Gabriela Ciocarlie

Gabriela Ciocarlie currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio since July 2021. As Vice President for Securing Automation and Secure Manufacturing Architecture at the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), Gabriela contributes to a collaborative national effort focused on cybersecurity and manufacturing innovation. Previous roles include Chief Product Officer and Advisor at Elpha Secure, Senior Technical Manager, Program Manager, and Senior Computer Scientist at SRI International, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. Gabriela's extensive experience also includes engineering positions at Real-Time Innovations, Cigital, as well as graduate research assistantship at Columbia University, alongside summer internships at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley and IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.