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Guy G. Helmer

Title: Professor of Practice
Department: Information Systems and Business Analytics
Office: 3437 Gerdin

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Bio

Experienced engineering leader in information security, software development & engineering, cloud computing, networking, and machine learning.

  • Research experience: operating system and network intrusion detection using distributed agents; high-performance computing research at Ames Laboratory.
  • Entrepreneurial experience as an early employee at Palisade Systems (2000-2013 - last position: CTO), and joined Absolute Software in 2013 with the acquisition of Palisade Systems' assets (current position: Distinguished Engineer).
    Experience in Kubernetes application management, Java and Python webservices, large-scale SaaS systems, and big data analytics.
    Lead engineering for protected/confidential information protection technologies. Past experience developing high-performance deep packet inspection & TCP/IP network protocols, kernel development on multiple platforms, natural language processing, operating system & network security.
    Participation in numerous open-source communities, including FreeBSD operating system. Squid network cache, and many others. Established Internet services at Dakota State University in 1990/1991 with an NSF grant, and extended to State of South Dakota government in 1992. Past experience in system programming, network engineering, dairy farming, and accounting.
  • Teaching in the ISU College of Business 2007-present, including Java and Python programming, enterprise sybersecurity management, and enterprise management of systems and networks.
  • Consulting experience: major ag equipment manufacturer (system security and performance analysis), state governenment health information systems, and network installation & management.
  • Occasional speaker at industry events including the RSA Conference.
  • Education:
    • Iowa State University, Ames, IA
      • Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2000 Thesis: Intelligent multi-agent system for intrusion detection and countermeasures
      • M.S. in Computer Science, 1998 Creative Component: Intelligent agents for intrusion detection
    • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
      • B.S. in Computer Science, with honors, 1989

Academic History

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, Iowa State University, 2000
  • M.S., Computer Science, Iowa State University, 1998
  • B.S., Computer Science, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 1989

Expertise

  • Cybersecurity
  • Java Programming
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Computer Networking
  • DevOps, Agile Development / Continuous Integration, Kubernetes / Docker
  • Python Programming
  • Computer Architecture
  • Encryption
  • Operating Systems
  • Software & Safety Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • High Performance Computation