ID2013 - 10:45a - Chris Greer - Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Cyber-Physical Systems

Chris Greer is the NIST Senior Executive for Cyber Physical Systems and the National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability.  He also serves as the lead for the NIST digital data activities. In these positions, he is responsible for strategic planning, program implementation and coordination with partners across the public and private sectors. 

Prior to joining NIST, Dr. Greer served as Assistant Director for Information Technology R&D in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Cybersecurity Liaison to the National Security Staff. His responsibilities there included networking and information technology research and development, cybersecurity, and digital scientific data access.  

Dr. Greer has also served as the Director of the National Coordination Office for the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program.  This program coordinates IT R&D investments across the Federal government.  Prior to undertaking government service, Dr. Greer was a member of the tenured faculty at the University of California, Irvine.