Joshua Fallon

Dr. Joshua Fallon is a Senior Network Defense Analyst in the CERT Division Monitoring & Re-
sponse (MR) Directorate within the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (CMU SEI). A theoretical mathematician by training, Fallon advises senior leaders in the U.S. Department of Defense and Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies in technology planning, development, and acquisition. His team focuses on development of analytics to measure threat- and mission-informed risks and quantify situational awareness for commanders and senior executives. His work ties together the often-competing goals of cost management in acquisition and equipping the security operators who protect the systems relied on by the warfighter.

Fallon holds a PhD from Louisiana State University, a MS from Florida Atlantic University, and a BS from Palm Beach Atlantic University, all in Mathematics.

The CERT Division of CMU SEI is dedicated to cyber research and response, and conducts collaborative and innovative evidence-based research to fortify the cyber ecosystem and protect national security and prosperity. A U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development center since 1984, the SEI has been critical to the government’s ability to acquire, develop, operate, and sustain software systems that are innovative, affordable, trustworthy, and enduring. The SEI researches complex software engineering, cyber operations, and Artificial Intelligence engineering solutions; creates and pilots innovative technologies; and transitions maturing solutions into practice. The SEI is part of CMU, pioneering discoveries that enrich the lives of people on a global scale. CMU turns disruptive ideas into successes through leading-edge research.