John J. Rofrano is a Senior Technical Staff Member and DevOps Champion at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center where he leads a variety of research projects exploring the use of AI and Machine Learning for accelerating Application Modernization to Cloud. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University Courant Institute, where he teaches a masters class on DevOps and Agile Methodologies. John has authored numerous patents, papers, and books, and is an accomplished musician and videographer.