John Fernandes Instructor Electrical Engineering & Computer Science About Education Research & Publications MAJ JC Fernandes is a Cyber officer and Research Scientist in the Army Cyber Institute. He commissioned as an infantry officer in 2012 from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science. His first assignment was in Vicenza, Italy with the 173rd IBCT(A) where he served as a platoon leader and assistant S4 in 2-503rd IN BN. While serving with the 173rd, MAJ Fernandes conducted operational deployments in eastern Europe. After transferring to the Cyber branch in 2016, he served as a CND Manager, BN Analytic Support Officer, and Company Commander within the Cyber Protection BDE at Fort Gordon, GA. MAJ Fernandes is a graduate of Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, Cyber Captain’s Career Course, Airborne School, and Ranger School. He earned a MS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and various cybersecurity related certifications. M.S. Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2022B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science, United States Military Academy, 2012 Selected Publications John Fernandes, Nicolas Starck, Richard Shmel, Charles Suslowicz, Jan Kallberg & Todd Arnold, "Assessing the Army’s Cyber Force Structure," Parameters 52, no. 3 (2022), doi:10.55540/0031-1723.3170.