Robert Morris University (RMU) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (NCAE-CDE) by the U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security (NSA/DHS).
NCAE POC (Point of Contact): Dr. Ping Wang, Ph.D., CISSP
Email: wangp@rmu.edu
The Center for Cybersecurity serves as the focal point for cybersecurity education and research at RMU. The Center is organized and hosted by the Department of Computer and Information Systems and supported by faculty across multiple disciplines at RMU. The mission of the center is to provide guidance, resources, and opportunities for cybersecurity education, research, collaboration, and outreach for RMU community and partnership organizations.
Cybersecurity Programs
- Multi-disciplinary Faculty Involved in Cybersecurity Areas
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Ping Wang, Ph.D., CISSP, NCAE Point of Contact, Computer and Information Systems
Sushil Acharya, Dr. Eng., Software Engineering
Natalya Bromall, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Gary Davis, D.Sc., Computer and Information Systems
Nooredin Etezady, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Holly Hampe, D.Sc., Health Services Administration
Francis Hartle, D.Sc., Criminal Justice
Nader Kesserwan, Ph.D., Computer Science
Paul Kovacs, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Sushma Mishra, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Karen Paullet, D.Sc., Computer and Information Systems
Jacob Peng, Ph.D., CISA, Accounting
Jamie Pinchot, D.Sc., Computer and Information Systems
Abdur Shahid, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
John Stewart, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Yanbin Tu, Ph.D., Marketing
Wenli Wang, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Peter Wu, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Yao Zhang, Ph.D., Accounting
- Advisory Board Members
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Dr. Jeff Daniels, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Timothy Dauk, U.S. Air Force
Dr. Maurice Dawson, Illinois Institute of Technology
Sylvia Harris, City of Pittsburgh
Admiral Norman Hayes, United States Navy (ret.)
Dr. Jason Hong, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Johnson Kinyua, Penn State University Park
Jason Memmo, PA Army National Guard
Dr. Andrew Phillips, CSAB
Matt Rosenberg, Allegheny County Police Mobile Forensic Unit
Dr. Kenneth Williams, Southern University at New Orleans
- RMU Information Security Plan
- Outreach and Partnerships
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RMU has established articulation agreements for student transfers with the following community colleges and other schools:
- Butler County Community College
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Community College of Beaver County
- Pittsburgh Technical Institute
- Westmoreland County Community College
RMU is a member of the National CyberWatch Center.
RMU is a partner of the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) at https://www.ncyte.net/
- DoD Cyber Scholarship
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The Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program (DoD CySP) provides full ride scholarship grants to promote the education, recruitment and retention of qualified and selected students in cybersecurity studies at institutions with Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) designations, including NCAE-CDE (Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education).