About the Speaker
  • speaker photo
    Ran Hinrichs
    Professor of Practice, Cybersecurity, Norwich University

    Randy J. Hinrichs is a national leader in AI ethics and cybersecurity education, serving as Professor of Practice at Norwich University and PhD candidate in CyberEthics at the University of Idaho. He directs multiple NSA-funded NCAE Co-Op Centers, advancing workforce development through experiential learning and ethical AI integration. Randy is the architect of the AI Moral Code—an empirical framework for embedding moral reasoning into AI systems—and the creator of the NSA-endorsed “CyberEd in a Box” program. With over 25 years of leadership across Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, and federal innovation projects, he combines immersive technologies, ethical governance, and workforce transformation to build a secure and responsible AI future.