Irfan Ahmed is an Associate Director of GNOCIA (Greater New Orleans Center for Information Assurance), and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of New Orleans. His research interests include industrial control system security, digital forensics, malware analysis and detection, and cybersecurity education. His research work is currently supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Security Agency (NSA). Recently, the University of New Orleans has awarded him The Early Career Research Prize to recognize his outstanding creative and scholarly activities.

Marc Chevis, Process Data and Systems Manager at Shell Exploration and Production Company, leads digital oilfield programs for Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico production operations. A 1980 graduate of the University of New Orleans College of Engineering, he has over three decades of technical and leadership experience involving engineering design, industrial automation, systems integration, enterprise architecture, industrial cybersecurity, software product management, and change management. A New Orleans native and a Cajun by marriage, Marc also serves on the board of Arc of Greater New Orleans.

David Druker is CTO for Cloud Security in the IBM Security North America group. In this role, he works with IBM’s largest customers to help them improve cyber security, especially around their expanding use of hybrid cloud technologies. He often engages corporations and public-sector organizations around the challenges of getting greater value from their investments in technology, while enhancing all facets of cyber security. His interests include advanced authentication, privacy, and secure cloud devops. David has worked in multiple technological and scientific fields over a 30-year career. He holds a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Iowa. He resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Qinghua Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013. His research interests include cybersecurity, privacy, power grid security, mobile crowdsensing, big data, and cloud computing. In these areas, he has published around 40 papers in international journals and conferences including three Best Paper candidates for IEEE DSN 2017, IEEE PerCom 2013, and IEEE MASS 2011. He is the Associate Director for Research of the Cybersecurity Center for Secure, Evolvable Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS) funded by DOE and DHS in 2015, and the Campus Lead for the University of Arkansas site. He is a member of the IEEE.

Dr. Tommy Morris currently serves as Director the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Morris received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in 2008 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with a research emphasis in cyber security. Dr. Morris is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds an appointment as Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of New South Wales Canberra (the Australian military academy). His primary research interests include cyber security for industrial control systems and electric utilities and power system protective relaying. His recent research outcomes include vulnerability and exploit taxonomies, intrusion detection systems, virtual test beds, and a relay setting automation program used by a top 20 investor owned utility. He has authored more than 50 peer reviewed research conference and journal articles in these areas. Dr. Morris’s research projects are funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, NASA, the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research Development Center (ERDC), Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation, and Entergy Corporation. Prior to joining UAH, Dr. Morris served as of Director of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Center (CIPC), Associate Director of the Distributed Analytics and Security Institute (DASI), and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University from 2008-2015 and worked at Texas Instruments (TI) for 17 years in multiple roles including circuit design and verification engineer, applications engineer, team leader, and program manager.

Golden G. Richard III is a computer security expert and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, with over 35 years of practical experience in computer systems and computer security. He holds a TS/SCI security clearance and is currently Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Louisiana State University and Associate Directory for Cybersecurity at the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT). His primary research interests are malware analysis, reverse engineering, digital forensics, memory forensics, and operating systems internals. Dr. Richard earned his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of New Orleans and M.S. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. His first floppy drive cost $600 and required financing.

Vassil Roussev is the Director of the Greater New Orleans Center for Information Assurance, GNOCIA, and a Professor of Computer Science, at the University of New Orleans. His interests are in the areas of network and mobile security, digital forensics, big data security, privacy, and usable security. His current work on cybersecurity education is supported by three NSF grants. He is the Editor of the Journal of Digital Investigations (Elsevier), and the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). He is co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors of DFRWS–a non-profit promoting digital forensic research, and is a memberof he is also a member of the NIST Working Group on Approximate Matching. The PI received his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has over 50 peer-reviewed publications on security, including a book on digital forensics.

