Center for Security Studies: Staff and Faculty Bios

Jason Pittman is a collegiate associate professor with the School of Cybersecurity and Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus. He recently served as an associate professor at High Point University in the computer science department. He has also previously taught at California State Polytechnic University (Pomona) and Capitol Technology University. Pittman holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature with a secondary in biology from Malone College. He received his Master of Science in network security and Doctor of Science in information assurance from Capitol College. 

His areas of expertise are cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. His research interests include secure cloud architectures, artificial immune systems for cyber network defense, and information privacy. He has ten years of experience at other academic institutions as well as more than 15 years of industry experience. Pittman has experience working with technology-focused startups, most notably as vice president of security research and development at Silent Circle. He is an active scholar with over 100 books, essays, journal articles, invited lectures, and conference presentations collectively in his portfolio.