Julie Ryan , DSc

Associate Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Lead Professor, Information Security Management

Office: GWU/SEAS/EMSE
1776 G. Street NW, #101
Washington, DC 20052

Across from the cafe City Bites, down from the corner of 18th and G Streets near the World Bank.
If coming by metro, use the Farragut WEST metro stop and walk about 3 blocks to the office. If coming by car, there is ample street parking on meters around the area, as well as many parking garages.

Tel: 202-994-4820

Fax: 202-994-0245

Email: jjchryan@gwu.edu

Website: http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~jjchryan/index.html

Office Hours : Spring 2009
Monday 4 to 5 pm, Tuesday 4 pm - 6 pm; other times by appointment

Best bet for contacting me is by email

Click here for information regarding studying information security management in EMSE.

Education

• D.Sc., 2001, George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  MLS, 1996, Eastern Michigan University College of Technology
  BS, 1982, US Air Force Academy
  High School Diploma, 1978, Hawaii Baptist Academy

Research Interests

• Mathematical modeling approaches to complex information security challenges

  Multi-disciplinary approaches to complex infosec problems that integrate operations research and systems engineering

  The application of multi-attribute utility theory to architecting holistic information security solutions

  Information warfare theory and applications

  What I am looking for in prospective doctoral students:

  1) demonstrated expertise in information security concepts, theory, and methodology, gained through a combination of education and professional experience
  2) demonstrated ability to perform and document original research. Publications are a definite plus.
  3) solid math skills at the calculus and above level.

Current Projects

1. 
   Member, Board of Directors, Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education
   Member, Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) Working Group on the Internet and Radical Factions

Biography

George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
Assistant Professor, 2001- 2007.
Associate Professor, 2007 - present.

Wyndrose Technical Group (Annapolis, Maryland) President, 1997-present
Lead a small group of professionals providing information security and management consulting services to industry and the government.

Booz-Allen & Hamilton (Vienna, Virginia) Senior Associate, 1995-1997
Managed and performed systems engineering and information security engineering efforts for government clients. Included strategic planning and future systems architecture trade-off analysis. Supported Defense Science Board research efforts.

TRW (Rosslyn, Virginia) Senior Staff Scientist, 1994 -1995
Developed information warfare concept for engineering exploration.

Welkin Associates, Ltd. (Fairfax, Virginia) Associate, 1990-1994
Provided systems engineering support services to government clients. Led information security efforts for a multi-level mode system. Provided oversight support to government on system development efforts.

Booz-Allen & Hamilton (Bethesda, Maryland) Senior Consultant, 1988-1990
Provided systems engineering support services to government clients.

Sterling Federal Systems (Vienna, Virginia) Systems Engineer, 1987-1988
Provided systems engineering support services to government clients. Performed analysis of future communications impact on global Air Force intelligence data handling systems.

Defense Intelligence Agency (Washington, DC) Intelligence Officer, 1986-1987
Participated on systems development team for specialized computer support systems for the intelligence community.

U.S. Air Force Signals Intelligence Officer, 1982-1986
Served as all-source intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency and as flight commander at the 6912th Electronic Security Group in Berlin, Germany. Developed and taught course in relational database structure and use while at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Journal Puplications

1. Al-Kahtani, Nouf, Julie J.C.H. Ryan, and Theresa I. Jefferson. How Saudi Female Faculty Perceive Internet Technology Usage and Potential. Information Knowledge Systems Management publication expected January 2007
   
   
2. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Daniel J. Ryan. Expected Benefits of Information Security Investments.Computers and Security Vol. 25, Issue 8. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Pages 579-588 (November 2006) (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V8G-4KXDR1G-1/2/f3dbf2660eab68ae4bf87dde49b7f687)
   
   
3. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Use of Information Sharing Between Government and Industry as a Weapon. Journal of Information Warfare 5 no 2 (2006): 1  10.
   
