Biography
Professor Chris Carroll is the program director for Drexel’s BS degree in
Computing and Security Technology housed in the College of Computing & Informatics. The BSCST is Drexel’s undergraduate degree program that covers Cybersecurity and Information Technology. Prior to teaching at Drexel full-time Chris worked in industry for 28 years holding positions related to managing infrastructure for Astra-Zeneca, Quest Diagnostics, Pfizer and financial company Chubb. This included managing teams of engineers that designed and supported servers, storage, LAN’s, WAN’s, firewalled network configurations for Internet facing applications and business partner connections.
Research Interests
Cloud computing, server virtualization, cybersecurity curriculum, ethical hacking, cryptography and designing secure networks
Academic Distinctions
- MS, Computer Science, Drexel University
- BA, Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, Saint Michael’s College