Secure Electronic Voting

Secure Electronic Voting is an edited volume, which includes chapters authored by leading experts in the field of security and voting systems. The chapters identify and describe the given capabilities and the strong limitations, as well as the current trends and future perspectives of electronic voting technologies, with emphasis in security and privacy. Secure Electronic Voting includes state-of-the-art material on existing and emerging electronic and Internet voting technologies, which may eventually lead to the development of adequately secure e-voting systems. This book also includes an overview of the legal framework with respect to voting, a description of the user requirements for the development of a secure e-voting system, and a discussion on the relevant technical and social concerns. Secure Electronic Voting includes, also, three case studies on the use and evaluation of e-voting systems in three different real world environments.

Computer scientists and information systems specialists evaluate current limitations and predict future capabilities of electronic voting technology in this reference for students and practitioners in a wide range of law, sciences, government offices, and industries. The book provides an overview of the legal aspects of voting, emphasizes the strict security and privacy requirements, and includes three case studies of e-voting systems at work. Grizalis is a professor of informatics at Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR