Dr. Jimmie McEver is a Principal Scientist in the Asymmetric Operations Sector at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he focuses on modeling and analysis of cyberspace operations capabilities and effects, and provides technical leadership on a wide range of cyber- and C2-related activities for organizations in the U.S. national security sector. He is a thought leader in the DoD drive toward mission focused cyber risk to mission assessment and management, with an emphasis on assuring operations in contested cyber environments, and is working with others to spearhead efforts to establish metrics and mature analytic capabilities to support robust risk management and decision making on investment in and application of cyber operations capabilities and cyber resilience. Prior to joining APL, Dr. McEver conducted national security research at RAND Corporation and Evidence Based Research in the areas of modeling and simulation, information security, network-centric operations, and complex adaptive systems.
Dr. McEver is deeply involved in efforts to enhance professional awareness and capabilities in model-based and complex systems thinking. He co-led the development of the award-winning INCOSE white paper, A Complexity Primer for Systems Engineers, and has worked with the U.S. DoD Command and Control Research Program and selected NATO Study Panels on issues associated with network enabled command and control and C2 assessment, contributing to the development of the NATO Network Enabled Capability C2 Maturity Model and concepts of C2 agility.
In addition to his service to INCOSE as Deputy Director of Technical Operations, Dr. McEver previously served as Assistant Director for Analytic Enablers in TechOps, and as Chair of the Complex Systems Working Group. He is also an Associate Fellow in the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he is the Deputy Director for Defense in the Information Systems Group and recipient of the 2023 AIAA Information Systems Award.
He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.