Dr. Mahyar Amouzegar, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, is the Chief Academic Officer for the University of New Orleans. The Provost, through the Office of Academic Affairs, is responsible for managing academic programs and support units and the policies and practices that affect the academic success of students at the University. The Provost provides vision, leadership, and oversight for all academic programs, enrollment management, and information technology. He coordinates strategic planning and initiatives, promotes faculty excellence in teaching, research, and services, and expands opportunities for engagement and outreach in the local, state, national, and global spheres.

Dr. Amouzegar earned a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from San Francisco State University. He earned his M.S. in Electrical Engineering, D. Engineering and Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Amouzegar was also a Senior Policy Analyst at RAND Corporation, which is internationally recognized as a premier policy think tank. There he served as a researcher supporting military policy issues and was responsible for managing a large group of research and support staff across three sites. Mahyar has been leading large scale projects aimed at evaluating the impact of combat support options on the effectiveness and efficiency of the military operations, including humanitarian missions. His research includes assessments of strategic locations, allocation and transportation of materiel across the globe, military medical issues, and evaluation of the nuclear enterprises and analysis of mission assurance policies through networked space, air, surface and cyberspace domains.

He began his career as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Massey University in New Zealand. Dr. Amouzegar then spent several years at California State University, Long Beach, serving as the Associate Dean for Research and Development. He previously held the position of Dean of the College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona where he oversaw more than 300 faculty and staff, 12 accredited programs and more than 5,000 students.

He is the founding editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, a contributing editor of the International Abstract in Operations Research and on the editorial boards of Advances in Operations Research and International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences. Amouzegar is a fellow at IMA (UK) and ICA (Canada), and a Senior Member of IEEE. Mahyar belong to Tau Alpha Pi (engineering honor society), Alpha Iota Delta (business honor society) and honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. He is also the past president of the Western Decision Sciences Institute and an active member of the board of Military Application Society, as well as serving on several industry advisory boards.

Mahyar has numerous refereed journal publications, monograph and edited books in the fields of logistics, engineering and operations research. He has also published two novels and a short story.

Dr. Millard is currently serving as the Acting Division Director and the Deputy Division Director of the Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Division, within the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF). At NSF, he has served in a number of roles, as an acting Division Director, a Deputy Division Director and a Program Director -- involved with the Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program, the Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program, and the Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (TUES) program (as the program lead). He also served as a founder of both the EHR Core Research (ECR) and the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) programs.

Prior to joining NSF, Dr. Millard spent 27 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he served as a faculty member of the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Department and directed a number of research centers; including the Center for Integrated Electronics and the Academy of Electronic Media. Dr. Millard's research interests include electronics design and manufacturing, electrical testing/evaluation methodologies, semiconductor fabrication, electronic media development, information technology, and engineering education. He is the creator of the Mobile Studio project, which enables students to perform experiments that use an oscilloscope, function generator, digital control, and some form of power supply (in a portable package) - and learn at anytime, anyplace. He holds a patent for the development of a laser-induced, plasma-based Non-Contact Electrical Pathway and has received such awards as the Best Paper Award of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) and the Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware. Dr. Millard has been voted Professor of the Year on three occasions, selected as RHA Professor of the Month and was chosen as the Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Professor.

Deborah Keller is a professional civil engineer, who served as chief engineer at the Port of New Orleans for 27 years. In 2015 she began her own engineering firm, Deborah D. Keller and Partners and is the CEO.

During her career, which spans nearly 40 years, she has directed the design and construction of nearly $1 billion in public works projects. She holds a B.S. from Tulane University in Civil Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of New Orleans. Her list of awards include Woman of the Year by the New Orleans City Business, Outstanding Government Civil Engineer by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award by the University of New Orleans, and most recently received the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers New Orleans Branch Lifetime Achievement Award.

She has served in leadership positions on several business, professional, and non-profit organizations and is currently the chair of the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation. She is a member of the Nunez Community College Foundation Board and the UNO College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board.

A former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers New Orleans Branch, she now serves on their State board and she is chair of the Ports and Inland Waterways Committee for the ASCE 2017 Louisiana Infrastructure Report Card.