Gargi B. Dasgupta
UMBC Alum
Gargi B. Dasgupta is the Director of IBM Research, India and CTO of India, South Asia. In her current role, Gargi is responsible for technically leading global and India-specific innovations in the area of business process, application and IT operational analytics – with an emphasis on cognitive solutions for automation and optimization. She is the global area strategist within the AI and Cloud pillar in IBM Research owning the relationship with relevant business units. She is the co-chair of the Services Science professional interest community at IBM Research, India. Gargi also serves as the Diversity leader at IBM Research India dedicated to promoting women in STEM. As a researcher, Gargi continues to collaborate with leading academic institutions as well as the IBM worldwide labs.
Rita McCardell Doerr
UMBC Alum
Dr. Rita Doerr has been employed as a Computer Scientist with the National Security Agency for over 36 years. She is currently a Cyber Instructor within NSA’s National Cryptologic School’s College of Cyber. As such, Dr. Doerr is currently in a 3-year technical development program focusing on cybersecurity education and training. Her current assignment is with NSA’s Office of Academic Engagement.
Deen King-Smith
UMBC Alum
As the Senior Director for New Ventures and member of the executive leadership team at Movable Ink, Deen King-Smith is responsible for defining, directing, and launching new product and market initiatives. Serving as global head of Movable Ink’s Innovation labs, he oversees several cross-functional teams consisting of product, sales, marketing, engineering, business development, client experience, legal, and finance. Prior to Movable Ink, Deen leveraged AI to modernize the workplace for the end-user at Microsoft, where he was responsible for the creation of Microsoft Intelligent Search. Prior to his work with Search, he owned the Windows product strategy for enterprise browsing, defined the modern enterprise management and diagnostic story, and developed a way to increase the stability, security, and reliability of drivers in Windows while reducing time to market. Deen has a passion for building great customer-centric solutions that solve problems while delivering both customer and company value.
John McBeth
John McBeth has been a business executive in the Government contracting industry for over thirty years, focused primarily on national security. He currently serves as an Executive Director at CACI, Inc. Mr. McBeth has broad experience in the founding, growth and successful sale of multiple companies.
Mr. McBeth holds a B.S. in Physics/Engineering from Loyola College of Maryland and a Masters in Business (MAS) from The Johns Hopkins University.
In addition, Mr. McBeth is a founder and leader of Dream Builders, an interfaith community of teens and adults building and restoring homes for those in need.
David J. Mountain
UMBC Alum
After a distinguished 40-year career, Dr. David J. Mountain retired in 2022 as the Senior Technical Director of the Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Research Park, a Department of Defense research lab in Catonsville, MD. The LPS-RP mission is to collaborate with industry, academia, and the government to drive innovative research that will improve advanced computing systems for a range of mission applications including cybersecurity, cryptanalysis, and complex data analytics. His responsibilities included research activities in neuromorphic and probabilistic computing, advanced modeling and simulation, novel computer architectures, energy efficiency, productivity, and resilience.
He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Mountain’s personal research projects have included radiation effects studies, hot carrier reliability characterization, chip-on-flex process development utilizing ultra-thin circuits, and neuromorphic computing. He was actively involved with 3D electronics research for 30 years. He is the author of more than three dozen technical papers and has been awarded eleven patents. Dr. Mountain is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is a member of the inaugural class of the IEEE Computer Society’s Distinguished Contributors.
Kevin Stine
UMBC Alum
Mr. Kevin Stine is the Chief of the Applied Cybersecurity Division in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). He is also NIST’s Chief Cybersecurity Advisor and Associate Director for Cybersecurity in NIST’s ITL. In these roles, he leads NIST collaborations with industry, academia, and government to improve cybersecurity and privacy risk management through the effective application of standards, best practices, and technologies. The Applied Cybersecurity Division develops cybersecurity and privacy guidelines, tools, and reference architectures in diverse areas such as public safety communications; health information technology; smart grid, cyber physical, and industrial control systems; and programs focused on outreach to small businesses and federal agencies. The Division is home to several priority programs including the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, Cybersecurity Framework, Cybersecurity for IoT, Identity and Access Management, Privacy Engineering and Risk Management, and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.