Dr David Everett

David Everett graduated from Southampton University in 1976 and joined the Medical Research Council, Mill Hill, London as Head of Electronics. He was subsequently made Director of Computing and Electronics where his interest in coding theory and cryptography for the protection of data was stimulated. David founded Open Computer Security Ltd in 1980 which was responsible for the design of tamper resistant cryptographic hardware modules that authenticated messages for CHAPS (Clearing Houses Automated Payment Scheme), David then went on to be a security consultant at EftPos UK from 1985 to 1990 where he was responsible for the security design of the first commercial product to use the RSA cryptographic algorithm. During 1990 to 2000 David was Technical Director at platform seven, a division of the National Westminster Bank. David was the technical architect of Mondex, a new concept for a Smart Card electronic purse. He was also responsible for the design and development of a multi-application Smart Card operating system based on the use of a virtual machine in the IC chip known as Multos. David first proposed the use of a virtual machine for Smart Cards in 1985 whilst working on the ISO 7816 standard. David was awarded the IEE Ambrose Flemming award for the design of a Compton Effect gamma ray camera in 1978, and in 1984 the BCS Application Award for the design of a software protection system using enciphered code. David is Principal Security Consultant for Microexpert Ltd in addition to acting as an IDTechEx resource.