Sponsor: Phoenix Section Chapter,EMB18
Speaker: Behzad Mottahed, Ph.D. of Becton Dickinson

Meeting Date: May 24, 2021
Time: 11AM
Cost:
Reservations: IEEE

Summary:
A discussion on cybersecurity, keeping products safe from vulnerabilities and how it requires careful consideration, planning and execution from a variety of roles in an organization.

Bio: Behzad Mottahed is the Director of Information and Product Security at BD. He is also Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.

In his current role Behzad is accountable for BD interventional Segment’s and Medical Delivery Solutions’ Product Security. He is additionally accountable for R&D Security at the Enterprise-level. Prior to his current position, Dr. Mottahed was involved in the R&D integration with BARD and led the Diabetic Care Portfolio management. Upon joining BD, he oversaw the Pharmaceutical Systems’ R&D organization in the US and subsequently led the Implementation of SAP for the $1B business unit.

Prior to BD, Behzad deducted many years at Bell Laboratories in Product Planning / Management, defining architecture, establishing System Design and Developing state-of-the-art Wireless Infrastructure and Systems.

Dr. Mottahed received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Massachusetts, his Master’s Degree from Tufts University and Doctorate from MIT. He also holds another Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology in multidisciplinary fields. He has authored many journal papers and recipient of over 15 Patents. Behzad supports educating the under-privileged and education-deprived students locally and internationally.