b'R E S E A R C HCompanies can leverage faculty FISCAL YEAR 2019 RESEARCH FUNDINGexpertise to collaborate and engage $4,258,571 TOTAL=$8,281,979in cutting-edge, applied research CORPORATE/ 20.7%INDUSTRY GOVERNMENTand multi-disciplinary, student design FUNDINGprojects, or to utilize lab space and $1,711,023 27.9%DISTRIBUTION BY OTHERGOVERNMENT PERCENTAGE FUNDINGfacilities. Research areas include51.4%applied business, engineering and $2,312,385 CORPORATE/ computer science, environmental OTHER INDUSTRYFUNDINGand public health, and more. FIRST ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY DAYIn 2019, UM-Dearborns Cybersecurity Center for Education, Research and Outreach (CCERO) held the first annual Cybersecurity Day. The event, held in April, brought together 130 attendees, and provided a platform to engage the cybersecurity .they (Ford) implemented our control community, which included nationally-distinguished speakers, students, faculty, lead logic in their prototype carand itengineers, and others from the local community. worked. It was very exciting. AchievementsThe morning session featured a welcome by College of Engineering and Computer like this are never done without teamwork,Science Dean Tony England, sessions about cybersecurity in the state of Michigan, and the synergy between our researchcomputer system security and security enforcement framework for big data. The afternoon session featured a panel on careers and trends in cybersecurity, and a Ph.D. group and Fords principal investigatorsForum showcasing the latest research from UM-Dearborn students and faculty. was incredible. Everyonehadtheopportunitytolearn Taehyun Shimabout the challenges and trends in security, UM-Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Professor privacy techniques, and cybersecurity in state and federal government. Specialthankstoourindustrysponsors for the event: APTIV and Escrypt. 6 | BEC ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Panelists on career & trends in cybersecurity included Andre Weimerskirch (Lear Corporation), Pankil Vyas (APTIV),Sol Bermann (UM-Ann Arbor), John Moore (Ford Motor Company), and Robert Kaster (Bosch).'