ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the recent wave of attacks on e-mail and the World Wide Web. Here are some of them:

Bruce Burrell, the University’s anti-virus team leader, can offer tips to consumers to avoid computer viruses and worms. He can be reached at bpb@umich.edu. A phone interview may be scheduled through Liz Sweet, director of the User Advocate Office, at (734) 763-4886 or the News Service, (734) 936-7819.

Peter Ludlow, a professor in the philosophy department, has research interests in computer ethics, including topics such as privacy, intellectual property and the ethics of exploratory hacking. He can be reached at (734) 647-2153 or ludlow@umich.edu.

Paul Resnick, an associate professor in the School of Information, can discuss Internet filtering. In one of his studies, he examined the extent of over-blocking of health information and under-blocking of pornography. He can be reached at (734) 647-9458 or presnick@umich.edu.

Virginia Rezmierski, an adjunct associate professor in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and School of Information, can discuss policy issues related to information technology. Rezmierski is particularly interested in issues such as privacy and the security of electronic records and access to/restrictions on potentially offensive material on the Internet. She can be reached at (734) 615-3884 or ver@umich.edu.

Marshall Van Alstyne, an assistant professor of information economics in the School of Information, offers a solution to reduce unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail, or spam, based on economic mechanisms. He is available at (734) 647-8028 or mvanalst@umich.edu.

The University has professional television studios and uplink capabilities.

Contact: Jared Wadley jwadley@umich.edu