John Springer is a Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. His main research area is data analytics and applications with recent emphasis on data-intensive applications in Cybersecurity, and he serves as the leader of the Purdue Discovery Advancements Through Analytics (DATA) Laboratory. Dr. Springer is also a primary investigator on the Information Security Research and Education (INSuRE) project; INSuRE is a network of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-Rs) universities that cooperatively engages students in addressing cybersecurity research problems proposed by governmental organizations and laboratories.