Britain J. Williams
Template:Short description Britain J. Williams III is a Professor Emeritus of computer science at Kennesaw State University<ref>Brit Williams Biography Template:Webarchive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology</ref> in Georgia, and is consultant<ref>Kennesaw State's Center for Election Systems Template:Webarchive</ref> with the school's Center For Election Systems. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from the University of Georgia, and a PhD is in Statistics <ref>Transcript of testimony Template:Webarchive before the Election Assistance Commission, June 15, 2006</ref> from the University of Georgia in 1965.<ref>The Effect of Truncation on Tests of Hypothesis for Normal Populations, PhD Thesis, University of Georgia, 1964</ref> He joined the faculty of (then) Kennesaw State College in 1990.<ref>Kennesaw State University 2001-02 Graduate Faculty Template:Webarchive</ref>
He was a consultant to the Federal Election Commission during the development of their Voting System Standards in 1990 and again in 2002. He is currently a member of the National Association of State Election Directors Voting Systems Board and Chair of the Board's Technical Committee. He serves as a consultant to the states of Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where he has certified electronic voting systems. In 2003, he wrote a defense of the Georgia electronic voting system<ref>Security in the Georgia Voting System Template:Webarchive, Britain J. Williams, Ph.D. April 23, 2003</ref> in response to criticism of Diebold Election Systems (now Premier Election Solutions) systems levied by Bev Harris, author of Black Box Voting.
Williams appeared at a United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Public Hearing on the Use, Security and Reliability of Electronic Voting Systems in Washington, DC on 5 May 2004. Other technology panelists included Dr. Avi Rubin, Johns Hopkins University, Information Security Institute; Stephen Berger, IEEE; and Dr. Ted Selker, MIT.
Williams is a recognized expert on electronic voting systems; he is a consultant to DES, the FEC, and four states. Williams reportedly has held a key position at the IEEE.<ref>Concerns Over Template:Webarchive</ref>