Dr. Denise A. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Dr. Denise Jacobs is a National Security Agency (NSA) visiting professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the United States Military Academy (USMA).

She has spent most of her career in the cryptomath community, serving as a subject matter expert in cellular exploitation. Dr. Jacobs has also served as the technical director for the field engineering office of a large interagency organization, and most recently as the chief operations officer for the processing solutions office in the Directorate of Capabilities. 

Before her time at NSA, she was an assistant professor in USMA's Department of Mathematical Sciences.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree in applied mathematics, and a doctorate in mathematics, all from Georgia Institute of Technology.