Robert Morris University (RMU) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) by the U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security (NSA/DHS).
CAE POC (Point of Contact): Dr. Ping Wang, Ph.D., CISSP
Email: wangp@rmu.edu
The Center for Cybersecurity Education (CCE) has been established to serve as the focal point for cybersecurity curriculum and practice at RMU. The Center for Cybersecurity Education 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 CCE center is to provide cybersecurity education program guidance and oversight, general cyber defense information, and opportunities of cybersecurity research, collaboration, and outreach for students, faculty, and other organizations.
Cybersecurity Programs
- Multi-disciplinary Faculty Involved in Cybersecurity Areas
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Ping Wang, Ph.D., CISSP, CAE Point of Contact, Computer and Information Systems
Sushil Acharya, Dr. Eng., Software Engineering
Amjad Ali, D.Sc., Computer and Information Systems
Natalya Bromall, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Donna Cellante, Ed.D., Computer and Information Systems
Gary Davis, D.Sc., Computer and Information Systems
Holly Hampe, D.Sc., Health Services Administration
Francis Hartle, D.Sc., Criminal Justice
Fred Kohun, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
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
John Stewart, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
Yanbin Tu, Ph.D., Marketing
Wenli Wang, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems
David Wood, 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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Maureen Bertocci, Federated Investors
Dr. Jeff Daniels, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dr. Maurice Dawson, Illinois Institute of Technology
Sylvia Harris, City of Pittsburgh
Admiral Norman Hayes, United States Navy (ret.)
Dr. Johnson Kinyua, Penn State University Park
Jason Memmo, PA Army National Guard
Dr. Andrew Phillips, United States Naval Academy
Matt Rosenberg, Allegheny County Police Mobile Forensic Unit
Dr. John Scarpino, Pittsburgh Technical College
Dr. Kenneth Williams, American Military University
- 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 also has a working partnership with CyberWatch West (CWW).
- 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 (CAE-C) designations, including CAE-CDE (Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education).