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A Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

 

CAE Seals

Augusta University is proud to be a designated Center of Academic Excellence, specifically in the area of Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). This designation is sponsored jointly by the National Security Agency (NSA) and several federal agencies.

The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program is managed by the National Cryptologic School at the National Security Agency. Federal partners include the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense Office of the Chief Information Officer (DoD-CIO), and US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM).

The mission of the NCAE-C program is to create and manage a collaborative cybersecurity educational program with community colleges, colleges, and universities that

(above from https://www.nsa.gov/Academics/Centers-of-Academic-Excellence/)

Augusta University's School of Computer and Cyber Sciences (SCCS) is in an elite class of higher education institutions, as only 419 universities nationwide have the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense designation, and only 21 have the Cyber Operations designation! Visit the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense to learn more about the Centers of Academic Excellence designation. 

The School of Computer and Cyber Sciences Center for Cybersecurity engages with a variety of communities to carry out the mission of the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, to include serving as the Augusta University representative to the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program. As such, the Center for Cybersecurity is the lead effort for Augusta University Center of Academic Excellence designations to include our current designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The Center's vision is to attract top students to the school’s degree programs and top research initiatives to our talented faculty.   

Our validated program of study for CAE-CD is the Bachelor of Science with a major in Cybersecurity, and our validated program of study for CAE-CO is the Bachelor of Science with a major in Cyber Operations.  

 As cybersecurity students in the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, you have access to many student activities and resources. We highly encourage students to join one of our student organizations, including the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) club and Upsilon Pi Epsilon, our honors society chapter for computing and information disciplines.  

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Dr. Michael Nowatkowski, Head of Cyber Programs of Study, Point of Contact, Center for Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity Faculty

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Ahmed Aleroud

  • Associate Professor
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Waylon Brunette

  • Assistant Professor
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Hisham Daoud

  • Assistant Professor
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Mark Harris

  • Associate Professor
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John Heslen

  • Assistant Professor
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Mohamed Ibrahem

  • Assistant Professor
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Mohsen Jozani

  • Assistant Professor
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Lin Li

  • Assistant Professor
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Hoda Maleki

  • Assistant Professor
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Ron Martin

  • Assistant Professor
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Jeff Morris, CISSP

  • Assistant Professor
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James Smith

  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Director, MS ISM
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Gursimran Walia

  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
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Weiming Xiang

  • Assistant Professor
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Paul York

  • Assistant Professor
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Gianluca Zanella

  • Assistant Professor
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Wei Zhang

  • Assistant Professor
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Jieqiong Zhao

  • Assistant Professor

External Advisory Board

The role of the External Advisory Board is to provide input and guidance to the Center for Cybersecurity and the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences to achieve our center's mission of attracting top students to our school's academic programs and research initiatives.

Board members include:

Matthew Areno, Intel Corporation, Austin, TX

Doug Burks, CEO, Security Onion Solutions

Dr. Raheem Beyah, Dean of the College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Jon Dollan, Cyber Strategy Director, Savannah River Nuclear Laboratory

Phillip Greer, CEO, Real Lawyers

Mark Lorenti, Knack Technology

Keith Marzullo, Dean and Professor, University of Maryland Colle of Information Studies

Scott Monnig, Vice President, Rural Sourcing Inc.

Peter Mourfield, TaxSlayer

Andrea Richa, Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University

Tammy P. Taylor, Associate Laboratory Director for Global Security, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)

 

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