Nima Zahadat
Business Information Technology
BIO
Dr. Nima Zahadat (Dr. Z) is a professor of security, digital forensic, and data science. He is also a professional consultant in the IT security industry. Dr. Z has advised/trained extensively with public and private sectors throughout the years including the US Navy, the US Air Force, the US Marine Corps., the US Coast Guard, the US Army, NSA, DHS, NASA, FAA, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. You can visit his portfolio at https://portfolio.captainnima.com/, his CV at https://cv.doctorzahadat.com/, and his podcasts at https://tinyurl.com/dr-z-podcasts/.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Collegiate FacultyVirginia Tech, BIT, Blacksburg, United States16 Aug 2023
DEGREES
- PhD, Systems EngineeringGeorge Washington University, Washington D.C., United States
- MS, information SystemsGeorge Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
- BS, Theoretical & Applied MathematicsGeorge Mason University, Fairfax, United States
CERTIFICATIONS
- ABET FoundationAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, United StatesAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Foundation
- CCAICisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United StatesCertified Cisco Academy Instructor
- CCNACisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United StatesCisco Certified Network Associate
- CCNA SecurityCisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United StatesCisco Certified Network Associate Security Specialist
- CASP+CompTIACompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner
- CEHEC-CouncilEC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker
- CEIEC-CouncilCertified EC-Council Instructor
- CHFIEC-CouncilEC-Council Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator
- CISSPISC2Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CITI Group 2Institutional Review BoardGroup 2, Human Subject Research, Faculty and Staff Researcher
- CITI Group 3Institutional Review BoardGroup 3, Human Subject Research, IRB Members
- CITI Group 4Institutional Review BoardGroup 4, Human Subject Research, Revised Common Rule
- CSAECompTIACompTIA Security Analytics Expert
- CSAPCompTIACompTIA Security Analytics Professional
- CSISCompTIACompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
- CySA+CompTIACompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst
- Data+CompTIACompTIA Data Science
- FERPAFERPAFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act Foundational Certification
- Linux+CompTIACompTIA Linux+
- MCDBAMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Certified Database Administrator
- MCPMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Certified Professional
- MCSAMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator
- MCSEMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer
- MCTMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Certified Trainer
- MOSMicrosoft (United States), Redmond, United StatesMicrosoft Office Sharepoint
- Network+CompTIACompTIA Network+
- NSA INFOSECNational Security Agency, Fort Meade, United StatesNational Security Agency Information Security
- Security+CompTIACompTIA Security+
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- PersianCan read, write, speak and understand