Dr. Porter is a Senior Lecturer in the Defense Analysis and Systems Engineering Departments of the Naval Postgraduate School, where he also serves as Co-Director of the CORE Lab and Director of the Littoral Operations Center. He holds a Ph.D in Information Sciences and two Masters of Science degrees – in Computer Science and Joint C4I Systems Technology - from the Naval Postgraduate School. His military career included duty in Japan, England, Italy, the Balkans, and Bahrain where he was the Fifth Fleet Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Maritime Operations Center Deputy Director of Operations. He also served three tours on the personal staff of Admiral Mike Mullen, including as Special Assistant for Strategy when Mullen was the Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.