Kamal Jabbour
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Dr. Kamal Jabbour | |
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| Born | July 27, 1957 |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | American University of Beirut (BS) University of Salford (PhD) |
| Spouse | Dr. Marla A. Jabbour |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Teaching 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 |
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| Thesis | The Measurement and Equalization of Group Delay Distortion at Audio Frequencies (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. 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.
Jabbour is a member of the 50 States Marathon Club[5] and the Marathon Maniacs[6]. From 1997 to 2003, he wrote a weekly article on running for The Post-Standard.
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[7] to broadcast track meets on the Internet in TV quality video[8]. 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.[9]
Jabbour's early research was funded by International Business Machines to assess the Fiber Distributed Data Interface for use on the International Space Station.
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[10], and created the world's first high school cyber security program in 2006.[11]
References
- ^ "DR. KAMAL T. JABBOUR > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". web.archive.org. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "ACE - Advanced Course in Engineering". www.ace-cyber.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech celebrates student success, nation's first cyber engineering graduates". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Hadley, Greg (2022-05-23). "Key Air Force, Space Force Leaders Set to Retire". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "50 States Marathon Club". www.50statesmarathonclub.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Insane Asylum - Marathon Maniacs". db.marathonmaniacs.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "i2sports - TrackMeets.com - About Us". web.archive.org. 2005-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Pallassino, Gary (2000-01-01). "Breaking Away From the Pack". Syracuse University Magazine. 17 (1).
- ^ Hay, Jonathan (2001-05-19). "Syracuse University's Center for Systems Assurance receives National Security Agency certification". SU News. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Cyber security 'boot camp' approved by ROTC". Air Force. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ 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.