   
4. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Daniel J. Ryan. Proportional Hazards in Information Security. Risk Analysis 25 no. 1 (February 2005): 141.
   
   
5. Green, Annie and Julie J.C.H. Ryan. A Framework of Intangible Valuation Areas (FIVA): Aligning Business Strategy and Intangible Assets. Journal of Intellectual Capital 6 no. 1 (2005): 43.
   
   
6. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Corey D. Schou. On Security Education, Training and Certifications. Information Systems Control Journal 6 (2004): 27.
   
   
7. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Information Security Tools and Practices: What Works? IEEE Transactions on Computers, August 2004 (Vol 53, No 8) pp 1060 - 1063.
   
   
8. Ryan, Julie J.C.H., John Woloschek, and Barry Leven. Complexities in Conducting Information Warfare, Defense Intelligence Journal, vol 5 no. 1 (Spring 1996): pp. 69-82.

Conference Proceedings

1. Polydys, Mary L., Daniel J. Ryan and Julie J. C. H. Ryan. Best Software Assurance Practices in Acquisition of Trusted Systems, Proceedings of the 10th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, University of Maryland, University Collage, Adelphi, MD June 5-8, 2006.
   
   
2. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Use of Information Sharing Between Government and Industry as a Weapon, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Warfare and Security, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 15-16 March 2006, pages 183 - 188
   
   
3. Ryan, Daniel J. and Julie J. C. H. Ryan. Daubert and Digital Forensics, Proceedings of the 2006 Cybercrime Conference. Palm Harbor, Florida: DoD Cyber Crime Center and Joint Task Force  Global Network Operations. (January, 2006)
   
   
4. Ryan, Julie J. C. H. and Daniel J. Ryan. Biological Systems and Models in Information Security, Proceedings of the Humanities and Technology Association Conference 2005. Orem, Utah: Utah Valley State College. (October, 2005)
   
   
5. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Architecting Information Assurance. Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. 2004. pg. 669.
   
   
6. Ryan, Julie J.C.H.Teaching Information Security to Engineering Managers Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, Colorado.
   
   
7. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Theresa I. Jefferson. The Use, Misuse and Abuse of Statistics in Information Security Research Proceedings of the 2003 ASEM National Conference, St. Louis, MO.
   
   
8. Jefferson, Theresa I. and Julie J.C.H. Ryan. A Comparative Analysis of Privacy and Terms of Use Policies of Popular E-businesses Proceedings of the 2003 ASEM National Conference, St. Louis, MO.
   
   
9. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. The Effect of Public Budgetary and Policy Decisions on Development of Trusted Systems Proceedings of the 2002 ASEM National Conference, Tampa, Florida. pp. 130 - 134
   
   
10. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Information Assurance in Practice, Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Workshop on Information Assurance at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY June 2002.
    
    
11. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Information Warfare: A Conceptual Framework, Proceedings of the 1996 Seminar on Intelligence, Command, and Control. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.
    
    
12. Ryan, Daniel J. and Julie J.C.H. Ryan. Risk Management And Information Security Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, December 1995. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1995 (257  260).

Books

1. Nichols, Randall K, Daniel J. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Ryan. Defending Your Digital Assets Against Hackers, Crackers, Spies, and Thieves. New York: McGraw Hill, 2000.
   
   
2. Naval Studies Board. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force . Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, 1997. Chapter 5 in Volume 3
   
   
3. Naval Studies Board. The Navy and Marine Corps in Regional Conflict in the 21st Century. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, 1996.
   
   
4. Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Gary Federici. Offensive Information Warfare: A Concept Exploration. Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analyses, 1996.
   
   
5. Ryan, Julie J.C.H., Tom Thorley, and Gary Federici. Information Support to Military Operations in the Year 2000 and Beyond: Security Implications. Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analyses, 1993.

Technical Reports

1. Proceedings of the First US-Japan Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, funded by the NSF under grant 455350. Available online at http://www.gwu.edu/~usjpciip/