This $213,100 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop and deliver remote experiments utilizing cloud-based resources to educate a broad audience of students and practitioners in hardware security. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: EDU: A SOCIALLY-DISTANT CLOUD-BASED HARDWARE SECURITY EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM," will create a comprehensive online training module with detailed experiments and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SATC) Program award of $267,999 to the University of South Florida (USF) will support the development of a scalable, remote platform to provide hands-on hardware security education. The project aims to address the lack of accessible resources for teaching physical hardware security concepts by creating a remote lab system with an array of development boards, including microcontrollers and FPGAs, that students can access...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $498,507 Project Grant to the San Jose State University Research Foundation, doing business as San Jose State University, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The project, titled "SATC-EDU: Improving Computer Forensic Curricula Through Hands-On Hardware and Software Training and Practical Experience Processing Evidence from Active Criminal Cases," aims to introduce active-learning...
This $497,905 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the development of virtual reality (VR) training modules for microelectronics physical assurance, inspection, and metrology education. The project, titled "SATC: EDU: DESIGNING NEXT GENERATION TRAINING USING VR FOR MICROELECTRONICS PHYSICAL ASSURANCE (VR MIPA)," aims to enhance accessibility and engagement in this critical field through immersive 3D...
This $442,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support the University of South Florida (USF) in hosting an annual 10-week summer program from 2025 to 2027 to train 30 undergraduate students, particularly from underrepresented groups, in computer hardware security research. The program will engage students in hands-on research projects related to detecting and mitigating security...
The University of Florida was awarded a three-year, $105,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the collaborative research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: EDU: HARDWARE SECURITY EDUCATION FOR ALL THROUGH SEAMLESS EXTENSION OF EXISTING CURRICULA." Under this award, the University of Florida will work to develop and integrate hardware security education modules into existing computer science and engineering...
This Project Grant award of $165,990 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REU SITE: TRUST: TRAINING RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SECURE AND TRUSTED SYSTEMS" project. Over 3 years, the award will provide hands-on research training for 9 undergraduate students per year at Wright State University, the Air Force Institute of Technology, and the University of Kansas. The program aims to...
Florida International University was awarded a $154,675 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will fund the COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: EDU: HARDWARE SECURITY EDUCATION FOR ALL THROUGH SEAMLESS EXTENSION OF EXISTING CURRICULA project from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Under this award, Florida International University will work to...
This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance education and training in IoT software and systems security. The project will design and host a next-generation Capture-the-Flag (CTF) platform called "PwnIoT.Academy" that supports student-centered and inclusive pedagogy. Key activities include: Developing IoT-specific CTF and defensive challenges for different architectures and software platforms to...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund Fordham University's development of experiential blockchain learning modules to improve cybersecurity education. The university aims to address the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals by designing new courses and integrating online learning modules into existing curricula. Key activities include incorporating open-ended design, evidence-based learning, and team-based...