Austin Riegsecker

Dr. Austin Riegsecker, a native of northern Indiana, currently lives in southern Indiana with his wife, Emily, and two dogs, Cinnamon “Toast” and “Maple” Syrup. Dr. Riegsecker built his academic foundation at Purdue University, where he earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Technology between 2012 and 2020. His graduate work focused on wireless sensor networks, autonomous systems, and multi-agent simulations, and he contributed to the academic community as an teaching and research assistant for multiple CIT labs and a peer reviewer for IEEE and ETRI journals. He considers submitting his dissertation at the age of 26 to be among his proudest academic achievements.

After graduating, Dr. Riegsecker joined General Dynamics Information Technology, rising to Lead Enterprise Architect in support of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division's IT Department, where he advanced cloud, cyber security, and navy-wide network architecture efforts. In 2022, he transitioned into civilian federal service with the U.S. Navy's Counter-Uncrewed Systems (CUxS) Drake Program, developing fleet-wide training tools, contributing to next-generation countermeasures, and mentoring junior engineers, scientists, and technicians. Now, serving as Chief Engineer for Electromagnetic Warfare (EMW) Cloud Solutions, he collaborates with major cloud providers to deliver mission-critical capabilities for all U.S. forces while leading a portfolio of projects spanning nationwide information systems, radio frequency artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) developments, and advanced unmanned systems simulation engines. He is also a member and guest for several NATO working groups related to CUxS and cognitive AI/ML EMW technologies.