Michael Locasto
Chief Technology Officer at Narf Industries
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Locasto is a cybersecurity researcher and technology leader with over 15 years of experience translating cutting-edge security research into practical, deployable capabilities. As CTO of Narf Industries he wins and leads competitive basic and applied research programs while shepherding rapid commercial and open-source transitions from an R&D portfolio. Previously a Principal Computer Scientist at SRI and a tenured academic, he has led diverse teams across hardware Trojan detection, secure IoT and cyber-physical systems, and complex data-format validation. He combines deep academic credentials—a Ph.D. in computer systems security from Columbia—with hands-on program leadership for government and commercial clients. Known for mentoring interdisciplinary teams and building external partnerships, he favors pragmatic, auditable solutions that bridge research rigor and operational needs. Based in the New York City area, he blends strategic vision with practical engineering discipline to move novel security ideas into the field.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Computer Systems Security, Ph.D. Computer Systems Security at Columbia UniversityB.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Computer Science at The College of New Jersey
English
Github Skills (4)
entropy3
measurement2
byte2
c-library1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
locasto/locasto.github.io
Oct 2018 - Mar 2022
Contributions:5 pushes in 3 years 5 months
locasto/parser-logic
Aug 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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