Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Stone
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bio
Lt Col Samuel Stone currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO teaching courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Previously, he was Chief of the Secure, Resilient Space Communications Division at the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, VA performing research and development in cyber security-focused space communications. Prior to the NRO, Lt Col Samuel Stone served as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Electrical Engineering Division Chief at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH teaching Graduate courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science disciplines including Analog Communications Theory, Microprocessor Design, and Software Reverse Engineering.
Lt Col Stone enlisted in the USAF in 1997. During his 23 year USAF career, he has served in both enlisted and commissioned officer capacities as a MASINT Ground Truth member, Tasking and Extraction Analyst, Network Defense Crew Commander, Network Security Blue Assessment OIC, Incident Response Team Chief, AFRL Program Manager, Assistant Professor, and Division Chief. He has also deployed to Al Udeid as an Executive Officer for the AFCENT Chief of Staff, deployed. Lt Col Stone’s research interests include RF exploitation/defense of digital systems and non-traditional cybersecurity for proprietary computing platforms.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH (2013)
Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence (2013)
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (2008)
Squadron Officer School, in residence, Top Third Graduate (2010)
Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (2003)
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA (1997)
Professional Experience
US Air Force Academy, Assistant Professor (2020-present)
National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA, Division Chief Secure Resilient Space Communications (2018-2020)
National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA, Core Technology COTR (2016-2018)
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Assistant Professor/ Division Chief Electrical Engineering (2015-2016)
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering (2013-2015)
AFIT PhD Student, WPAFB, Ohio (2010-2013)
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Program Manager, Enterprise Business Systems (2008-2010)
AFIT MS Student, WPAFB, Ohio (2006-2008)
33 Information Operations Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX, Chief, Incident Response Team (2005-2006)
33 Information Operations Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX, OIC, AFNOSC NSD Blue Assessment Team (2003-2005)
National Air Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Tasking and Extraction Analyst (2000-2001)
National Air Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, MASINT Operations Technician (1998-2000)
Honors & Awards
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
NRO Director's Circle Award Winner
Computer Engineering Senior of the Year, 2003, Wright State University OH
Research and Scholarly Interests
Radio Frequency Exploitation
Non-Traditional Cyber Security
Secure Semiconductor Fabrication
Counterfeit Detection
Publications
Refereed Journal Publications
S. Stone, M. Temple, “RF-Based Anomaly Detection for PLCs in Critical Infrastructure Applications”. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 5(2):11–33, Jul 2012.
S. Stone, M. Temple, “Detecting anomalous programmable logic controller behavior using RF-based Hilbert transform features and a correlation-based verification process”. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Vol 9:41-51, June 2015.
Conference Presentations
B. Stone, S. Stone, “Comparison of Radio Frequency Based Techniques for Device Discrimination and Operation Identification”, 11th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Boston University, Boston, MA, Mar 2016
J. Wylie, S. Stone, B. Mullins “Detecting a Weakened Encryption Algorithm in Microcontrollers Using Correlation‐Based Anomaly Detection”, 11th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Boston University, Boston, MA, Mar 2016
R. Deppensmith, S. Stone, “Age-Based Variance in Semi-Conductor Electro-Magnetic Emission”, CHASE Conference on Secure/Trustworthy Systems and Supply Chain Assurance, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Apr 2015.
B. Stone, S. Stone, “Radio Frequency Based Reverse Engineering of Microcontroller Program Execution”, NAECON 2015, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, Jun 2015 University of Dayton's River Campus, Dayton, Ohio.
J. Wylie, S. Stone, “Detecting Anomalous Behavior in Microcontrollers Using Unintentional Radio Frequency (RF) Emissions”, NAECON 2015, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, Jun 2015 University of Dayton's River Campus, Dayton, Ohio.
R. Deppensmith, S. Stone, “Optimized Fingerprint Generation Using Unintentional Emission Radio Frequency Distinct Native Attributes (RF-DNA)”, NAECON 2014 – IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton OH.
R. Deppensmith, S. Stone, “Integrated Circuit Aging Effects on Radio Frequency Distinct Native Attributes (RF-DNA)”, NAECON 2014 – IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton OH.
S. Stone, M. Temple, R. Baldwin, “RF-Based PLC IC Design Verification”, 2012 DMSMS & Stand Conf. (DMSMS12), Invited Paper, Orlando, FL, Aug 2012.
S. Stone, M. Temple, “RF-Based Anomaly Detection for PLCs”, Sixth Annual IFIP Working Group 11.10 Int’l Conf on Critical Infrastructure Protection, National Defense University, Washington DC, Mar 2012.
Porter, R., S. Stone, Y. Kim, J. McDonald, and L. Starman. “Dynamic Polymorphic Reconfiguration for anti-tamper circuits”. Field Programmable Logic and Applications, 2009. FPL 2009. International Conference on, 493 –497. Sep 2009. ISSN 1946-1488.
Stone, S., R. Porter, Y. Kim, and J. Paul. “A dynamically reconfigurable Field Programmable Gate Array hardware foundation for security applications”. ICECE Technology, 2008. FPT 2008. International Conference on, 305 –308. Dec 2008.
Paul, J., S. Stone, Y. Kim, and R. Bennington. “A Method and FPGA Architecture for Real-Time Polymorphic Reconfiguration”. Field-Programmable Technology, 2007. ICFPT 2007. International Conference on, 65 –71. Dec 2007.