Tapia 2026 Committee

General Chair

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Dr. Heriberto Acosta Maestre

AKIMA, LLC

Program Chair

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Dr. Jarilyn Hernandez-Jimenez

BAE Systems

Deputy Program Chair

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Dr. Evette Maynard-Noel

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

panels & workshops
chair

Dr. Jorge Cisneros Paz

University of Texas Southwestern

Panels & Workshops
Deputy Chair

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Jyotsna Anand

Microsoft

Birds of a
Feather Chair

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Angelica Sanchez

Capital One

Posters Chair

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Dr. Sampson Akwafuo

California State University, Fullerton

Posters Deputy Chair

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Dr. Marlon Mejias

UNC Charlotte

Scholarships Chair

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Steve Graham

Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Scholarships Deputy Chair

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Shanna-Shaye Forbes

L&T Technology Services

Scholarships Deputy Chair

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Rima Asmar Awad

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Dr. Brianna Blaser

University of Washington