Dr. Robert F. Mills, PhD

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MS Thesis Advised

Current Students

1. Kletzli, Philip T., Capt, USAF, Electronic Warfare Battle Management Utilizing Machine Learning, est grad Dec 2024.

MS Students Advised

1. Meier, Kurt L., Capt, USAF, Applying Explainable Machine Learning Methods to Classification of Radar Signals via Time Frequency Analysis, March 2024.
2. Vandemotter, Andrew, Detecting and Classifying Noise-like Radar Signals, est grad Dec 2020.
3. Rofrano, Matthew, Capt, USAF, Classifying Open-Air Target Measurements Using Simulation- Trained Convolutional Neural Networks, March 2023.
4. Thomas, Randal, 1st Lt, RF-DNA Classifier Performance with Training and Classification Datasets from Different Receivers, March 2022.
5. Von Niederhausern, Samuel, Capt, USAF, Determining Unknown Radar Waveform Modes of Operation Using a Gated Recurrent Unit, March 2022. 
6. Poole, Kaitlyn, Intervehicle Communication in Hypersonic Systems, est grad March 2021.
7. Ketner, Natalie, RF-DNA Pulse Discrimination for APG-68 Airborne Radar, est grad March 2021.
8. Hannah, John, 1^st Lt, USAF, Security Analysis of the Terminal Collision and Avoidance System, est grad March 2021.
9. Nartea, Ryan, Capt, USAF, OPSEC Analysis of Security Risks Associated with ADS-B and Open Source Information Sources, est grad March 2021.
10. Burfeind, Brandon C., Major, USAF, Interoperable ADS-B Confidentiality, March 2020.
11. Renne, Caitlyn, 2^nd Lt, USAF, RF-DNA MDA-ML Classifier Performance on LFM Radar in Varying Environments, March 2020.
12. Orikogbo, Oluwayemisi, 2^nd Lt, USAF, The Effect of Propagation Environment on RF-DNA RndF Relevant Features of the LFM Waveform, March 2020.
13. Harris, Ryan C., Anomaly Detection in Industrial Control Systems, March 2019.
14. Ramos, Von Drake L., Capt, USAF, Vulnerability Assessment of the SMALLSAT Agile Transmit Receive Network (SATRN) Software Suite, March 2018.
15. Willis, John M., Capt, USAF, MIL-STD-1553 Fingerprinting Using Existing Card Functionality, March 2018.
16. Sibiga, Matthew, Major, USAF. Applying Cyber Threat Intelligence to Industrial Control Systems, March 2017.
17. Heruska, Benjamin, Capt, USAF, Design and Characterization of a Secure Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Prototype, March 2015.
18. Rich, Michael D., MSgt, USAF, Evaluating Machine Learning Classifiers for Hybrid Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Mar 2015.
19. Stebelton, Karen, Civ, A System Concept for Detecting Suicide Warning Signs in Social Media, Sep 2014.
20. Alt, Anthony T., 2nd Lt, USAF, Application of RF-DNA Process to Multi-user Satellite Communications Environment, March 2014.
21. Cobb, John M., Capt, USAF, A Survey of Decapitation Attacks and Countermeasures in Mission Critical Networks, March 2014.
22. Garcia, Arturo M., CPT, USA, Firmware Modification Analysis in Programmable Logic Controllers, March 2014.
23. Ramstad, Roger J., Integrated Air Defense System Scan Rate Exploitation and Exploratory Research on Adaptive Technologies, March 2014.
24. Smith, Adam J., REDIR: Automated Static Detection of Obfuscated Anti-Debugging Techniques, March 2014.
25. Iverson, Preston B., Capt, USAF, Evaluating Change Management Processes and Systems Using ITIL and Business Process Modeling, March 2013.
26. Olipane, Robert J., Capt, USAF, Short Message Service (SMS) Command and Control (C2) Awareness in Android-Based Smartphones Using Kernel-Level Auditing, June 2012.
27. Sievers, Matthew D., Capt, USAF, Data Exfiltration Detection Performance Analysis Utilizing Dedicated Deep Packet Inspection, March 2012.
28. Magazu, Domenic, Capt, USAF, Exploiting the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Via False Target Injection, March 2012.
29. Miller, James L., MSgt, USAF, An Architecture for Improving Timeliness and Relevance of Cyber Incident Notifications, March 2011.
30. Woolingham, Michael R., MSgt, USAF, Detecting Insider Threats on a Cisco Router Using the Native Functionality of the Internetwork Operating System, March 2011.
