Aleksandra Scalco

Aleksandra Scalco (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Professor of Engineering with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) Warfighting Acquisition University (WarU), formerly the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). She received the Ph.D. degree in systems engineering from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, in 2022, the M.Eng. degree in systems engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, in 2012, the MBA degree from the University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA, in 2009, and the B.J. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA, in 1988. She is a member of the seventh cohort of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Institute for Technical Leadership and an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). She is also an ITIL Expert certified in Information Technology Service Management. From 2012 to 2016, she served as an Information Systems Security Designer and Client Advocate with the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS). From 2016 to 2024, she was an Engineer with the U.S. Department of the Navy Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, where she was designated a Navy Subject Matter Expert for Mission-Critical Control Systems in support of Technical Warrant Holders for cybersecurity requirements. Her awards include the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal (2025), the NSA/CSS Crescent Performance Award for Mission Excellence (2013), and the Colorado State University Outstanding Dissertation Award (2022).