Hunter Moore, PhD, PE

Founder, CTO, and Chair at Hardshell

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

About Hunter Moore, PhD, PE

Hunter Moore, PhD, PE is Founder, CTO, and Chair at Hardshell. Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

As a systems-minded technologist and founder, I’m focused on securing the foundation of AI. I lead the development of technologies that protect data integrity, privacy, and trust across the AI lifecycle — ensuring that the data fueling intelligent systems is secure, authentic, and resilient. As Founder, CTO, and Chair of Hardshell, I’m building a platform that provides quantitative visibility into dataset vulnerabilities — from privacy leakage to data poisoning, manipulation, and beyond. Hardshell combines data security, privacy intelligence, and resilience analytics to help organizations harden their datasets and strengthen the integrity of their AI pipelines. My multidisciplinary background — spanning mechanical engineering, materials science, data science, and systems engineering — enables me to approach complex challenges through a systems lens: integrating rigorous analysis, design, and scalability into every layer of problem-solving.

Skills

  • Applied Research
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Academic Publishing

Additional experience

  • Invited Visiting Lecturer

    University of Virginia

    Started January 2024

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Virginia
  • M.S., Penn State University