Alexander Kott serves as the chief of the Network Science Division of the Army Research Laboratory headquartered in Adelphi, MD. In this position, he is responsible for fundamental research and applied development in performance and security of both tactical mobile and strategic networks. He oversees projects in network performance and security, intrusion detection, and network emulation. Between 2003 and 2008, Dr. Kott served as a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program manager responsible for a number of large-scale advanced technology research programs. His earlier positions included technical director of BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA; director of R&D at Logica Carnegie Group, Pittsburgh, PA; and IT research department manager at AlliedSignal, Inc., Morristown, NJ. Dr. Kott received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award and accompanying Exceptional Public Service Medal, in October 2008. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1989, published over 70 technical papers, and co-authored and edited six technical books.