Tom Halford is Chief Scientist and Co-Founder at Caliola, a Woman-Owned Small Business headquartered in Colorado Springs that powers our Nation’s most mission-critical communications. He is a “full stack” communication systems engineer whose research spans all theoretical and practical aspects of secure and resilient communications. At Caliola, Dr. Halford leads a team specializing in waveform design, military satellite communications, modernized High Frequency radio, automated communications and mission planning, and secure networking.