Joseph Zipkin

Dr. Joseph Zipkin leads the Cyber Operations and Analysis Technology Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He is responsible for researching and developing novel system architectures and technologies to enhance the scale, speed, and precision of cyber operations, and integrate cyber operations with operations in other domains.

During his career at the Laboratory, Zipkin has held technology leadership and development roles in mission areas including cybersecurity; homeland protection; space control; and intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR). For three years he was assistant leader of the Artificial Intelligence Software Architectures and Algorithms Group, where he was responsible for the development and execution of the group’s portfolio of artificial intelligence research.

Zipkin has specialized in leading rapid prototyping and technology transition in support of urgent national security needs. These efforts have included predictive analytics that U.S. Northern Command used at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for decision support in augmenting civilian health infrastructure and ensuring readiness to defend the homeland, and technology to assist U.S. European Command in response to the war in Ukraine. Zipkin is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award for his leadership role in a novel analytic prototype for countering hostile foreign influence operations, a prototype that was transitioned to U.S. Special Operations Command under a novel artificial intelligence accelerator structure he pioneered with the Command.

Zipkin holds an AB degree from Princeton University, an MA degree from UCLA, and a PhD degree from UCLA, all in mathematics.