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 Committee Chair and Point of Contact, Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Sushil Acharya, Dr. Eng., Professor of Software Engineering
Natalya Bromall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Donna Cellante, Ed.D., Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Gary Davis, D.Sc., Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Holly Hampe, D.Sc., Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration
Francis Hartle, D.Sc., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Fred Kohun, Ph.D., University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Paul Kovacs, Ph.D., University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Sushma Mishra, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Karen Paullet, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Jacob Peng, Ph.D., CISA, Associate Professor of Accounting
Jamie Pinchot, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
John Stewart, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Yanbin Tu, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing
Wenli Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Computer and Information Systems
David Wood, Ph.D., Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Peter Wu, Ph.D., Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Yao Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting
- Advisory Board Members
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Dr. Jeff Daniels, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dr. Maurice Dawson, Illinois Institute of Technology
Admiral Norman Hayes, United States Navy (ret.)
Chris Johnson, PNC Bank
Dr. James Joshi, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Johnson Kinyua, Penn State University Park
Dr. Andrew Phillips, United States Naval Academy
Matt Rosenberg, Allegheny County Police Mobile Forensic Unit
Dr. Raed Sbeit, Verizon Wireless
Dr. Steve Stone, The MITRE Corporation
Dr. Robert Young, The MITRE Corporation
- 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).