John Botious Slankas

John Botious Slankas is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke University's Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs. He also serves as a Senior Research Scholar at the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences at NC State University, where he collaborates with academics, government analysts, and industry partners to develop innovative solutions for the intelligence community. At Duke, he teaches courses in Financial Technology, including FinTech 510: Programming for Financial Technology and FinTech 512: Software Engineering for FinTech.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science from NC State University (2015), MS in Computer Science from the University of Arizona (1993)

Slankas's research focuses on the intersection of tradecraft and technology, particularly in applying machine learning to identify access control rules in text documents. His work bridges cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and database management. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Wachovia Corporation for a decade, leading teams in intranet-based solutions for HR and information security.

His professional trajectory spans academia, industry, and government collaboration, with expertise in software engineering, natural language processing, and intelligent systems development for security applications.