Professor of electrical and computer engineering and division director of a center for national security technology where he leads research including in digital communications, electronic warfare, automotive cybersecurity, signals interception (SIGINT), and RF machine learning. Also consults and has significant industry expertise in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wireless protocols, satellite and GPS communications, as well as secure waveform design.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech
- M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. in Operations Research, Georgia Tech
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Georgia Tech
- B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Georgia Tech
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech
- B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech
Career Highlights
- National security technology center division director with principal investigator (PI) and co-PI leadership roles on multi-million dollar research grants
- Developed and published enhancements to the automotive industry's TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) wireless protocol focused on adding lightweight encryption to secure the TPMS messages as well as using time-synchronized emissions aligned with optimal wheel angle to enhance reception by the vehicle's TPMS receiver
- While working in industry, led a corporation-wide advanced wireless technology center as well as an R&D program targeting spectrum dominance and networking in electronic warfare contexts
- Served as a senior engineering manager and functional leader for about a hundred DSP engineers, including matrix organization program staffing, recruiting, division processes, and ensuring positive programmatic execution
- Employed by a major aerospace and defense company as a digital communications technologist for secure waveform design, SATCOM/GPS reception, algorithm development, and requirements analysis
- Inventor of proprietary digital waveform technologies and a named inventor on over forty issued U.S. patents relating to digital communications and signal processing
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert covers automotive cybersecurity and wireless attacks, firmware and embedded system vulnerabilities, IoT security, wireless protocol interception, signal processing, and military/aerospace RF issues. Litigation history isn't documented, so you'd want to confirm prior testimony experience.
What is this expert's technical background?
Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech, plus master's degrees in applied math, operations research, and an M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon. In their career, they've directed a national security research center overseeing $150M+ in grants, led wireless technology programs in industry, and published security improvements for automotive systems.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
They work across analog and digital electronics, embedded systems, cryptography, and wireless protocols—with particular focus on electronic warfare, signals interception (SIGINT), secure communications, and GPS/satellite systems. They've also consulted on IoT device security, RF machine learning, and waveform design.
- Analog and digital electronics
- Cryptography
- Electronic warfare
- Embedded systems
- Global positioning system
- Secure communications
- Wireless protocols