Cybersecurity is a fast-growing field with severe workforce shortage. Michigan Tech
is one of the strongest contenders in cybersecurity education and research at the
State of Michigan.
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 a National Center of Academic Excellence in both Cyber Research (CAE-R) and Cyber Defense (CAE–CD) designated by the National Security Agency (NSA). Michigan Tech is the only institution in Michigan to hold both the CAE-CD and CAE-R
designations, underscoring its leadership and academic excellence in cybersecurity research, education,
and outreach.
Center Director
Bo Chen
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- bchen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3149
- Rekhi 301
Center Members
—Surah Hud - 88
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science
- kalkhama@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3619
- Rekhi Hall 310
Areas of Interest
- Machine Learning for Medical Image Processing
- Machine Learning in CyberSecurity
- HTML Parsing and Information Retrieval
- Pattern recognition
- Associate Dean, College of Computing
- 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
- Machine Learning
- Computing Education
- Research Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Research Professor, Computer Science
- sygoldsm@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2619
- R. L. Smith 409
- Associate Professor, Applied Computing
- Graduate Program Director, MS in Health Informatics
- Graduate Program Director, PhD in Computational Science and Engineering
- hembroff@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3248
- Rekhi Hall 105
Research Interests
- Human Health-focused ML/DL and Computer Vision
- Large-scale Cybersecurity architectures
- mHealth
- Biometric development
- Intelligent medical devices
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Medical/Health Informatics
- Data Science
- Network Engineering
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
- xinyulei@mtu.edu
- Rekhi Hall 306
Links of Interest
Research Focus
- Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- 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
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Applied Computing
- PSERC Site Director and ICC CPS Center Director
- ten@mtu.edu
- 906-487-0397
- EERC 612
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Circuit/graph theory
- Steady-state and dynamics of bulk power systems
- Cyber-informed security engineering
Areas of Research Interest
Discipline: Power systems engineering
- Power grid cybersecurity
- Smart home and robotic technologies
- Attack/defense combinatorics
- Professor of Practice, Applied Computing
- PhD Student, Computational Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Penetration testing
- Security and privacy
- Student projects
Research Interests
- Cybersecurity law and policy
- Generative AI and penetration testing
- Quantum cryptography
- Assistant Professor, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
- boxiao@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2804
- Dillman 301G
Links of Interest
Teaching Experience
- Advanced technologies in construction (e.g., BIM)
- Project management
- Construction methods
- Structural analysis
Research Interests
- Construction informatics
- Computer vision-based site monitoring
- Construction robotics
- Natural language processing in construction
- Blockchain-enabled contract management
- Cybersecurity in construction management
- Assistant Professor, Applied Computing
- Member, ICC Center for Cybersecurity
- ronghuax@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3386
- Rekhi Hall 107
Teaching Interests
- Digital Forensics and Investigations
- Blockchain and Smart Contract Applications
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Network Security
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Machine Learning
- Edge Computing
- NextG Network
- Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- kaicheny@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3116
- EERC 712
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- EE 4173, Comp Sys Engineering & Perform
- EE 4272, Computer Networks
Research Interests
- Network Security
- Hardware Security
- Cyber-Physical System Security
- Deep Learning