Piotr Cofta

Piotr Cofta works for British Telecom (UK) as a Chief Researcher, Identity and Trust in the Mobility Research Centre. He is responsible for research in convergent security and trust, specifically in trust, identity and privacy. Previously he has been working for many years for Nokia and more recently for Media Lab Europe, concentrating on the relationship between technology and society. His research interest includes technical and social aspects of trust and security with special focus on opportunities in convergent environment and mobile commerce. Dr Cofta has recently published his book "Trust, Complexity and Control: Confidence in a Convergent World" that is available from John Wiley & Sons. He is an author of several publications and patents, from areas such as trust management, digital rights management and electronic commerce. He is an Associate Editor for the Electronic Commerce Research Journal. Dr Cofta is a contributor to several international standards such as OMA and JCP; he publishes and speaks frequently. Piotr Cofta received his PhD in computer science from the University of Gdansk, Poland. He is a member of BCS and IEEE.