Project Grant N000142312664

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to develop an open cloud-based "CTF5G" platform for cybersecurity training and workforce development focused on 5G network security. The key products to be delivered through this 2-year project are: Automating the workflow for setting up 5G network-based...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $698,304 to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to establish the Cybersecurity Community Hub (C2HUB) - a platform for developing, delivering, and disseminating cyberinfrastructure-enabled cybersecurity education and training resources. The project incorporates modular, open-source course materials for both undergraduate and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $499,620 to Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois to conduct faculty development workshops aimed at improving cybersecurity education for high school teachers. The goal is to empower high school teachers with cybersecurity knowledge so they can inspire and guide students towards considering cybersecurity degrees and careers, fostering a new generation of cybersecurity...

This $295,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to train the future research workforce to develop and use AI-based cloud cybersecurity solutions that are fair, ethical, and unbiased. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award, which begins on August 1, 2024, include: Developing and integrating seven advanced experiential learning modules, referred to...

This $499,828 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research to formalize the concept of "threat perception" (TP) in software development and design educational interventions to improve TP learning among undergraduate computer science students. The primary goals are to: 1) develop a mechanistic model of TP based on constructivist learning theory, 2) analyze how code analysis tasks like "build it, break it, fix...

This Project Grant award, valued at $442,000.00 and provided by 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. The program will train a total of 30 undergraduate students, particularly those from schools with limited research opportunities or underrepresented groups, in computer hardware security. Students will...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (47.076) program provides $240,000 to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to develop a cybersecurity education framework for computer science students. The project aims to build a "cybersecurity mindset" by integrating threat-driven cybersecurity modules into non-cybersecurity computer science courses, allowing students to build, break, and fix...

Npower Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to support the Cybersecurity Education and Training program. Under this three-year award ending September 2029, Npower will provide cybersecurity workforce development and training services. Specifically, Npower will work to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity workforce through standardizing roles and ensuring cyber defense education and training. The...

This $385,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will establish a cyber training hub for cyber-physical energy systems at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida. The project aims to provide students and researchers with hands-on training and mentorship in areas such as power engineering, communication networks, data science, and cyber/hardware security. Key objectives include: (1)...