Title: Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech
About: Dr. Eric Burger is Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative at Virginia Tech, where he is also Research Professor of Computer Science and Public & International Affairs. His research spans 5G and Beyond, VoIP and real-time interactive multimedia services, secure communications, emergency communications, threat intelligence sharing, distributed ledger technology, and technology policy. Prior to Virginia Tech, Dr. Burger was Research Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University.Before academia, Dr. Burger was a C-level executive of several network equipment and enterprise software companies, including Neustar (NYSE), Brooktrout (NASD), and BEA Systems (NASD). In the service provider sector, he worked at MCI and Cable & Wireless. He has founded or turned around five companies with successful exits. He currently serves on the boards of the Public Interest Registry and the Foundation for Resilient Societies. He serves on the advisory boards of Ocient, SafetyDeed.com, and the Revolutionary Integration Group. He also serves on the advisory board of the Illinois Tech College of Computing and the Medgar Evers College School of Business. He holds over 20 US Patents, authored over 20 communications standards documents, and numerous journal publications.