Cybersecurity & human vulnerability
Social engineering, cyber situational awareness, and the protection of older adults. My research interests include adaptive countermeasures and the AL3RT™ framework.
Human behavior · Resilience · TrustJACOB VARGIS, DSc
Curiosity.
Responsibility.
Applied.
Exploring how we understand our world, protect what matters, and put knowledge to work.
Doctor of Science · Professor of Practice
Information Technology · Cybersecurity · Applied AI
01 / Scholarship & practice02 / Books & ideas03 / The living world
A LIFE ACROSS DISCIPLINES
Understanding systems.
Keeping people in view.
I am Jacob Vargis—a Doctor of Science, Professor of Practice, researcher, and author. My work brings information technology, cybersecurity, and applied artificial intelligence into conversation with human behavior, institutional responsibility, and everyday life.
As a Professor of Practice at Marymount University, I connect scholarship with the decisions and challenges professionals encounter. My consulting and enterprise architecture work draws on experience across federal technology environments, digital strategy, and cybersecurity.
My perspective is also shaped by zoology, an interest in marine biology, and time on the Chesapeake Bay. Observation matters in each of these worlds: noticing patterns, asking better questions, and recognizing the consequences of our actions.
Start a conversation ↗01 / SCHOLARSHIP & PRACTICE
Technology in service
of human judgment.
Research, teaching, and practice informed by the same question: how can complex systems better serve the people who depend on them?
Applied AI & enterprise architecture
Putting AI to practical use while retaining accountability, traceability, and sound judgment. Areas of practice include digital strategy, secure cloud adoption, and systems integration.
AI strategy · Architecture · GovernanceTeaching & doctoral inquiry
Connecting theory with practice through active learning, applied research, and doctoral mentorship. Encouraging students to make their questions precise and their contributions meaningful.
Marymount University · Professor of Practice02 / BOOKS & IDEAS
Questions that deserve
a longer conversation.
Works in progress spanning lived experience, technological futures, public policy, and responsibility.
Memoir · With Marianne Savarese
Capsized
The Chesapeake’s Call to Attention
A Chesapeake storm, a capsize, and a rescue become a reflection on attention, friendship, responsibility, and gratitude.
Visit the companion website ↗Narrative nonfiction · In development
Unhippocratic
A patient’s story opens a wider inquiry into fragmented care, patient welfare, institutional accountability, and the policies that shape healthcare outcomes.
In developmentSpeculative fiction · In development
Digital Pandemic
Self-propagating AI agents force a global network shutdown. As humanity relearns the skills it has delegated, researchers in Tibet develop a living neural network that may offer a defense—or preserve the infection.
In developmentWork in progress
Accept the Blame
A forthcoming writing project. Further details will be shared as the work develops.
In developmentStrategic foresight · In development
Malaysia 2031
Becoming the AI Backbone of ASEAN
An exploration of how talent, trust, energy, compute, and innovation can position Malaysia as the AI backbone of ASEAN.
In developmentTitles and descriptions reflect ongoing writing projects. Publication details will be added as they are confirmed.
03 / THE LIVING WORLD
Attention begins
at the water’s edge.
My interests in zoology and marine biology find a home on the Chesapeake: in its seasonal rhythms, its wildlife, and the work of restoring a living estuary.
OBSERVE
Wildlife & natural history
Ospreys, herons, cormorants, migratory birds, and the changing life of the Bay. An invitation to look closely and understand what the seasons reveal.
RESTORE
Oysters & the estuary
A planned educational oyster restoration initiative beneath my pier, connecting an interest in marine biology with practical stewardship and public learning.
Planned initiativeSHARE
The Osprey Observatory
A planned pier-end nesting platform and camera initiative to bring the experience of observing osprey activity to a wider audience through Capsized.us.
Planned initiativeCONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
Ideas become richer
when shared.
For research collaboration, teaching, professional engagements, writing, or Chesapeake educational initiatives.