SELinux Planet (http://www.selinuxnews.org/planet/) and SELinux Project
    (http://selinuxproject.org/).
    
  o Member of Technical Committee for the SELinux Symposium (2005-2007).
  
  o Instigated the SELinux Symposium Community Delegate Program.



Prior Career Roles

  o 1996 - 2003: Independent Consultant, Intercode Pty Ltd.
    Linux systems development and electronic commerce.
    
  o 1994 - 1996: Analyst/Programmer, Ingenico International (Pacific) Pty Ltd.
    Developed software for secure embedded terminals (EFTPOS, smartcards).
    
  o 1993: Office Manager/Technical Support/R&D, Av-Comm Pty Ltd.
    Communications (satellite and aviation) consultancy.