Dr. Barry E. Mullins
Associate Professor, Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Air Force Institute of Technology

Dr. Barry E. Mullins received a B.S. in Computer Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Evansville in 1983, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1987, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1997. He served 21 years in the Air Force teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven of those years. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and a member of Tau Beta Pi (Engineering), Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical and Computer engineering), Phi Beta Chi (Science), Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), IEEE (senior member) and ASEE.

His research interests include cyber operations, computer/network security, computer communication networks, embedded (sensor) and wireless networking, malware analysis, reverse code engineering, and reconfigurable computing systems.

Dr. Mullins has won numerous teaching and research awards including the 2010 Air Force Science and Engineering Educator of the Year, AFIT Instructor of the Quarter twice, AFIT Instructor of the Year (Dr. Leslie M. Norton Teaching Excellence Award), Outstanding Teaching Award for Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Dr. Leslie M. Norton Teaching Excellence Award for outstanding curriculum development. During his time at the Air Force Academy, he also received the U.S. Air Force Academy's Outstanding Academy Educator award as well as the Brig. Gen. R. E. Thomas award for outstanding contribution to cadet education twice.