Dr. Abel Sanchez is the Executive Director and Research Scientist in the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His expertise includes the Internet of Things (IoT), radio-frequency identification (RFID), simulation, engineering complex software systems, and cyber-physical security. He teaches graduate courses in Information engineering, cybersecurity, and software architecture. For six years, his research has focused on architecting large-scale distributed simulation systems. In addition, he teaches various courses through MIT Professional Education covering topics such as cybersecurity, AI digital transformation, blockchain, cloud, DevOps, and more.