Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington, United States

Dr. William Hutton spent four years in active duty with the United States Army as a Military Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Specialist. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Washington State University in 2018 and his B.A. in Philosophy from Central Washington University in 2002. Dr Hutton has over 35 years of software development and 25 years of system administration experience. He spent five years working at the Pacific Northwest’s only operating nuclear reactor before coming to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. While at PNNL Dr Hutton has focused on protecting critical infrastructure, including oversight of 100 private utilities’ cyber security plans and on-site assessments under the 2009 ARRA Smart Grid Investment Grant, cyber and physical security, including several cyber security patents, and vulnerability assessments in diverse sectors including finance, maritime shipping, as well as satellites, hydro, electric, and nuclear power.