Michel van Eeten

Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology

http://tbm.tudelft.nl/en/about-faculty/departments/multi-actor-systems/polg-section/

Biography

Michel van Eeten's chair focuses on the Governance of Infrastructures. Most of his recent research has focused on the economics of Internet security. His team has conducted empirical studies for the ITU and the OECD on the economics of malware and the role of Internet Service Providers in botnet mitigation. The latter study found that just 50 ISPs harbor around half of all infected machines worldwide and that countries with active regulators have lower infection rates. An in-depth study on the Dutch market estimated that each year around 10 percent of all broadband subscribers have been part of a botnet.
His work as a policy analyst includes advice for a variety of infrastructure operators and service providers in telecommunications, rail transportation, electricity provision, water supply and financial services. He also teaches in several executive education programs at the Netherlands School of Public Administration in the Hague.