Robert E. Young

Dr. Young is an expert on cyber security, Information Assurance (IA) and Information Operations (IO). He has presented widely on issues and challenges related to the security of wireless/mobile devices, cloud/virtual networks, the cyber workforce, network/systems security principles, safeguards, and practices. Presently he is a Principal Cyber Security Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit company that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Dr. Young is supporting numerous U.S. Government sponsors with cyber security and cyber medicine initiatives, in addition to supporting numerous corporate endeavors. Previously as a government civilian, he supported the Secretary of Defense as the Director for Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Outreach (CIAO) and Mobile Device Security Division, Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer. Dr. Young has been a professor at National Defense University since 2002. Prior to that, he was Chief of 11th Wing Information Assurance Office, Air Force District of Washington, providing policy guidance, technical support, and security oversight of communication, computers, and classified emissions. Dr. Young retired from the USAF after serving on active duty for 21 years, starting with his enlistment at seventeen from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In the beginning of his career he served in the Middle East/Desert Storm, mid-career he was selected to serve as Aircrew for the White House, and ultimately finished up his military career as a Commissioned Federal Medical Officer. He continues to serve as a volunteer in his Medical Officer capacity with the Wounded Warrior Program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and teaches masters-level cyber security courses at the University of Maryland and Syracuse University.