Wm. Arthur Conklin

Wm. Arthur Conklin serves as Associate Professor and Houston Site Lead for CREDC at the University of Houston, focusing on cybersecurity resilience for critical infrastructure systems.

His research spans:

• Cybersecurity frameworks for energy delivery systems
• Resilience via operational controls
• Lightweight cyber security resiliency architectures
• Network function insertion for secure control messaging

Projects emphasize real-world applications in oil/gas infrastructure, including CREDC's industry-focused initiatives for secure commodity transport systems.

As Houston Site Lead, Conklin directs research activities bridging theoretical security models with energy-sector operational requirements, particularly through CREDC's cross-institutional collaborations on control system reliability.