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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 Faculty
    Virginia Tech, BIT, Blacksburg, United States16 Aug 2023

DEGREES

  • PhD, Systems Engineering
    George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States
  • MS, information Systems
    George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
  • BS, Theoretical & Applied Mathematics
    George Mason University, Fairfax, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • ABET Foundation
    Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, United States
    Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Foundation
  • CCAI
    Cisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United States
    Certified Cisco Academy Instructor
  • CCNA
    Cisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United States
    Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • CCNA Security
    Cisco Systems (United States), San Jose, United States
    Cisco Certified Network Associate Security Specialist
  • CASP+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner
  • CEH
    EC-Council
    EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker
  • CEI
    EC-Council
    Certified EC-Council Instructor
  • CHFI
    EC-Council
    EC-Council Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator
  • CISSP
    ISC2
    Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • CITI Group 2
    Institutional Review Board
    Group 2, Human Subject Research, Faculty and Staff Researcher
  • CITI Group 3
    Institutional Review Board
    Group 3, Human Subject Research, IRB Members
  • CITI Group 4
    Institutional Review Board
    Group 4, Human Subject Research, Revised Common Rule
  • CSAE
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Security Analytics Expert
  • CSAP
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
  • CSIS
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
  • CySA+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Data+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Data Science
  • FERPA
    FERPA
    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Foundational Certification
  • Linux+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Linux+
  • MCDBA
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Certified Database Administrator
  • MCP
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Certified Professional
  • MCSA
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
  • MCSE
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • MCT
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Certified Trainer
  • MOS
    Microsoft (United States), Redmond, United States
    Microsoft Office Sharepoint
  • Network+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Network+
  • NSA INFOSEC
    National Security Agency, Fort Meade, United States
    National Security Agency Information Security
  • Security+
    CompTIA
    CompTIA Security+

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Persian
    Can read, write, speak and understand