Zac Dennis, Ph.D.

Dr. Zac Dennis is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University teaching Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Dr. Dennis is the Chief Technology Officer of a small defense company focused on fielding AI-related technologies to military customers. Dr. Dennis has accumulated 12 years of experience focusing on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation on Air Force bomber platforms.

Dr. Dennis holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University, an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma Christian University. He is a Professional Engineer with deep experience in defense software engineering and systems engineering. His expertise extends to open architectures and the development of cyber-hardened, safety-critical software on real-time operating systems for avionics.