31. Bai, William T., TSgt, USAF, Auditing Architecture for Distributed Linux Systems, March 2010.
32. Birch, Samuel W., Civ, Enhancing Network Intrusion Detection Systems through a Packet Capture File System, March 2010.
33. Clagnaz, John D., Maj, USAF, U.S. Cyber Command: Cyberspace Superiority In The 21st Century, March 2010.
34. Leach, Erika, Capt, USAF, Mitigating Insider Sabotage and Espionage: A Review of the United States Air Force’s Current Posture, March 2009.
35. Elbaum, Joseph M., Cyberpower in the 21^st Century, December 2008.
36. Scheeres, Jamison W., Establishing the Human Firewall: Reducing an Individual’s Vulnerability to Social Engineering Attacks, March 2008.
37. Skarda, Bryan, Maj, USAF, Operationalizing Offensive Social Engineering for the Air Force, March 2008.
38. Aschenbrenner, Brian D., Capt, USAF, Identification of Command and Control Information Requirements for the Cyberspace Domain, March 2008.
39. Bonhoff, Gerod M., 1st Lt, USAF, Using Hierarchical Temporal Memory for Detecting Anomalous Network Activity, March 2008.
40. DeYoung, Mark E., Capt, USAF, Dynamic Protocol Reverse Engineering: A Grammatical Inference Approach, March 2008.
41. Griffin, Jane J., DOD Role for Securing United States Cyberspace, March 2008.
42. Kettles, Thomas R., Capt, USAF, Integration of Information Operations Theory into the Corporate Air Force, March 2008.
43. Policarpio, Timothy R., Capt, USAF, Feasibility Study of Encoding Metadata into IPv6 Headers, March 2008.
44. Smith, Tiffiny S., Capt, USAF, In Pursuit of an Aptitude Test for Potential Cyberspace Warriors, March 2007.
45. Shaw, Alfred K., MSgt, USAF, A Model for Performing Mission Impact Analysis Of Network Outages, March 2007.
46. MacDonald, Jason E., Capt, USAF, Use of Tabu Search in a Solver to Map Complex Networks onto Emulab Testbeds, March 2007.
47. Montminy, Myrna B., Capt, USAF, Passive Geolocation of Low-Power Emitters in Urban Environments Using TDOA, March 2007.
48. King, William H., GySgt, USMC, Development of a Malicious Insider Composite Vulnerability Assessment Methodology, June 2006.
49. Levoy, Terry E., GySgt, USMC, Development Of A Methodology For Customizing Insider Threat Auditing On A Microsoft® Windows XP Professional Operating System, June 2006.
50. Puleo, Anthony J., Capt, USAF, Mitigating Insider Threat Using Human Behavior Influence Models, June 2006.
51. Butts, Jonathan W., 1st Lt, USAF, Formal Mitigation Strategies for the Insider Threat: A Security Model and Risk Analysis Framework, March 2006.
52. Badgett, Christopher D., Capt, USAF, Performance Evaluation of Automated Digital Modulation Recognition Algorithms, March 2006.
53. Valentine, Jennifer R., Capt, USAF, Application of the Strategic Alignment Model and Information Technology Governance Concepts to Support Network Centric Warfare, March 2006.
54. Sikes, Clint R., 1st Lt, USAF, Noncooperative Detection of Frequency Hopped GMSK Waveforms, March 2006.
55. Weaver, Robert V., Major, USAF, Leveraging ITIL to Govern AOC Information Technology, Dec 2005.
56. Beaver, Theresa D., Capt, USAF, The Analysis of a Link Between a Remote Local Area Network and Its Server Resources, June 2005.
57. Stanley, Jeffrey E., Capt, USAF, Enabling Network Centric Warfare through Operational Impact Analysis Automation, March 2005.
58. Jones, Christopher O., 2nd Lt, USAF, A Proposed Method to Remove Security through Obscurity from Software Watermarking, March 2005.
59. Yee, Jason W.S., 2nd Lt, USAF, Efficient Generation of Social Network Data from Computer-Mediated Communication Logs, March 2005.
60. Gaona, Charles M., Maj, USAF, Performance of a Spectrally Encoded Multi-Carrier Phase Shift Keying Communication System in a Frequency-Selective, Slowly-Fading Multipath Channel, March 2005.
61. Madden, Christopher B., 2nd Lt, USAF, Effects of Jamming and Excision Filtering Upon Error Rates and Detectability of a Spread Spectrum Communication System, December 1995.

