Cyber Assurance Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, Rome, New York

Mr. Patrick Hurley is a senior computer engineer at Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York. He received a bachelor of science degree in Computer Science from SUNY Oswego and a master of science degree in Computer Information Science from SUNY College of Technology. Over the past sixteen years, Mr. Hurley has worked closely with DARPA on various aspects of cyber defence, especially focusing on survivability architectures, adaptive security, and advanced distributed systems technologies that lead to more agile and better managed systems. Mr. Hurley is currently the lead on two AFRL capability concepts focused on fighting through cyber-attacks while maintaining mission essential function. He is a member of the IEEE and has over twenty technical publications.