Leadership
Dr. Jonathan Graf
CEO and Founder
Jon is the Founder and CEO of Graf Research, where he leads the development of cutting-edge technologies that enhance security and performance in embedded and adaptive computing systems. With a PhD in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech, Jon has a deep expertise in FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) design and security. At Graf Research, his team focuses on innovations like the Enverite EDA suite, which verifies FPGA bitstreams and secures FPGA build flows. Prior to founding Graf Research, he served as Director of Technology of the Secure Computing and Communications Division of MacAulay Brown, where he directed projects focused on microelectronics trust and security as well as the reverse engineering of electronic systems. Previously, at Luna Innovations, Jon spearheaded research in FPGA and ASIC anti-tamper technologies, serving as Principal Investigator for dozens of projects focused on hardware integrity, anti-obsolescence, and high-reliability verification for critical applications.
Dr. Scott Harper
CTO
Dr. Scott Harper has a long history of defining and implementing unique solutions to challenging problems, bringing over 30 years of FPGA R&D experience in design and tooling to his current role as CTO of Graf Research Corporation. At GRC, he is focused on both identification of approaches to address assurance gaps in microelectronics design flows and the production of EDA tools that aid developers in ensuring their FPGA system security and safety goals are met from design through to the bitstream.
Whitney Batchelor
Director of Research
Whitney Batchelor is a mathematician and the Director of Research for Graf Research. She has 14 years working in microelectronics trust and assurance spanning projects across DoD and Industry. Since starting at Graf Research, she has served as the PI for over 15 research programs across DoD with an emphasis on applying mathematics in novel ways to solve assurance challenges. In addition to overseeing all of the current research at Graf Research, her immediate work has recently been focused on AI assurance, systems engineering for assurance, applied AI/ML, and quantifiable, evidence-based methods for FPGA assurance and security.