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John H. Nicholson III

Adjunct Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Trusted Computing: Can It Be Trusted? - Duke Cyber Team Speaker Series · October 15, 2019 Invited Talk Duke Cyber Team, McClendon Tower 5

Trusted Computing, its definition and history with the Trusted Computing Group, beginning with the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), as a root of trust in the early 2000's. TPMs are now in 100's of millions of devices around the world. I will discuss how Trusted Computing can be used to protect data, software,
networks, and identities, but also significant security vs. privacy and user control concerns that can happen if it is misused.

Stories about Launch, Reinvent, & Takeaways from my Career - Friday Seminar, EGRMGMT501 · September 27, 2017 Invited Talk Pratt Professional Masters Program, Schiciano Auditorium, CIEMAS

A video of the presentation is available on Pratt Panopto site

Service to the Profession


Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) · 2006 Professional Development International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2,
Member - Raleigh Chapter Meetings · 2006 Professional Development Information System Security Association, Archie K. Davis Conference Center, RTP

Service to Duke


Cultural Initiative Response Team - Communications (School) · September 2012 - January 2013 Committee Service Pratt School of Engineering, Pratt

Effective two-way communication is critical to building a positive culture in any organization, and the responsibility
for ensuring effective two-way communication is shared among every member of the community. The
Communication Response Team is charged with
 Assessing the current ways that the Pratt School of Engineering and its departments communicate with
faculty, staff and students;
 Determining best practices for internal communication;
 Identifying gaps in our current communication practices that may lead to ineffective two-way
communication; and
 Developing recommendations for new communications practices that might improve the effectiveness with
which we communicate with each other.
In addressing these issues, the Communication Response Team should consider the appropriate use of technology in
our internal communication, the various types of communication preferred by the different generations in our
audience, and the most appropriate method to deliver different types of messages.

International Strategy Team (School) · September 2010 - May 2011 Committee Service Pratt School of Engineering, Ciemas rooms

Mission: to research and make recommendations regarding any future Pratt academic international initiatives