COL Rob Harrison, Ph.D.

COL Rob Harrison is an academy professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2003 and received his Master of Science in Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in computer science from Princeton University.

COL Harrison has served in multiple assignments as a Signal Corps officer and network systems engineer (FA26A) in both conventional and special operations units. He has deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He is a graduate of Airborne School, the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Signal Captain’s Career Course, the Telecommunications Systems Engineer Course and the Command and General Staff Officer Course. His research interests include programmable network hardware and software, network routing and management, and cybersecurity.