Research of faculty members affiliated with the center has been sponsored by various industry partners and federal government funding agencies. Research results have been published in leading academic journals and conferences with world-wide distribution.
It is dedicated to facilitate collaboration in cutting-edge research among faculty members of diverse disciplines, provide high quality degree and certificate programs, advise student groups, and organize events in the area of cybersecurity and information assurance. CCERO is helping to address the national concern for producing more cybersecurity professionals and advancing the knowledge and practice of cybersecurity.
The Cybersecurity Center works closely with the college's Extended Learning and Outreach to develop programs that prepare K-12 students for a career in cybersecurity or other STEM fields. The Center also provides a variety of training programs and services that bridge the talent gap for our corporate customers to meet the rising demand for cybersecurity professionals.
Our Research
Some of our key research areas:
- Automotive cybersecurity (OTA, CAN, V2X, etc.)
- Data security and privacy (big data, data outsourcing, multimedia data, etc.)
- Wireless device and pervasive computing security (RFID, smartphone，IoT, CPS, etc.)
- Network security (VANET, sensor network, etc.)
- Cloud computing security and privacy (virtualization, data outsourcing, service, etc.)
- Digital forensics (computer, network, multimedia, etc.)
- Risk assessment (Foreign policy, cyber warfare, etc.)
- Big data analytics
- Applied cryptography
| Faculty | Title | Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anys Bacha | Assistant Professor | Computer and Information Science | Side channel attacks, authentication, privacy, applied machine learning, systems, computer architecture, energy efficiency, emerging memory technologies, I/O and accelerators |
| Jinhua Guo | Associate Professor | Computer and Information Science | Security and privacy in vehicular networks, computer networking, distributed systems, optimization |
| Jun He | Associate Professor | College of Business | Privacy, cybersecurity, technology acceptance, project management, survey research |
| Di Ma | Associate Professor | Computer and Information Science | Automotive security, wireless security, data security and privacy, applied cryptograph |
| Hafiz Malik | Associate Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Automotive cybersecurity, multimedia forensics,information security, information hiding, steganography, steganalysis, pattern recognition |
| Brahim Medjahed | Associate Professor | Computer and Information Science | Privacy in service/cloud computing, data integration, semantic web, service computing, linked open data, cloud computing |
| Adnan Shaout | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Automotive engineering, embedded systems, software engineering methods, cybersecurity, computing and networks, Fuzzy Logic and machine learning. |
| Shengquan Wang | Associate Professor | Computer and Information Science | Security and privacy, operating systems, real-time systems, computer networks, machine learning |
| Weidong Xiang | Professor | Computer and Information Science | Physical layer security, V-V communications and networks based DSRC and LTE, IoT and machine type communication |
| Feng Zhou | Assistant Professor | Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering | Biometric Verification and Vehicle Cybersecurity |
Education
Education
The Computer and Information Science Department offers a BS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance with two concentrations: (1) Cybersecurity and Privacy; (2) Digital Forensics.
BS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Undergraduate Certificate in Practical Aspects of Computer Security
MS in Computer and Information Science
Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science
Cybersecurity Center Committees
- Di Ma, Associate Professor/CCERO Director (CIS)
- Jinhua Guo, Associate Professor (CIS)
- Hafiz Malik, Associate Professor (ECE)
- Brahim Medjahed, Associate Professor (CIS)
- Carrie Shumaker, Chief Information Officer (UM-Dearborn)
- Feng Zhou, Assistant Professor (IMSE)
- Di Ma, Associate Professor/CCERO Director (CIS)
- Jun He, Associate Professor (COB)
- Adnan Shaout, Professor (ECE)
- Aditya Viswanathan, Assistant Professor (CASL)
- Shengquan Wang, Associate Professor (CIS)
- Celeste Fralick, Chief Data Scientist, McAfee
- John Moore, Cyber-Security Supervisor, Advanced Engineering and Research, Ford
- John Krzeszewski, Chief Engineer, Cybersecurity, Autonomous, APTIV
- Jonathan Petit, Senior Director of Research, Onboard Security
- Andrew Wimerskirch, VP Cybersecurity for E-Systems, Lear Cooperation
Cybersecurity Center
Phone:
313-583-6737