Scott R. Graham

Dr. Scott R. Graham is the Dean for Research and Professor of Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004), M.S. in Electrical Engineering from AFIT (1999), and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University (1993).

• Senior Member, IEEE (2011)
• Recipient of multiple awards including AETC Outstanding Scientist/Engineer (2022), AFIT Advising & Mentoring Award (2020), and AF Science & Engineering Team Awards (2010-2011)
• Active researcher in cyber physical systems security with 30+ peer-reviewed publications

His research focuses on cyber physical systems security, computer architecture, and embedded computing. Key areas include hardware security, networked control systems, and security by design principles. Recent work examines microarchitectural monitoring for task identification, ransomware mitigation in critical infrastructure, and secure communication protocols for autonomous systems.

Publications reveal trends in cybersecurity (20+ papers), embedded systems (10+ papers), and network security (15+ papers). Common subfields include hardware vulnerability analysis, RISC-V security, UAV threat modeling, and networked control system resilience.

Scientific achievements include:

• Tau Beta Pi (1998) and Eta Kappa Nu (1998) honors
• IEEE Senior Member (2011)
• Air Force and AETC awards for research excellence

Dr. Graham has advised numerous students, evident from 25+ publications with * (Master's) and ^ (PhD) student co-authors. His work impacts unmanned aerial vehicle security, smart grid protection, and cyber-physical system resilience across defense applications.