Deborah A. Frincke is an American academic and computer scientist specializing in

computer security Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and computer network, n ...

who is the associate laboratories director of national security programs at

Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), also known as Sandia, is one of three research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Headquartered in Kirtland Air Force B ...

Education

Frincke was educated at the

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...

, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and mathematics in 1985, a Master of Science in computer science in 1989, and a PhD in computer science in 1992.

Career

Frincke began her career as a professor of computer science at the

University of Idaho The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho, United States. Established in 1889 and opened three years later, it was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963. The un ...

. She is the former chief scientist for cyber security at the

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is one of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories, managed by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. The main campus of the laboratory is in Richland, Washington ...

, one of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories. From 2014 to 2020, she was director of research for the

National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the director of national intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and proces ...

. As Research Director, Frincke also served as the NSA Science Advisor and the NSA Innovation Champion. She also served as the NSA Science Advisor and the NSA Innovation Champion. Prior to becoming the director of research, Frincke led global education and training for the agency as Associate Director for Education and Training (ADET). While serving as ADET, Frincke also served as Commandant of

National Cryptologic School The National Cryptologic University (NCU) (formerly known as the National Cryptologic School, or the NCS) is a school within the National Security Agency that provides training to members of the United States Intelligence Community. The Nationa ...

, where she established the first NSA Cyber College and launched the GenCyber Program. In these roles, she led a worldwide multiservice military and civilian, corporate-level learning organization while also providing executive steering of four Service schools and 20 satellite campuses across the global enterprise. She is also a senior member of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

. Frincke is the first female head of the research directorate at the agency, and has spoken out about the importance of diverse perspectives in computer security.

Recognition

In 2017 Frincke won the Founders Award of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. She was elected as an

ACM Fellow ACM Fellowship is an award and fellowship that recognises outstanding members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The title of ACM Fellow A fellow is a title and form of address for distinguished, learned, or skilled individuals ...

in 2019 "for contributions in education, the practice of research, and the leadership of cybersecurity". Also in 2019, the UC Davis College of Engineering named her as a distinguished alumna.

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