Author Profile

Arlen Nipper is president and CTO of Cirrus Link. With over 38 years of experience in the SCADA industry, Nipper was one of the early architects of pervasive computing and the Internet of Things and co-inventor of MQTT, a publish-subscribe network protocol. His experience covers a broad range of technology from the design and manufacturing of embedded systems to SCADA system infrastructure implementations. Arlen holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering (BSEE) from Oklahoma State University.