Dr. Brian R. Callahan PhD, ISSMP, CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CC, CISM

Dr. Brian Callahan, ISSMP, CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CC, is Graduate Program Director and Senior Lecturer in the Information Technology and Web Science program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the Director of the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory, where his research interests include business and social cases for cybersecurity, the intersection of Generative AI and cybersecurity, the intersection of quantum computing and cybersecurity, and improving security knowledge for everyday people. He teaches a variety of cybersecurity courses ranging from red teaming to cloud security, and is the faculty coach and sponsor of RPI's premier CTF team. He can be found online at https://briancallahan.net.