Mari Frank Interviews Scientists in Privacy and Security Scientists at University of California

Chris Davison is the Technology Manager for the two National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research projects known as Responding to Crises and Unexpected Events (Rescue - www-itr-rescue.org) and Responsphere (www.responsphere.org). The research projects are housed at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He has over 20 years of Information Technology (IT) experience and has been working and sometimes lecturing at UCI since 1996. Chris holds an A.S. in Computer Science, a B.S. in Information Systems, an MBA in Technology Management, and is currently a PhD student in Organization and Management (IT Management). His research interests are in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR), ethics, and privacy. He has presented and published extensively in those areas. As the Technology Manager for Rescue and Responsphere, Chris is involved with creating smart buildings and IT pervasive spaces. These technologies aid First Responders in saving lives and properties during a disaster. Additionally, Chris and the Rescue group, as one of their primary research thrusts, perform research on the privacy implications of IT and IT instrumented spaces.