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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Consulting firm focused upon expert witness for patent litigation, patent strategy, strategic consulting, system architectural consulting, and application consulting for RFID systems and technologies, Internet of Things systems and technologies, Security, and Data Science. Subject matter experts in RFID, IoT, Security, Data Science.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Developing solutions to pressing and fundamental software defined systems and IoT systems problems.

AIDC 100 is a not-for-profit organization of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) professionals and others who have significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of the industry. AIDC 100 is a technical and business resource with an emphasis on education and a primary goal to enlarge the business community's knowledge and understanding of AIDC.http://www.aidc100.org

Developed foundational data-centric tools for cybersecurity that enabled a fundamental understanding of the network and its operations by leveraging the Big Data captured by the security tools and network monitoring devices.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Professor within the Office of the Provost focused on online education and research at the intersection of the Internet of Things, Security, and Data Science. Founder and editor of the SMU Data Science Review journal (https://scholar.smu.edu/datasciencereview), the primary publication platform for all SMU Master Science in Data Science Capstone papers.

The Master of Science in Data Science online degree program is a rigorous online only degree program providing a strong foundation for all aspects of the data science field. As one of the original program directors, in less than three years I have led this program from initial concept to one of the largest graduate degree programs at SMU by student enrollment. As the MSDS program's first full-time director, I led this program beyond its initial success to a stable and successful Data Science program.

My research focuses on the design, analysis, and application of highly distributed mobile computing systems. My work integrates a number of different areas including security, privacy, cryptography, communication protocols, computer networks, mobile computing, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, data mining and analytics, cloud computing, and supply chain management.

Dallas, Texas

Developing technologies and systems based upon Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for home healthcare and military applications. Key problems being investigated include security for lightweight devices such as RFID tags and body area devices, communication protocols for lightweight devices, low-power device and system architectures, large, distributed data fusion and analytics (big data) in IoT and secure data and object distribution in mobile environments.

Lead the research, development, and technical strategy at Revere Security. Developed secure protocols utilizing the Hummingbird cipher. Developed rotor based ciphers extending Hummingbird to additional application domains. Lead the development of numerous patent applications to protect the intellectual property of Revere Security. Lead participation in EPCglobal and ISO secure RFID standards development. Developed technical partnerships with RFID, wireless sensor, and M2M companies. Industry advocate for a secure ubiquitous Internet of Things.

IEEE Technical Committee on RFID (CRFID) is an interdisciplinary committee focused on promoting and disseminating information and activities within the various IEEE societies relating to RFID technologies, systems, and applications.

Director of the Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center (Texas Innovation Center). Lead a multi-department, interdisciplinary team in the research and development of innovative radio frequency based technologies, devices, and systems. Developed graduate level RFID engineering courses and a graduate level curriculum in RFID systems. A critical aspect of my responsibilities included the building of relationships and cooperative research programs with other research groups, professors, and researchers both within and without UTA. Invited to speak often at industrial and non-academic conferences in addition to peer-reviewed research publications.Graduated 11 Master's of Science Students and served on the committees of four doctoral students. Work performed at UTA led to 32 publications in peer-reviewed conferences and journals and 1 issued patent.

Cambridge, Ma

Director of Research leading all activities of the Auto-ID Labs of MIT. As the leader of the Auto-ID Labs, setting all research directions, developing new avenues of research, developing and securing funding for activities, and developing new funding sources for the Auto-ID Labs. Responsible for developing new Auto-ID Labs member laboratories in unrepresented areas of the world. Primary RFID research is in the areas of the Reader Collision Problem, UHF tag antenna designs, tools for RFID use, the EPC System, and the impact of RFID on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. Principle liaison to EPCglobal. Founding co-Chair of the EPCglobal Hardware Action Group. Lead the development of the EPCglobal Gen2 UHF protocol. Invited to speak often at industrial and non-academic conferences in addition to peer-reviewed research publications.

Cambridge, Ma

Lead the research and development of RFID standards, protocols for their use, and compliance and compatibility tests for systems developed to these standards. Lead the development of the Auto-ID Class 1 Generation 1 UHF and HF protocols. Lead the initial development of the EPC Gen2 UHF protocol. Primary RFID research is in the areas of the Reader Collision Problem, protocols for tag anti-collision, and RF signalling between tag and reader. Co-research advisor (with Prof. Sanjay Sarma) to several graduate students researching problems in RFID systems. Technical manager of the Auto-ID Center's Field Trial. Technical liaison to Auto-ID Center sponsors and potential sponsors. Often invited to speak at industrial and non-academic conferences in addition to peer-reviewed research publications.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

PhD Thesis Title: Scheduling for Hardware-Software Partitioning in Embedded System Design Advisor: Srinivas Devadas

Master Of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

M.S. Thesis Title: Real-Time Task Level Scheduling in the Polis Codesign Environment Advisor: Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Computer Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Varsity Wrestling (All-American)