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| '''Roger Michael Needham ] ] ]''' (], ] – ], ]) was a ] ]. | |||
| Needham began his undergraduate studies at the ] in ], graduating with a B.A. in ] in mathematics and philosophy. His ] thesis was on applications of digital ] to the automatic classification and retrieval of documents. He worked on a variety of key computing projects in ], ], ] (capability systems) and ]. | |||
| Among his theoretical contributions is the development of the ] for ], generally known as the ]. His ] (coinvented with Michael Schroeder) ] forms the basis of the ] ] and ] system. He also codesigned the ] and ] ]. | |||
| He joined Cambridge's ], then called the Mathematical Laboratory, in ], became head of the lab in ], was made a ] in ] and remained with the lab until his retirement in ]. Needham then set up ]'s UK-based ] in ]. He was also one of the founding ]s of ]. | |||
| He was elected to the ] in ], became a Fellow of the ] in ] and received a ] for his contributions to ] in ]. He also was a longtime and respected member of the ] and the ] Technical Committee on Security and Privacy. He was married to ]. | |||
| He died of cancer in March ] at his home in ]. The ], in ], established an annual ] in his honour. | |||
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| * , ''The Register'', March 2, 2003 | |||
| * , ''Business Weekly'', March 3, 2003 | |||
| * , ''San Francisco Chronicle'', March 5, 2003 | |||
| * , ''The New York Times'', March 6, 2003 | |||
| * , ''The Seattle Times'', March 6, 2003 | |||
| * , ], July 13, 2001 | |||
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