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==Air Force career==
Jabbour joined the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]] under the [[Intergovernmental Personnel Act]] in 1998, and transitioned into civil service in 2004. He developed the Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp in 2003<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-23 |title=Cyber security ‘boot camp' approved by ROTC |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134973/cyber-security-boot-camp-approved-by-rotc/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F134973%2Fcyber-security-boot-camp-approved-by-rotc%2F |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-28 |title=ACE Cyber Security Boot Camp prepares future officers |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/115461/ace-cyber-security-boot-camp-prepares-future-officers/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F115461%2Face-cyber-security-boot-camp-prepares-future-officers%2F |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref>, and created the world's first high school cyber security program at Rome Catholic School in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Homan Rodoski |first=Kelly |date=2006-03-14 |title=First high school course in cyber security made possible through unique partnership of SU, U.S. Air Force and Rome Catholic School |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2006/03/14/first-high-school-course-in-cyber-security-made-possible-through-unique-partnership-of-su-u-s-air-force-and-rome-catholic-school/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=SU News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-08 |title=Cyberspace defense class enters high schools |url=https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/155302/cyberspace-defense-class-enters-high-schools/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afmc.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F155302%2Fcyberspace-defense-class-enters-high-schools%2F |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Air Force Materiel Command |language=en-US}}</ref>
Jabbour joined the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]] under the [[Intergovernmental Personnel Act]] in 1998, and transitioned into civil service in 2004. He developed the Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp in 2003<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-23 |title=Cyber security ‘boot camp' approved by ROTC |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/134973/cyber-security-boot-camp-approved-by-rotc/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F134973%2Fcyber-security-boot-camp-approved-by-rotc%2F |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-28 |title=ACE Cyber Security Boot Camp prepares future officers |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/115461/ace-cyber-security-boot-camp-prepares-future-officers/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F115461%2Face-cyber-security-boot-camp-prepares-future-officers%2F |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref>, and created the world's first high school cyber security program at [[Rome Catholic School]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Homan Rodoski |first=Kelly |date=2006-03-14 |title=First high school course in cyber security made possible through unique partnership of SU, U.S. Air Force and Rome Catholic School |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2006/03/14/first-high-school-course-in-cyber-security-made-possible-through-unique-partnership-of-su-u-s-air-force-and-rome-catholic-school/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=SU News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-08 |title=Cyberspace defense class enters high schools |url=https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/155302/cyberspace-defense-class-enters-high-schools/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afmc.af.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-Display%2FArticle%2F155302%2Fcyberspace-defense-class-enters-high-schools%2F |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Air Force Materiel Command |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2010, Jabbour created a curriculum outline for a bachelor of science degree in cyber engineering, and called on universities to implement it, likening the time to that of the creation of astronautics engineering at the dawn of the space age half-a-century earlier.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jabbour |first=Kamal |date=August 2010 |title=The Time Has Come for the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineering |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA549792.pdf |journal=High Frontier Journal |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=20-23 |via=Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)}}</ref> [[Louisiana Tech University]] answered the call, and implemented the first cyber engineering curriculum. In 2015, Jabbour gave the Commencement Address at Louisiana Tech, awarding the diploma to the nation's first cyber engineering graduate<ref name=":0" />.
In 2010, Jabbour created a curriculum outline for a bachelor of science degree in cyber engineering, and called on universities to implement it, likening the time to that of the creation of astronautics engineering at the dawn of the space age half-a-century earlier.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jabbour |first=Kamal |date=August 2010 |title=The Time Has Come for the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineering |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA549792.pdf |journal=High Frontier Journal |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=20-23 |via=Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)}}</ref> [[Louisiana Tech University]] answered the call, and implemented the first cyber engineering curriculum. In 2015, Jabbour gave the Commencement Address at Louisiana Tech, awarding the diploma to the nation's first cyber engineering graduate<ref name=":0" />.

Revision as of 23:39, 20 March 2024

Dr. Kamal Jabbour
Born (1957-07-27) July 27, 1957 (age 66)
Shemlan, Lebanon
CitizenshipUnited States of America
EducationAmerican University of Beirut (BS)
University of Salford (PhD)
SpouseDr. Marla A. Jabbour
Children3
AwardsTeaching Excellence Award, General Electric Corporation
Track and Field Service Award, Syracuse University
Outstanding Service Award, Syracuse Chargers Track Club
Robert Rodale Golden Shoe Award, Runner's World
Harry S. Davis Memorial Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate
United States Air Force Outstanding Information Operations Team of the Year Award
United States Air Force Reserve Command Information Dominance General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award (2)
Federal 100, Federal Government Information Technology Leaders with Greatest Impact
Scientific career
Thesis The Measurement and Equalization of Group Delay Distortion at Audio Frequencies  (1982)
Doctoral advisorDr. B.H. Pardoe

Dr. Kamal Toufic Jabbour (born 27 July 1957) is a retired member of the professional and technical cadre of SES having served for 15 years as the United States Air Force Senior Scientist for Information Assurance[1], Founding Director of the Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp[2], and developer of the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineering[3].

Jabbour served on the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty at Syracuse University for 20 years, including three years as department chairman, before joining the science and engineering staff at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate. He retired from the United States Air Force in 2022[4].

Personal life

Jabbour grew up in Shemlan, Lebanon, and went to high school at the Collège Mont La Salle in Ain Saadeh where he won three national championships in chess between 1972 and 1975. He also earned a brown belt in Shotokan Karate. Following high school, he studied electrical engineering at the American University of Beirut and graduated with distinction in 1979. He pursued post-graduate studies in digital communications at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom and earned a PhD in 1982. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1982 and became a naturalized US citizen in 1989.

