Big Data and Cyberinfrastructure Operations Security Training and Research for N/ROTC at Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA and USC
Abstract
Building and sustaining the cybersecurity talent pipeline and enhancing the federal cybersecurity workforce have been identified as two of the top strategic priorities in the 2018 US National Cyber Strategy. Big data (Data Science and Analytics) and Cyberinfrastructure Operations (Electronic Warfare, Communications and Networking) are two of the broad priority areas of Naval Research and Development Framework.To address the US National Cyber Strategy under these Naval Research and Development Framework broad priority areas, Cal Poly Pomona, an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Education since 2005, proposes to provide opportunities of training and research for Computer Science/Computer Information Systems/Electrical and Computer Engineering students from Cal Poly Pomona ROTC, University of Los Angeles (UCLA) NROTC and University of Southern California (USC) NROTC in the domain Big Data and Cyberinfrastructure Operations security.Also, for maximum dissemination and broader impact, we will offer an introductory workshop on Cybersecurity awareness for ALL STEM N/ROTC students, as a fundamental understanding of common cyberattacks and defense is a required knowledge for anyone working with computing devices in the area of national security.The proposed program will: (i) Prepare CS/ECE/CIS N/ROTC students in Big Data and Cyber Infrastructure Operations security skillset through multiple workshops in Spring 2020; (ii) Disseminate Cybersecurity awareness to ALL STEM N/ROTC students by organizing an introductory cybersecurity workshop; (iii) Train CS/ECE/CIS N/ROTC students to do undergraduate research in Big Data and Cyber Infrastructure Operations Security in Summer2020 and facilitate their independent research projects in Fall 2020 followed by a research poster presentation during closing ceremony, and (iv) Disseminate information about Naval program and careers to N/ROTC Students by integrating NIWC-Pacific in the program execution by leveraging Cal Poly Pomona~s existing collaboration with NIWC-Pacific. Cal Poly Pomona has a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster as well as a Data Center and Security Operations Center to support student training and research in the domain of Big Data and Cyberinfrastructure Operations security. The PIs have successfully received and managed over $2M in federal funds in cybersecurity training and research and have strong track record in placing students in federal cybersecurity workforce. Cal Poly Pomona is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), many of the students are first generation minority students. UCLA and USC also have significant diversity in student population being in Southern California. So, the proposed program is anticipated to have high impact in terms of diversity as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 17, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012172
Entities
People
- Mohammad Husain
Organizations
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy