Leadership

Steven Lee

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Steven Lee is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GINIA Inc. As the CEO, Mr. Lee is responsible for overall strategy and vision of GINIA. Mr. Lee founded GINIA Inc (….)

Steven Lee (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GINIA)

Steven Lee is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GINIA Inc. As the CEO, Mr. Lee is responsible for overall strategy and vision of GINIA. Mr. Lee founded GINIA Inc. in 2002 to provide information security consulting services to the Federal government after spending a number of years working for commercial startup companies. Initially, GINIA Inc. performed several risk assessments for Federal Government agencies, discovering security deficiencies and hacks from several foreign nations.

Today, under Mr. Lee’s guidance, GINIA Inc.’s services have evolved to incorporate the full spectrum of IT support services, including Management Technology Consulting, Information Assurance, Enterprise Engineering and Security, and System and Application Development with contracts extending into the DoD, DHS, and various civilian agencies.

Prior to starting GINIA Inc., Mr. Lee held various positions supporting commercial and Federal agencies including Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC), Department of Commerce, Department of Navy – Air Systems Command, and the DHS. Mr. Lee previously held positions as Chief Technology Officer at Critical IP – Subsidiary of STG, Security Consultant at Entegrity, Entrust, and Booz Allen & Hamilton where he led the Security Operations Center, Public Key Infrastructure design and integration, and FIPS 140-2 Cryptography consulting services to Cisco, Microsoft, and RSA.

Mr. Lee earned his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the John Hopkins University and Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. In his spare time he is a fanatic Hokies fan.

Nicanor S. Santos de Dios Jr.

Vice President of Professional Services

Mr. Nicanor S. Santos de Dios Jr is the Vice President of Professional Services. He is responsible for the direction on how GINIA will be providing Information Technology (….)

Nicanor S. Santos de Dios Jr. (Vice President of Professional Services)

Mr. Nicanor S. Santos de Dios Jr is the Vice President of Professional Services. He is responsible for the direction on how GINIA will be providing Information Technology services to its customers. His vast knowledge within Information Technology services has been utilized within various government agencies in support of solution development and implementation, system administration, network architectural capacity planning, network design, network management, and information security.

Mr. Santos de Dios is a retired member of the United States Air Force. He has over 30 years of experience within Information Technology. In his past experience, he has supported the USAF, US Army, Department of Energy, National Guard Bureau, and various Civilian agencies.

Mr. Santos de Dios is a recipient of the Air Force Meritorious Service, Air Force Commendation, and Air Force Achievement Medals. He is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a degree in Management Information System.

Hakjae Kim, Ph.D

Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Hakjae Kim is the Chief Technology Officer of GINIA, Inc. As CTO, Dr. Kim leads the overall technology strategy and direction of GINIA. He works closely with the research (….)

Dr. Hakjae Kim (Chief Technology Officer of GINIA, Inc)

Dr. Hakjae Kim is the Chief Technology Officer of GINIA, Inc. As CTO, Dr. Kim leads the overall technology strategy and direction of GINIA. He works closely with the research and development branches of Intel, DoD, and DHS to develop the next generation of technology disruption.

Previously, he worked at Uber’s Advanced Technology Group (ATG) where he led Operational Domain Characterization for Self-Driving Vehicles, which plays a critical role in the deployment and operation of the future of self-driving technology. He oversaw a team that was responsible for building scalable tools and infrastructure that allow the ATG to perform rich geospatial analysis and reporting to plan, predict, and refine the current and future operational area for the fleet of self-driving cars.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Kim has also worked in various capacities with the federal government. At IARPA (known as the DARPA of the intelligence agencies), he served as a senior program manager leading multiple high-payoff research programs and was the principal expert and senior advisor to the Director of IARPA on geospatial intelligence and machine learning applied to satellite data. In 2017, his team received the Intelligence Community’s Science Technology Team of the Year Award. He also worked as a lead researcher and team manager at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), where he was responsible for researching and developing mapping products to serve the Defense and Intelligence Communities. There, he was a recipient of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) IGS Team of the Year and Ambassador awards in recognition of his dedication and contributions to the Imagery and Geospatial Science tradecraft.

In 2019, he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), which is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to exceptional scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. His other distinctions include serving as an Intelligence Community postdoctoral fellow sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) at the University of Florida and receiving the Gator Innovator Award for his invention. Dr. Kim holds patents in systems and geo-location estimation.

He received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. In his spare time, you will find him hiking with his family, mountain biking, skiing, and golfing.

Meet Our Partners

Richard Linares, Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Charles Stark Draper Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Warren Dixon, Ph.D.

University of Florida – Newton C. Ebaugh Professor

Rongjun Qin, Ph.D.

Ohio State University – Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Richard Linares, Ph.D

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Charles Stark Draper Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research Areas

Astrodynamics,
Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management,
Satellite Guidance and Navigation,
Estimation and Controls,
Reinforcement Learning,
Optimal Control.

Awards & Recognition

AFOSR Young Investigator Research Program Award, 2018
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2013
Vela Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2012
Space Scholar, United States Air Force Research Laboratory, 2010 and 2011
Nasa Space Grant Research Fellowship, 2010

Warren Dixon, Ph.D.

University of Florida – Newton C. Ebaugh Professor

Research Areas

Aerospace and Maritime Systems,
Assured Autonomy,
Bionics,
Image Feedback,
Network Systems,
Robotics.

Awards & Recognition

IEEE Control Systems Technology Award, 2019
University of Florida College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award, 2017-2018 & 2012-2013
American Automatic Control Council (AACC) O. Hugo Schuck Award, 2015 & 2009
Fred Ellersick Award for Best Overall MILCOM Paper, 2013
ASME Dynamics Systems and Control Division Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2011
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Early Academic Career Award, 2006
NSF CAREER Award (2006-2011)

Rongjun Qin, Ph.D

Ohio State University – Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Areas

Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability,
3D/4D Modeling,
Computer Vision and Image Processing,
Data Acquisition,
Remote Sensing.

Bid Data for Good: Eye in the Sky

Awards and Recognition

Winner of IEEE Data Fusion Contest, 2019 and 2020
Lumley Research Award, 2020
International Conference on Geoinformatics Best Student Paper Award
Planet Kaggle Deep Learning Challenge Bronze Medal (Supervising Master Students)
Winner of IARPA 3D Mapping Challenge

Ashwin Dani, Ph.D.

University of Connecticut – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yasutaka Furukawa, Ph.D.

Simon Fraser University, Department of Computer Science

Kyung Ho Lee, Ph.D.

Korea University, Department of Information Security

Ashwin Dani, Ph.D.

University of Connecticut – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Areas

Human-Robot Collaboration,
Unmanned Aerial System,
Sensor Data Fusion,
Estimation and Control.

Awards and Recognition

AAUP-UConn Teaching Innovation Award, 2018
ISIF FUSION Conference Best Student Paper Award, 2016
ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Conference Best Student Paper Award
Innovation Inventor’s Award University of Florida, 2013

Yasutaka Furukawa, Ph.D.

Simon Fraser University, Department of Computer Science

Research Areas

Computer Vision,
Deep Learning,
Computer Graphics,
Computational Photography,
3D Reconstruction,
Generative Adversarial Network for Urban Planning,
Visual Navigation using Robust Neural Net.

Awards & Recognition

PAMI Longuet-Higgins Prize, 2020
CS-CAN: Outstanding Young CS Researcher Award, 2018
NSF CAREER Award, 2015
Google Faculty Research Awards, 2016-2018

Kyung Ho Lee, Ph.D.

Korea University, Department of Information Security

Research Interest

Risk Management
Information Security
Internet of Things
Blockchain Technology
Privacy Policy

Awards and Certification

Ministerial Citation from the Minister of Information and Communication
Ministerial Citation from the Minister of the Interior and Safety
CISA by ISACA
BS7799LA, BS25999LAA
MCSE

Sudeep Sarkar, Ph.D.

University of South Florida, Department Chair, Computer Science and Engineering

Sudeep Sarkar, Ph.D.

University of South Florida, Department Chair, Computer Science and Engineering

Research Interest

Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Advanced Data Structure
Image-based Biometrics
Medical Imaging
Computational Geometry

Awards and Recognition

Best Scientific Paper Award at International Conference on Pattern Recognition (2014)
Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award (2004)
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (1998)
USF Teaching Incentive Program Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (1997)
Charter member of the National Academy of Inventors,
National Science Foundation CAREER award (1995)
IEEE Fellow
APR Fellow
AAAS Fellow
AIMBE Fellow

AND GROWING!

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Hakjae.Kim@GINIA.com

Leadership

Steven Lee

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Nicanor S. Santos de Dios Jr.

Vice President of Professional Services

Hakjae Kim, Ph.D

Chief Technology Officer

Meet Our Partners

Richard Linares, Ph.D.

Warren Dixon, Ph.D.

Rongjun Qin, Ph.D.

Ashwin Dani, Ph.D.

Yasutaka Furukawa, Ph.D.

Kyung Ho Lee, Ph.D.

Sudeep Sarkar, Ph.D.

AND GROWING!

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