Krishna Sampigethaya is the chair and professor in the Department of Cyber Intelligence and Security. Krishna received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Washington and was the first in the world to defend a thesis on connected vehicle privacy and aviation cyber security research. He then joined The Boeing Company and was selected early as the first Boeing Associate Technical Fellow for aviation cyber-physical security. He was the first associate director for cyber security at the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Research Center, focusing on the security of aerospace systems and commercial products. He has also been an assistant director for the Masters in Telecom program at the University of Maryland, developing new courses on software-defined networks and connected vehicles.
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
M.S. - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Chair and Professor, Cyber Intelligence and Security Department, ERAU-Prescott
- Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and College of Business, Security & Intelligence, ERAU Prescott
- Associate Director, Cyber-Physical Security, UTC Research Center
- Assistant Director, Masters in Telecommunications Program, Univ. of Maryland
- Associate Technical Fellow, Aviation Cyber Security & CPS, The Boeing Company
- Affiliate Associate Professor and Network Security Lab Co-Director, EE, Univ. of Washington
- Advanced Technologist, Networked Systems, Boeing Research & Technology
Best of Cyber Track and 2nd Best of Conference Paper Award, I-CNS Conference (2018)
University of Maryland ENTS Instructor Award. For excellence in teaching in the ENTS program. (2015)
Engineer of the Year Award, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI). Award presented by General Charles Bolden Jr., NASA Administrator. (2013)
Corporate Engineering Excellence Award, ASEI. (2013)
Boeing Certificate of Recognition. For demonstrating “very high technical excellence and leadership in ATM Cyber-Physical Security R&D.” (2013)
Boeing Associate Technical Fellow. Selected for engineering and aviation cyber security expertise. Fewer than 1.5% of Boeing employees are selected members of the Technical Fellowship. (2012)
Best Paper of Session Award, Avionics Information Management Session, IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference. (2012)
Pride@Boeing award. For contributions to developing a combined security and safety management system to FAA. (2012)
Best Paper of Session Award, NextGen Surveillance Session, IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference. (2010)
Pride@Boeing award. For effort in airplane cyber security contract R & D effort. (2009)
Lead Teaching Assistant, UW EE. Selected by the UW College of Engineering for this first-time position. (2003)