Jared M. Smith

Jared is the co-founder and CTO of Uncat.com and Evasive.ai, Distinguished Engineer, R&D Strategy at SecurityScorecard.com in the Cyber Threat Research and Intelligence Group, and an Adjunct Professor in Computer Science at New York University (NYU). He was formerly a top-secret clearance holder and Lead Scientist for AI in Cybersecurity, as well as a Principal Investigator, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the largest U.S. DOE lab in the United States. Jared holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee focused on Internet Routing Security. He has given over 30 professional talks around the world, has 3 granted patents and 4 pending applications, more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, and has licensed multiple technologies he developed to industry while in the U.S. DOE.

Contact Info

Personal: [email protected]
SSC: [email protected]
NYU: [email protected]

Interview on SW Engineering Daily
Interview on Developer on Fire
Past and Upcoming Talks
Streaming Audio Podcast with Confluent
Amazon Web Services TV Network Interview
Featured Intuit Blog

Background

Education

  • 2017-2020 PhD, Computer Science

    UT Computer Security Lab
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • 2016-2017 MS, Computer Science

    Summa Cum Laude
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • 2013-2016 BS, Computer Science

    Cum Laude
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Research Positions

  • 2020-Present Distinguished Engineer, R&D Strategy

    Cyber Threat Research and Intelligence
    SecurityScorecard

  • 2022-Present Adjunct Professor

    Computer Science and Engineering
    New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

  • 2020-Present Adjunct Professor

    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • 2015-2020 Lead Scientist, AI for Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity Research Group
    National Security Sciences Directorate
    Oak Ridge National Lab

  • 2016-2020 Chancellor's Graduate Fellow

    UT Computer Security Lab
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • 2013-2016 Research Assistant

    Dr. Max Schuchard, UT-Knoxville
    Dr. Audris Mockus, UT-Knoxville
    Dr. Bruce Maclennnan, UT-Knoxville
    Center for Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning, UT-Knoxville
    High Energy Physics Group, UT-Knoxville

Industry Positions

  • 2022-Present Co-Founder

    Evasive.ai

  • 2019-Present CTO and Co-Founder

    Uncat.com

  • 2017-2018 Guest Teacher

    Treehouse

  • 2014-2015 Software Security Researcher

    Advanced Security Initiatives Group
    Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • 2015-2016 Acting CTO

    NourishWise, Inc.

  • 2014-2015 Software Engineer

    M-CAM, International

Publications

Google Scholar Publications