John P. Sullins is an associate professor of philosophy at Sonoma State University in California where he has taught since 2004. He received his PhD in 2002 from the Philosophy, Computers, and Cognitive Science program at Binghamton University in New York. His current research and publications involve the study of computer ethics, malware ethics, and the analysis of the ethical impacts of military and personal robotics technologies. He is the 2011 recipient of the Herbert Simon Excellence in Research award from the International Association of Computers and Philosophy.