Dr. Dimitrov received a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin (2008) and B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from theUniveristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2002). Prior to joining the Naval Postgraduate School, he held a two year postdoctoral fellowship in theOperations Research Program of the University of Texas at Austin. His research focus is on network modeling and stochastic optimization, with applications ininfectious disease control and national security.