Bio
Dr. Pablo Moriano is a staff scientist in the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Informatics from Indiana University Bloomington. Previously, he received M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. His research bridges artificial intelligence, machine learning, and network science to enhance the security and reliability of large-scale interconnected and cyber-physical systems.
At ORNL, Dr. Moriano leads efforts on adversarial anomaly detection, intelligent automation, and decision-support systems for critical scientific infrastructure. He serves as Principal Investigator of a multi-year, $1.5 million Laboratory Directed Research and Development project on next-generation security for interconnected systems and as Co-Principal Investigator of a $14 million DOE Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Center (MMICC) focused on sparse computations in science and engineering.
His research develops data-driven and computational frameworks that uncover hidden patterns in dynamic networks, with applications that span automotive cybersecurity, high-performance computing telemetry, and software reliability. These methods combine statistical modeling, graph representation learning, and uncertainty quantification to detect emerging threats and improve system resilience.
Dr. Moriano has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Physical Review E, Scientific Reports, PLOS ONE, and Computers & Security. He holds several U.S. patents related to cybersecurity analytics and signal-based intrusion detection and has received Best Paper Awards at leading security workshops. His work has also been recognized with ORNL’s Innovation Awards and the MGB–SIAM Early Career Fellowship.
Beyond his research, Dr. Moriano mentors undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers through programs that connect data science, applied mathematics, and cybersecurity. He is committed to building interdisciplinary collaborations across national laboratories, universities, and industry to advance trustworthy AI and predictive maintenance for critical systems. He has served as a reviewer for more than 30 leading journals in data science, machine learning, and cybersecurity, providing expert evaluations for over 50 manuscripts.
He is a senior member of IEEE and ACM and a member of SIAM.
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Anomaly Detection and Adversarial Learning
- Network and Data Science
- Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems
- Predictive Maintenance and Digital Twins
Publications and Talks
- See attached CV and Google Scholar
Professional Experience
- R&D Staff Member. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2025 to Present
- R&D Associate Staff Member. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2020 to March 2025
- Postdoctoral Research Associate. Indiana University Bloomington, June 2019 to February 2020
- Research Intern. Cisco Research, Summers 2016, 2017, 2018
- Lecturer in Computer Science. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 2011 to 2013
Awards
- Innovation Award. Office of Technology Transfer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2025
- Top Reviewer. For "Providing high-quality and timely reviews," 18th ACM Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Security (AISec), 2025
- Supplemental Performance Award (SPA). For "Exceeded expectations on project deliverables or performed above normal job duties," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2025
- ACM Senior Member. ACM grants Senior Member status to those with at least 10 years of professional experience and five years of professional membership in the past decade. Candidates must show technical leadership and contributions. ACM recognizes only the top 25% of its more than 100,000 members as Senior Members, 2025
- Innovation Award. Office of Technology Transfer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2024
- MGB-SIAM Early Career (MSEC) Fellowship. Mathematically Gifted & Black (MGB) and SIAM, 2024 – 2026
- Student Mentor MVP Award Finalist. Office of Research Excellence, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2023
- Supplemental Performance Award (SPA). For "Exceeded expectations on project deliverables or performed above normal job duties," Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2022
- Best Paper Award. Fourth ISOC NDSS International Workshop on Automative and Autonomous Vehicle Security (AutoSec), 2022
- IEEE Senior Member. Senior Member is the highest professional grade of IEEE for which a member may apply. It requires extensive experience, and reflects professional accomplishment and maturity. Only 10% of our more than 400,000 members have achieved this level, 2021
- Best Paper Award. 9th ACM CCS International Workshop on Managing Insider Security Threats (MIST), 2017
- Outstanding Lecturer. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2013
Education
- Ph.D. Informatics. Indiana University Bloomington
- M.S. Informatics. Indiana University Bloomington
- M.S. Electrical Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
- B.S. Electrical Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Professional Service
Reviewer:
- IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal
- ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
- IEEE Transactions on Reliability
- IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks
- ACM Computing Surveys
- Reliability Engineering & System Safety
- Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
- ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
- IEEE Network
- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
- Expert Systems with Applications
- IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
- IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Ad Hoc Networks
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
- IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
- Social Networks Analysis and Mining
- Journal of Information Security and Applications
- Intelligent Systems with Applications
- International Journal of Wireless Information Networks
- Computer Networks
- Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science
- Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications
- Computers & Security
- PLOS ONE
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering
- IEEE Access
- ACM Transactions on Information and System Security (TISSEC)
Program Committee Member:
- 18th ACM Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Security, 2025
- 17th ACM Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Security, 2024
- The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking,Storage, and Analysis (SC), 2021
Grant Proposal Reviewer:
- National Science Centre Poland, 2024
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Seed Review Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2023–2025
- DOE/ASCR Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, 2022
- Internal Reviewer for DOE Grant Proposals, 2020
Professional Affiliations
Trademarks and Patents
Patents:
- Robert A. Bridges, Kiren E. Verma, Michael. D. Iannacone, Samuel C. Hollifield, Pablo Moriano, and Jordan Sosnowski. "Universally Applicable Signal-Based Controller Area Network (CAN) Intrusion Detection System," U.S. Patent No. 12,282,548, issued on April, 22, 2025
- William Marfo, Pablo Moriano, Deepak K. Tosh, and Shirley V. Moore. "Detecting Masquerade Attacks Using Graph-Based Machine Learning Models," Provisional U.S. Patent Application, Application No. 63/759,414, filed on February, 17, 2025
- Andy Berres, Haowen Xu, Jibonananda Sanyal, Pablo Moriano, Sarah Tennille, and Rajesh Paleti. "Systems and Methods for Training and or Using Machine Learning Models to Detect Traffic Accidents on Roads," U.S. Patent Application, Serial No. 18/985,913, filed on December, 18, 2024
- Samuel C. Hollifield, Pablo Moriano, Robert A. Bridges, Isaac Sikkema, and Joel Asiamah. "Automotive Secure Hijack, Intrusion, and Exploit Detector,'" Provisional U.S. Patent Application, Application No. 63/658,639, filed on June, 11, 2024
- Pablo Moriano and Jonathan Bryan. "Just-In-Time Defect Prediction Using Graph-Based Machine Learning,'" Provisional U.S. Patent Application, Application No. 63/413,987, filed on October, 7, 2022
Software Copyrights:
- Pablo Moriano. "Using Signal Clustering Similarity for Detecting CAN Masquerade Attacks," granted on July 2024. Copyright Number: 90000299. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240710.1