Dr. Simon Szykman
Director of Cyber Security Research and Development
Department of Homeland Security
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Dr. Simon Szykman is the Director of Cyber Security R&D in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Science and Technology Directorate, where he is responsible for leading the development of cyber security research and development (R&D) plans and programs in support of the Department's mission. Dr. Szykman
joined DHS after an 18-month assignment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), where he served in the role of senior policy analyst and held responsibilities that included cyber security, information technology (IT) R&D, high-end computing, and other related IT issues.

Prior to his assignment to OSTP, Dr. Szykman was a member of the technical staff in NIST's Manufacturing Systems Integration Division where he led a program thrust in Intelligent and Distributed Product Development. During his tenure at NIST he also spent over a year in NIST's Advanced Technology Program, where he served terms as a Program Manager and as a source evaluation board Technical Chair in the program's Information Technology and Applications Office.

Dr. Szykman received Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rochester.