Frontiers of Engineering

U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposia bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2007 symposium covered engineering trustworthy computer systems, control of protein conformations, biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, modulating and simulating human behavior, and safe water technologies. Papers in this volume describe leading-edge research on disparate tools in software security, decoding the "mechanome," corn-based materials, modeling human cultural behavior, water treatment by UV irradiation, and many other topics. A speech by dinner speaker Dr. Henrique (Rico) Malvar, managing director of Microsoft Research, is also included. Appendixes provide information about contributors, the symposium program, summaries of break-out sessions, and a list of participants. This is the thirteenth volume in the USFOE series.Table of ContentsFront MatterEngineering Trustworthy Computer SystemsIntroduction--Ana I. Antón and John DunaganPrivacy in a Networked World--Rebecca N. WrightUnifying Disparate Tools in Software Security--Greg MorrisettUsable Security: Oxymoron or Challenge?--Diana K. SmettersControl of Protein ConformationsIntroduction--Donald J. LeoThe Evolutionary Design of Proteins--Rama RanganathanLighting Up the Mechanome--Matthew J. LangBiotechnology for Fuels and ChemicalsIntroduction--Richard T. Elander and Vijay SinghCorn-Based Materials--Sanjay V. Malhotra, Vineet Kumar, Anthony East, and Michael JaffeProcess Review of Lignocellulose Biochemical Conversion to Fuel Ethanol--Bruce S. DienSustainable Biorefineries--Carina Maria Alles and Robin JenkinsModeling and Simulating Human BehaviorIntroduction--Christian Lebiere and Robert WrayComputational Cognitive Neuroscience and Its Applications--Laurent IttiBarriers, Bridges, and Progress in Cognitive Modeling for Military Applications--Kevin A. GluckModeling of Culturally Affected Human Behavior--Michael van Lent, Mark Core, Steve Solomon, Milton Rosenberg, Ryan McAlinden, and Paul CarpenterSafe Water TechnologiesIntroduction--Carol R. Rego and Paul K. WesterhoffUltraviolet Irradiation: An Age-Old Emerging Technology for Water Treatment--Karl G. LindenMembrane Processes to Address the Global Challenge of Desalination--Amy E. ChildressBiological Treatments of Drinking Water--Jess C. BrownDistribution Systems: The Next Frontier--Vanessa L. SpeightAppendixesBreakout SessionsContributorsProgramParticipants