Christa Chewar

Colonel Christa Chewar serves as Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA), concurrently holding the military rank of Colonel. She has held progressive leadership roles at West Point since 2005 including Computer Science Program Director (2014-2019) and current EECS Deputy Head since 2019, while also representing Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country teams as Head Officer Representative.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications from Virginia Tech
• M.S. in Computer Science and Applications from Virginia Tech
• M.B.A. from Webster University
• B.S. in Geography Major; Computer Science from the U.S. Military Academy

Research focuses on robotics and cyber security through West Point's Robotics Research Center and Cyber Research Center, directly informed by her military cyber operations experience including deployment as Iraq Chief of an Army Cyber team (2010-2011). Her teaching specialization in software engineering is demonstrated through directing the CS403 Software Testing and Development course within USMA's core curriculum.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

While specific student advisees and grant details were not provided, her decade-long leadership of the Computer Science Program and current departmental head role indicate extensive mentorship of cadets and management of military-academic research initiatives aligned with defense priorities.

She maintains active research affiliations with West Point's Robotics Research Center and Cyber Research Center, where her military cyber operations background directly informs cadet training and defense-related research projects within these specialized units.