MAJ Daniel Eerhart Research Scientist Army Cyber Institute Electrical Engineering & Computer Science daniel.eerhart [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Daniel Eerhart is a Major in the U.S. Army, serving as a Research Scientist at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. MAJ Eerhart was Commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate into the Armor Branch and then served as a Platoon Leader, Troop Executive Officer, and Squadron Logistics Officer. CPT Eerhart then applied for, assessed, completed the Psychological Operations Qualification Course, and served within the ARSOF community. He served as the Commander for a Sensitive Activities Detachment and a Psychological Operations Detachment. MAJ Eerhart earned his Master's Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), completed the USSOCOM Cybersecurity Professionals Program, and holds numerous professional/graduate certifications in Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. He speaks Korean, Dutch, and Spanish. M.P.P. (Technology & Cyber Policy) - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Research Interests Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare, Psychological Operations, Cyber Operations Current Research Eerhart, Daniel. 2024. The Economics of Infrastructure Security: Examining Cost Effective Strategies, Lonergan, Erica & Eerhart, Daniel. 2024. Iatrogenic Influence in Information Operations: Lessons from the Global War on Terror, Eerhart, Daniel. 2024. “Examining the Role of Cyber Operations in Conventional Conflict: A Study of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War, Selected Publications - “The Strategic Imperative: USASOC’s Role in Advancing Civil Resistance Movements during Irregular Warfare,” Military Review (JFKSWCS Special Edition), November 2024.- “Spatial Computing: The Gateway to Army Modernization,” Association of the United States Army, Land Warfare Paper, May 2024.- “Information Advantage Lessons Learned: Civil Resistance Movements in a Post-Arab Spring World,” Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) Journal for Lessons Learned (October 2023): 28-31.- “Training Outside the “Box”: Improving Combat Training Centers to Meet Modern Needs,” Association of the United States Army, Landpower Essay 23-8, December 2023.