RAHEEM BEYAH

SUMMARY
Throughout my professional career I have built and deployed novel cybersecurity solutions. I have held leadership positions in industry, academia, and at a technology startup. I am currently Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research where I lead the overall strategy for interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech and have oversight of 14 interdisciplinary units.

CAREER SUMMARY
► Network Services Consultant - Andersen Consulting
► Lab Director, Cybersecurity Researcher - Georgia State University
► Vice President, Lab Director, Endowed Professor in Cybersecurity, Interim Chair, Associate Chair - GT
► Technology Startup Founder - Fortiphyd Logic

INDUSTRIAL CYBERSECURITY PRODUCTS
► Facilitated the creation of an industrial network monitoring, vulnerability assessment, asset management, and security product
► Facilitated the creation of programmable logic controller end point protection product

► Facilitated the creation of a cloud-based 3-D industrial cybersecurity training product 


STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
► Chair, Computer Software Systems Faculty Group, GT
► Co-Founder and Board Chair, Fortiphyd Logic
► Associate Chair, School of ECE, GT
► Interim Chair, School of ECE, GT
► Co-Chair, College of Engineering Strategic Planning Committee, GT
► Chair, College of Computing Dean Search Committee, GT
► Executive Director, Online Masters in Cybersecurity Program, GT
► Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research, GT
► Special Assignment, Executive Lead of Campus Data Security Efforts - Reporting to the President, GT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

► Fortiphyd Logic

ADVISORY BOARDS / COUNCILS 

► University of Pittsburgh, iSchool
► MARTA, Cybersecurity Advisory Council
► George Washington University, School of ECE
► Georgia Tech Research Institute
► Augusta University - School of Computing and Cyber Sciences

HONORS
► National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
► Sr. Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

► Minority in Research Science Trailblazer, National Black Engineer of the Year Awards

► DARPA Computer Science Study Panel

► Distinguished Member, Association for Computing Machinery
► Motorola Foundation Endowed Professorship
► Outstanding Performance Award, GSU

UTILITY PATENTS
► Systems and Methods for SCADA and ICS Fingerprinting
► Systems and Methods For Detecting Misbehaving Software on Programmable Logic Controller (PENDING)
► Method for Verifying Integrity of an Addictive Manufacturing Process (PENDING)
► Systems and Methods for Detection of Infected Websites (PENDING)