He holds a Ph.D. in Scientific Computing, an M.S. and an M.B.A. and two B.S degrees. He has published over 45 journal articles and over 150 full conference papers, in addition to making numerous other conference presentations. Straub’s research spans the gauntlet between technology, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on robotic command and control, cyber-security as it relates to autonomous systems, using artificial and computational intelligence techniques for intrusion detection and 3D printing quality assurance and security. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA, SPIE and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences.