2017 AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium

Dr. Rita M. Doerr
Cyber Instructor
NSA


Dr. Rita (nee McCardell) Doerr has been employed by the National Security Agency (NSA) for 33 years. During that time, she has held numerous positions within both the Signals Intelligence and Research Directorates. Dr. Doerr was a Visiting Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Machine Translation where she was completing research towards her Ph.D. She has also served on an Overseas assignment in Europe for five years. Initially hired as a Cryptologic Mathematician, Dr. Doerr was also assigned to the Technology Directorate as a Computer Science Researcher. She holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Notre Dame University of Maryland (formerly College of Notre Dame of Maryland). Her advanced degrees are both from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Masters in Applied Mathematics and Ph.D in Computer Science. Dr. Doerr returned to NSA in 2014 from a three-year teaching assignment at the United States Naval Academy (USNA)’s Center for Cyber Security Studies (CCSS) which served as her Joint Duty Assignment. During this time, she taught the required freshman (“plebe”, 4/C) course Introduction to Cyber Security and Technical Foundations and the required junior (2/C) course Applications of Cyber Engineering. Dr. Doerr is currently assigned to the National Cryptologic School (NCS)’s College of Cyber as a Cyber Instructor and is a native Baltimorean and sports enthusiast, Dr. Doerr resides in Crownsville, Maryland.

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