Dr. Hady Salloum is the Director of the National Center of Excellence for Maritime Security. He is also Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He has over 35 years of experience in industry and academia, directing large-scale, complex research and development projects as well as field experiments and is currently responsible for leading research that spans various engineering and science disciplines. Prior to Stevens, Professor Salloum spent 20 years working in the Bell Telephone System, where he had many positions ranging from Member of the Technical Staff to Vice President. He worked in many technical areas related to Network Technology, Software Systems, and Access Technologies where he developed Systems Requirements and Architecture for Broadband Access Technologies, such as Fiber to the Home, xDSL, and Wi-Max.