Jabbour is an avid distance runner who has completed marathons in all 50 States with a personal record of 3:51 in the 1997 Marine Corps Marathon[5].

Jabbour is a member of the 50 States Marathon Club[6] and the Marathon Maniacs[7]. From 1997 to 2003, he wrote a weekly article on running for The Post-Standard. In 1997, Jabbour and his wife Marla helped establish The Stabler Running Collection at Syracuse University with a donation of over 500 books that tell the stories of runners and races[8].

Academic career

Jabbour joined the electrical and computer engineering faculty at Syracuse University as an assistant professor in 1982, and earned tenure and promotion in 1989. In 1999, he created TrackMeets.com[9] to broadcast track meets on the Internet in TV quality video[10]. In 2001, Jabbour co-founded Syracuse University's Center for Systems Assurance that received National Security Agency designation as a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance.[11]

Jabbour's early research was funded by International Business Machines to assess the Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) [12][13][14][15][16][17]for use on the International Space Station[18] and focused on the use of FDDI as a backbone to interconnect heterogenous networks.

Jabbour researched the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to study the impact of weather on electric power systems with funding from Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. He developed an Automated Load Forecasting Assistant (ALFA)[19], a Gas Automated Load Forecaster (GAuLF)[20], and invented a patented approach for alarms processing[21].

Air Force career

Jabbour joined the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act in 1998, and transitioned into civil service in 2004. He developed the Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp in 2003[22][23], and created the world's first high school cyber security program at Rome Catholic School in 2006.[24][25]

In 2010, Jabbour created a curriculum outline for a bachelor of science degree in cyber engineering, and called on universities to implement it, likening the time to that of the creation of astronautics engineering at the dawn of the space age half-a-century earlier.[26] Louisiana Tech University answered the call, and implemented the first cyber engineering curriculum. In 2015, Jabbour gave the Commencement Address at Louisiana Tech, awarding the diploma to the nation's first cyber engineering graduate[3].

References

  1. ^ "DR. KAMAL T. JABBOUR > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". web.archive.org. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "ACE - Advanced Course in Engineering". www.ace-cyber.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. ^ a b "Louisiana Tech celebrates student success, nation's first cyber engineering graduates". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ Hadley, Greg (2022-05-23). "Key Air Force, Space Force Leaders Set to Retire". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ "Marine Corps Marathon Results — Men". Washington Post. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ "50 States Marathon Club". www.50statesmarathonclub.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  7. ^ "Insane Asylum - Marathon Maniacs". db.marathonmaniacs.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  8. ^ Kuiken, Anita. "Research Guides: Stabler Running Collection: Home". researchguides.library.syr.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ "i2sports - TrackMeets.com - About Us". web.archive.org. 2005-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ Pallassino, Gary (2000-01-01). "Breaking Away From the Pack". Syracuse University Magazine. 17 (1).
  11. ^ Hay, Jonathan (2001-05-19). "Syracuse University's Center for Systems Assurance receives National Security Agency certification". SU News. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. ^ Cerqueiro, Manuel; Makhoul, George; Ju, Ru-Lin; Jabbour, Kamal (1989). "Modeling and performance evaluation of FDDI ring". Proceedings of the 32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 2: 955–959 – via IEEE Xplore.
  13. ^ Ayyash, Salma Abu; Reichmeyer, Francis; Hariri, Salim A; Jabbour, Kamal (1992). "Distributed computing on an FDDI based network: 35th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 1992". 1992 Proceedings of the 35th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems. Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems: 1197–1200. doi:10.1109/MWSCAS.1992.271153.
  14. ^ Ayyash, S.A.; Ricco, G; Jabbour, K (1991). "Performance analysis of FDDI as a backend network interconnecting heterogeneous workstations in a distributed system". Proceedings of the 34th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 1: 463–466 – via IEEE Xplore.
  15. ^ Parashar, M; Hariri, S; Jabbour, K (1992). "An expert system for performance management". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  16. ^ Cerqueiro, M; Jabbour, Kamal (1989). "Modeling and performance evaluation of MAC layer of FDDI". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  17. ^ Jabbour, Kamal; Reichmeyer, Francis (August 1993). "EVALUATION OF NETWORK TOPOLOGY IN A DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT" (PDF). UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM -- 1993 FINAL REPORTS. 4: 4-1 to 4-20 – via Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
  18. ^ Bartlett, R (September 1992). "Space Station Freedom Data Management System Growth and Evolution Report" (PDF). ntrs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Jabbour, K.; Riveros, J.F.V.; Landsbergen, D.; Meyer, W. (August 1988). "ALFA: automated load forecasting assistant". IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 3 (3): 908–914 – via IEEE Xplore.
  20. ^ Jabbour, K.; Meyer, W. (1989). "GAuLF: gas automated load forecaster". Proceedings of the 32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 1: 20–23 – via IEEE Xplore.
  21. ^ US4977390A, Saylor, Charles H. M. & Jabbour, Kamal, "Real time method for processing alaarms generated within a predetermined system", issued 1990-12-11 
  22. ^ "Cyber security 'boot camp' approved by ROTC". Air Force. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  23. ^ "ACE Cyber Security Boot Camp prepares future officers". Air Force. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  24. ^ Homan Rodoski, Kelly (2006-03-14). "First high school course in cyber security made possible through unique partnership of SU, U.S. Air Force and Rome Catholic School". SU News. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  25. ^ "Cyberspace defense class enters high schools". Air Force Materiel Command. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  26. ^ Jabbour, Kamal (August 2010). "The Time Has Come for the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineering" (PDF). High Frontier Journal. 6 (4): 20–23 – via Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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