Christopher Ramezan, Ph.D.

Expertise

Dr. Christopher Ramezan is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems and Cybersecurity in the MIS Department, and serves as coordinator for the Business Cybersecurity Management Masters of Science and minor programs.  Currently he teaches courses on Network and Data Communications, Information Security Assurance Management, Network Security, and Business Cybercrime Management. 

Dr. Ramezan received his Ph.D. in 2019 specializing in Remote Sensing (satellite and aerial image analysis) from the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University.  His research in this area focused on machine learning applications for automating analysis of multispectral satellite and aerial LIDAR data.  Before joining the Chambers College, Dr. Ramezan had served in a variety of Information Security and Information Technology roles, most recently as the Information Security Officer for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, WVU’s largest college, where he was responsible for securing over 3,000 endpoints with 10,000 daily users.

Dr. Ramezan also holds a number of Information Security and Information Technology certifications such as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+), CompTIA Security+, Network+, Cloud+, Project+, Mobility+, among others, and has over 8 years work experience in the Information Security/Information Technology field.

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University, 2019