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https://www.nist.gov/people/james-shook
James Shook (Fed)
Mathematician
Research Interest
Combinatorics, Graph Theory and their applications to computer and cyber security.
A simple graph $G$ with edge-connectivity $\lambda(G)$ and minimum degree $\delta(G)$ is maximally edge connected if $\lambda(G)=\delta(G)$. In 1964, given a
A graph is $k$-chordal if it does not have an induced cycle with length greater than $k$. We call a graph chordal if it is $3$-chordal. Let $G$ be a graph. The
Federated identity management enables users to access multiple systems using a single login credential. However, to achieve this a complex authentication has to
Most modern electronic devices can produce a random number. However, it is dicult to see how a group of mutually distrusting entities can have con dence in any