Guillermo A. Francia III received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Mexico Tech. Before joining Jacksonville State University (JSU), he was the chairman of the Computer Science department at Kansas Wesleyan University. In 1996, Dr. Francia received one of the five national awards for Innovators in Higher Education from Microsoft Corporation. His research interests include embedded and industrial control systems security, automotive security, machine learning, and unmanned aerial vehicle security. He is a two-time recipient of a Fulbright award (UK, 2017 and Malta, 2007) and is the 2018 winner of the National CyberWatch Center Innovations in Cybersecurity Education award. He has successfully managed research projects with funds well over $2.5M from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Security Agency. He held Distinguished Professor and Director positions at JSU prior to joining the University of West Florida (UWF). In 2019, he received an appointment as Commissioner of the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. Currently, Dr. Francia is serving as Faculty Scholar and Professor at the Center for Cybersecurity.