Program Managers
IARPA Program Managers are experts in their fields of research who bring imagination and dedication to challenges facing the Intelligence Community (IC). The work of IARPA PMs directly and substantially impacts the IC's future capabilities and, more broadly, the field of science. This includes a broad spectrum of cutting-edge technology that ranges from machine learning and quantum computing to human cognition and linguistics.
Dr. Kimberly Ferguson-Walter
Program Name(s):
ReSCIND
Dr. Kimberly Ferguson-Walter joined IARPA in July 2022. In her current assignment as a Program Manager Dr. Ferguson-Walter focuses on areas of scientific research that includes cybersecurity, cyber operations, and cyber-psychology.
Prior to joining IARPA, Dr. Ferguson-Walter worked at the Laboratory for Advanced Cybersecurity Research where she served as a research scientist and acted as the lead for the deception for cyber defense effort.
Dr. Ferguson-Walter graduated from the University of California Irvine, cum laude, with a BS in information and computer science and a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. She earned her MS and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of computer security, human behavior, and artificial intelligence. She has organized workshops on Cyber Deception, Autonomous Cyber Operations, and Cognitive Security. She is a founding member of the Cybersecurity Technical Group of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and chairs a mini-track at the Hawaiian International Conference on System Science (HICSS) on Cyber Deception and Cyber-psychology for Defense.
Program Name(s):
ReSCIND
Dr. Kimberly Ferguson-Walter joined IARPA in July 2022. In her current assignment as a Program Manager Dr. Ferguson-Walter focuses on areas of scientific research that includes cybersecurity, cyber operations, and cyber-psychology. Prior to joining IARPA, Dr. Ferguson-Walter worked at the Laboratory for Advanced Cybersecurity Research where she s...
Dr. Kristopher Reese
Program Name(s):
TrojAI
Dr. Kristopher Reese joined IARPA as a Program Manager in 2022. Dr. Reese specializes in the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity and the use of AI in understanding social and behavioral data (Computational Social Sciences). Dr. Reese’s research efforts throughout his career have largely included AI, cyber security, biometrics and computational social sciences. In his current assignment, Dr. Reese is focused on creating new-cyber-related research efforts.
Dr. Reese earned a Master’s degree in computer science and a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of Louisville. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Hood College in Frederick, MD where he earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and Bachelor of Arts degree in saxophone performance.
Program Name(s):
TrojAI
Dr. Kristopher Reese joined IARPA as a Program Manager in 2022. Dr. Reese specializes in the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity and the use of AI in understanding social and behavioral data (Computational Social Sciences). Dr. Reese’s research efforts throughout his career have largely included AI, cyber security, biome...