IDE Students Advised

1. Stein, Andrew M., Major, USAF, Functional Mission Analysis: A Funcitonal Approach to Mission Assurance, June 2016.
2. Rueter, Bradley A., Major, USAF, Cyberspace Integration within the AOC, June 2013.
3. Baldassari, Kyle M., Major, USAF, Considerations for Employment of Defensive Counter Cyberspace Forces for Hunter Operations, June 2012.
4. Bixby, Eric R., Major, USAF, An Analysis of the Computer Security Ramifications of Weakened Asymmetric Cryptographic Algorithms, June 2012.
5. Barcomb, Kris E., Major, USAF, Taking the High Ground: A Case for Department of Defense Application of Public Cloud Computing, June 2011.
6. Martino, Richard A., Major, USAF, Leveraging Traditional Battle Damage Assessment Procedures to Measure Effects from A Computer Network Attack, June 2011.
7. Nelson, Alexander D., Patching the Wetware: Addressing the Human Factor in Information Security, June 2011.
8. Terry, Katrina A., Major, USAF, Overcoming the Support Focus of the 17D Cyberspace Operations Career Field, June 2011.
9. Fairchild, Ian M., Major, USAF, Securing Information Exchange between the 618 TACC and Its Civilian Airlift Partners, June 2010.
10. Perez, David D., Major, USAF, Cyberspace Dependence in Air Force Flying Squadrons and its Effect on Mission Assurance, June 2010.
11. Hawker, Travis J., Major, USAF, Clarifying Missions in the Cyberspace Domain, June 2010.
12. Casey, Brendan K., Major, USAF, Policy Changes for Acquisition of Cyberspace Weapon Systems, June 2010.
13. Beach, Matthew G., Major, VT ANG, Managing Cyber Operator Curriculum, June 2010.
14. Beeker, Kevin R., Maj, USAF, Strategic Deterrence in Cyber Space: Practical Application, June 2009.
15. Birdwell, M. Bodine, Maj, USAF, If You Don’t Know Where You Are Going, You Probably Will End Up Somewhere Else: CNO in 2025, June 2009.
16. Larkowski, Matthew P., Maj, USAF, The Software Development Dogfight:  Tightening the Acquisitions Turn Circle, June 2009.
17. Principi, Philip, D., Maj, USAF, Mitigating Tactical Warfighter Dependence on Link 16, June 2009.
18. Cosnowski, Charles, Maj, USAF, Defeating 802.11 Wireless Networks, June 2008.
19. Good, Michael, MAJ, US Army, Analysis of China’s Approach to Cyber Warfare, June 2008.
20. Means, Thomas, Maj, USAF, Vulnerabilities of Tactical Data Links, June 2008.
21. Morgan, William, Recommendations for Improving Spectrum Management, June 2008.
22. Newbill, Raymond, Maj, USAF, Synchronizing the Nation’s Cyber Intelligence Assets to Secure the Homeland, June 2008.
23. Rauch, Daniel, Maj, USAF, Electronic Warfare for Cyber Warriors, June 2008.
24. Whiting, Michael, Maj, USAF, Analysis of the Great Firewall of China, June 2008.
25. Arwood, Sam, Maj, USAF, Cyberspace as a Theater of Conflict: Federal Law, National Strategy and The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, June 2007.
26. Treat, Timothy, Maj, USAF, The Way Ahead For Cyberspace Operations: A JCIDS Analysis, June 2007.
27. Dunklee, David, Maj, USAF, Improving Air Force Active Network Defense Systems Through An Analysis Of Intrusion Detection Techniques, June 2007.
28. Woolley, Pamela L., Maj, USAF, Defining Cyberspace as a United States Air Force Mission, June 2006.
29. Wieser, Todd L., Miller, G., Piepkorn, A., and Kennedy, J., DoD Enterprise Architecting: Joint Issues Derived From SOF Air Analysis, June 2006 (group effort).
30. Trechter, Joseph M., Maj, USAF, Information Technology Governance and the Air Force, June 2006.
31. Jenrette, Brian J., Maj, USAF, Establishing A Communications Officer Force Development Program, June 2006.
32. Chacon, Mark A., Maj, USAF, Course Curriculum Development for the Future Cyberwarrior, June 2006.
33. White, Samuel G., Maj, USAF, Requirements For Common Bomber Mission Planning Environment, June 2006.
34. Mulligan, David L., Maj, USAF, Requirements Traceability for use of a Phased Array Antenna within the Air Force Satellite Control Network, June 2005.
35. Sassaman, Daryl A., Maj, USAF, Model of Information Flow to the Director of Mobility Forces (DIRMOBFOR) for Operational Decision Making, June 2005.