Issue:
This project supports efforts to improve the supply of skilled cyber security experts who can help safeguard and secure information systems by providing the skills needed by next-generation threat detection technology developers. This project will attract and support five students each year in the Master of Science in Computer Science program, and support opportunities for faculty and student interactions with government and industry cyber security professionals.
Objective:
- Increase the number of local and domestic graduate students pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in computer science (CS) with an emphasis on cyber intelligence and cybersecurity.
- Provide opportunities for students completing the recently established DHS-sponsored Minor in Cyber Intelligence program to continue their studies at the graduate level.
- Partner with DHS Centers of Excellence, DHS related agencies, National Labs, and commercial entities to provide students with experiential learning/internship opportunities to make them Cyber Intelligence workforce ready.
- Promote faculty development through Cyber Intelligence research projects.
- Develop early career professionals that are well-qualified for careers within DHS or elsewhere within the Homeland Security Enterprise.
Value Proposition:
This project builds on the success of a DHS funded minor program in Cyber Intelligence that was recently established at TAMUK. This program will provide opportunities for undergraduate students to pursue and complete a Computer Science degree while specializing in a Cyber Intelligence or Cyber Security related topic and to continue their studies at the graduate level with a focus in Cyber Intelligence.
| Project Lead | Texas A&M University – Kingsville |
| Research Team | Co-PI Mais Nijim, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Co-PI Avdesh Mishra, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Co-PI David Hicks, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Co-PI Ayush Goyal, Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
| Budget | $500,017 |
| Duration | April 2023 – March 2026 |