Technology

MORRIS MOORE
Vice President, Security Technology

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Morris Moore oversees research in the area of security technology for the Motorola Applied Research Center. With a wide array of devices constantly being introduced to the market and the proliferation of information sharing, so too grows the importance of security and protection against privacy invasion and identify theft. Moore and his team of engineers aim to enable differentiating capabilities in Motorola's products with security-related solutions.

Moore currently focuses on security research areas including trusted computing platforms, protection of the privacy of data and/or communications, access control, non-repudiation, and prevention of denial of service attacks. His projects involve role-based media access control and security for group communication of multimedia content, security for Web 2.0, and widget models for enterprise applications. Moore also works on improving security and anonymization for the data used in analytics and continuing to develop trusted platforms with specific focus on enabling secure functionality, such as secure voice or mobile payment on open operating system platforms, such as Microsoft or Linux-based platforms.

Moore's team currently concentrates its efforts on Government and public safety and enterprise technology, which makes products robust to attacks and preserves the privacy and integrity of data and communications for business. Since security is a balancing act of ensuring strong protection while preserving great user experiences, Moore's work offers enhanced functionality to customers while maintaining the strong level of security that's required to meet the demands of today's enterprises.

With a healthy taste for excitement, Moore enjoys the challenges of security, which is essentially about managing risk. As a prolific inventor, Moore also enjoys his role in growing and managing the intellectual property assets within the Center organization. Moore appreciates Motorola's technical diversity and the key beliefs of "Constant Respect for People" and "Uncompromising Integrity" that are still deeply ingrained in the company's culture as much as when he joined Motorola more than 30 years ago.

Moore first joined Motorola's research labs in 1976. He also engaged in and eventually led research in a number of areas such as queuing system analysis and simulation and paging protocol development. Moore later led product development teams for two-way paging products, including the PageWriter 2000, which was added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian as the first personal wireless two-way text messaging device. Additional roles included driving chip and module level application of paging technology, oversight of Motorola's paging-related protocols, platform architecture for smart phones and multi-generational platform architecture for cellular chipsets.

Moore holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. Moore has 25 patents ranging from battery saver protocols for wireless systems to features of wireless communications products. Moore has been recognized for his technical contributions within Motorola through membership in their Science Advisory Board Association (SABA), and has also been appointed as a Dan Noble Fellow.

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Selected Publications and Invited Papers

"Mobile Security at the Crossroads; Meeting the Challanges of Trusted Seamless Mobility," white paper, 2006.

"The FLEX Architecture and the Future of Paging," MIDCOM (Middle East Telecommunications Conference) (invited paper), 2005.

Creating Performance with Stamina for Wireless Communications, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector white paper, 2004.

Related downloads

Mobile Security at the Crossroads: Meeting the Challenges of Trusted Seamless Mobility (11 page PDF, 395 KB)