Viren Shah

Viren Shah has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Viren started their career at Elemental Interactive as a Software Developer in 1996 and then moved to Visix in 1997 in a similar role.

In 1997, Viren joined Cigital as a Sr. Research Alchemist/Principal Investigator/Manager. Here, they led and worked on multiple research projects for organizations like DARPA, NASA, and NIST. Viren also co-managed the direction of Cigital Labs and served as a subject matter expert in security, software analysis, and reliability for the company's consulting division.

In 2005, Viren joined Raytheon CSS (formerly Virtual Technology Corporation) as a Principal Software Engineer/Sr. Technical Advisor/IT Department Head. Viren led internal R&D projects, spearheaded IT infrastructure modernization and security plans during Raytheon's acquisition, and directly worked under the VP of Technology to implement various technology initiatives. Viren was also a part of the Leadership Team and contributed to strategic vision and its tactical implementation. Additionally, they developed a 2-5 year product roadmap for the company's distributed simulation products based on customer interactions and company vision.

Viren then joined Leidos in 2011 as a Sr Scientist within the Leidos Innovations Center. Viren led and managed R&D teams, proposed new efforts, and conducted applied research and development involving source and binary analysis and software big data. One of their key accomplishments includes being the Lead Engineer on DARPA CASE project, where they built tools to adapt binaries to new non-functional requirements using a convergent behavior modeling approach.

Most recently, Viren joined BlackBoiler in 2018 as a Research Scientist and later took on the role of Director of Engineering in September 2019. The exact end dates for their positions at BlackBoiler and Leidos are not provided, suggesting that they might still be in these roles.

Viren Shah's education history begins in 1989 when they attended the University of Mississippi. Viren studied Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and completed their Bachelor's degree in 1992. After that, they pursued further education at the same university and received a Master's degree in Computer Science, with a specialization in Operating Systems, in 1994. Continuing their academic journey, Viren went on to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1994 to 1997, concentrating on Educational Technology. However, the provided information does not specify if they obtained a degree from this institution.