Ms. Eileen Rubin is a Program Manager within the Homeland
Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) at the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. Eileen has led
several initiatives, focusing mainly on securing critical infrastructure,
telecommunications, and industrial control systems efforts within the Critical
Infrastructure Security & Resilience Research (CISRR) Program. Under her
leadership, DHS has worked with several labs to help identify and develop cyber
threat-based scenarios designed to increase awareness of Industrial Control
System vulnerabilities and inform mitigation efforts. Additionally, Eileen’s
projects have yielded developments in improving emergency communications
methods, including currently working with the Canadian government to develop a
protocol for cross-border communications during emergency responses. Eileen earned
her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and is
accredited as a DHS Acquisition Program Manager.