Welcome! I'm Jeff Schulman, a cybersecurity professional at Netskope, Ph.D. student and adjunct instructor at Penn State, and founder of Manteio Company, specializing in security strategy and fractional vCISO services. My work spans human-computer interaction (HCI), cybersecurity, explainable AI, deception, and active inference.
- Dark Patterns & Deception – Investigating manipulative UI/UX tactics and their impact, particularly on vulnerable populations.
- Explainable AI & Human-Centered Security – Exploring how AI models can be made transparent and trustworthy.
- Active Inference & Cognitive Security – Applying Bayesian principles to cybersecurity decision-making and adversarial modeling.
- Open-Source & Digital Rights – Advocating for ethical design and security in open-source ecosystems.
- Cybersecurity – Researching entropy, identity management, and cyber resilience.
📄 Recent Publications:
- Kumar, P. C., Schulman, J. S., Albargi, F., Bhattacharyya, S., Dong, H., & Liu, Z. (2025).
Ungrading as a Pedagogy for Teaching Qualitative Research Methods in Computing.
In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, 631–637.
🔗 DOI: 10.1145/3641554.3701814
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, USA. - "Focusing on Goals and Objectives: Updating a Principle of Marine Corps Leadership" – Marine Corps Gazette (December 2024)
- "Entropy: An Essential Component of Cryptographic Security" – Journal of Cybersecurity Awareness and Education
➡️ Full list: Curriculum Vitae
- Director of Government Services, Netskope – Leading secure cloud operations for FedRAMP High & PBMM environments, ensuring compliance and mission-critical support for government clients.
- Founder, Manteio Company – Security strategy, AI-driven risk management, and compliance solutions.
- Adjunct Faculty, Penn State University – Teaching cybersecurity, networking, and risk management.
- Former CISO (Acting) & Cybersecurity Architect, Penn State Applied Research Lab – Led security operations and compliance for a $400M+ research enterprise.
- USMC Veteran – Cybersecurity and IT operations supporting military and defense missions.
👨💻 Past experience includes work with DoD/IC (AFRICOM, NSA, NGA, USFK) and enterprise IT security teams.
- Courses Taught: Networking & Telecommunications, Defense Message Dissemination System
- Guest Lectures: Influence operations, AI safety, and security misconfigurations
- Mentor: STEM & cybersecurity students, OSPO (Open-Source Program Office) co-founder at Penn State
- 🔍 Website
- 📝 Google Scholar
- 🏛️ Penn State Profile
- 🆔 ORCID
🚀 Open to collaborations in information security, HCI, CSCW, and active inference research