Director, Information Technology and Operations Center, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

Lt. Colonel Daniel Ragsdale, Ph.D., has served for over twenty-two years as an officer in the US Army. During this time he served in a variety of important operational, and research and development assignments. Currently he is an Associate Professor and Director of the Information Technology and Operations Center (ITOC) at the US Military Academy. His current research focuses on information security, Information Assurance (IA), and Information Warfare. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at national and international IA conferences and he has published dozens of papers and articles on IA topics.