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David Okafor

Professor Emeritus of Information & Decision Sciences

“Built the bridge between decision theory and information security.”

Operations researchSecurity economics
4.0 · 1 reviewsEstablished▼6.3%
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4.03/5
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About

David Okafor joined Harborview in 1979 after a PhD with Margaret Ellery. His group was among the first to model security investments as decisions under uncertainty. He chaired the department twice and is remembered by students for long walks along the river during which most of their dissertations were (re)designed.

Professor Emeritus · Harborview Institute of Technology

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DS 701Fall 2012
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Sample14y ago

The river walks are real

Decision Analysis with Prof. Okafor is a rite of passage. He will rebuild your dissertation idea on a walk along the river and you will be grateful. Retired now — I hope someone records his lectures.

Most-cited work

1994

Risk, Regret and the Security Budget

David Okafor

Decision Systems JournalSample

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2008

Pricing Permission: An Economic Model of Access Control Policies

Helen Q. Zhao, David Okafor

Decision Systems JournalSample

412
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