In the August 2015 PCAST (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) report, the working group and PCAST members chose to examine closely eight specific areas that are critical to the future of Information Technology—cybersecurity being listed first. The Center for Cybersecurity has two main goals. The first goal is to research in the highly critical areas of information security and biometrics, privacy protection, trusted software engineering, security in mobile computing and wireless communications. The second goal is to advance the practice and public awareness of cybersecurity through various education and outreach activities.
Michigan Tech is in the application process for the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE – CDE).
Center Resources
- Computer Science System Group Labs
- College of Computing System Group Labs
Center Director
Guy Hembroff
- Associate Professor, Applied Computing
- Director, Health Informatics Graduate Program
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Data Science
- hembroff@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3248
- Rekhi Hall 105
Center Members
Yu Cai
- Professor, Applied Computing
- Affiliated Professor, Computational Science and Engineering
- cai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1471
- Rekhi Hall 110
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Cybersecurity
- Computer Network
- Computing Education
Bo Chen
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- bchen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3149
- Rekhi 301
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Mobile Device Security
- Cloud Computing Security
- Named Data Networking Security
- Big Data Security
- Blockchain
Xinyu Lei
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- xinyulei@mtu.edu
- Rekhi Hall 306
Links of Interest
Research Focus
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Machine Learning
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Cybersecurity
Jean Mayo
- Professor, Computer Science
- Graduate Program Director, Computer Science
- jmayo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3157
- Rekhi Hall 304
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Distributed Systems
- Operating Systems
- Security
- Computer Science Education
Tripti Singh
- Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS), College of Business
- triptis@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2311
- Academic Office Building 128
Teaching Interests
- Information Security and Privacy
- Database Design
- Information systems/Technology Mgt.
- IT Based Project Management
Research Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Information privacy
Jeffrey Wall
- Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- jdwall@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1707
- Academic Office Building G010
Teaching Interests
- Business Process Analysis
- AI and machine learning for business
- Information Security
- Systems analysis and design
Research Interests
- Information security behavior
- Power and control
- Individual and organizational deviance
- Business applications for AI and machine learning
Xiaoyong (Brian) Yuan
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- xyyuan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4303
- Rekhi Hall 111
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Machine Learning
- Security and Privacy
- Cloud Computing