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91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø is very committed to the Information Assurance program for education, research, and outreach because of the crucial nature of cyber security for this nation. The National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE) at TU serves as the organizing body to offer resources and assistance for faculty, students, and the community in conducting teaching, research, and other activities in Information Assurance.
Welcome to the 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE) located within the Computer Science Department in the Brimmer College of Business and Information Science. The National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE) at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø has been designated as through academic year 2027 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA).
91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø (TU) is very committed to Information Assurance/Cyber Defense program of education, research, and outreach because of the crucial nature of cyber security for the nation. The National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE) at TU serves as the organizing body to offer resources and assistance for faculty, students, and the community in conducting teaching, research, and other activities in Information Assurance.

Dr. Fan Wu
Professor and Head, Computer Science Department
Director, National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE)
Email: fwu@tuskegee.edu
Phone: 334-727-8362
Dr. Cassandra Thomas
Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
Assistant Director, National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE)
Email: cthomas@tuskegee.edu
Phone: 334-727-8587

91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø (TU) has been designated a National Center of Information Assurance Education (CIAE) to serve as a regional model for promoting excellence in information security education, to assist businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and industry in their information security needs, and to serve as the first point of call for any information security emergency. The Center is housed in the department of Computer Science in the College of Business and Information Science.
The endorsement and intent letter from the Provost of 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø and letter from the Dean of TU College of Business and Information Science demonstrate the official approval for the establishment of the TU Center of Information Assurance Education.
Also the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), the National Security Agency (NSA), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have certified that the set of courseware offered by 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø meets the National Training Standard for Information Systems Security Professionals, CNSS (formerly NSTISSI) Nos. 4011 and 4012.
CS Department hosted a summer academy for high school teachers and students. The summer academy covered topics in Cybersecurity and made the participates aware of cyber attacks threats and the solutions to prevent cyber attacks. ()
CS Department hosted an onsite summer academy for twenty JROTC cadets from June 12 through June 25. The cadets were housed at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø and enrolled in a 3-credit hours dual enrollment introductory computer science course. The primary course content included computer fundamentals and cybersecurity concepts.
Dr. Fan Wu chaired the breakout session on "Security Education" at 2022 SaTC PI meeting at Washington DC to share his educational experience from CAE-CD. This breakout session addressed two of the most important issues faced today and in the next ten years in cybersecurity education. These issues need to be deliberated because they have consequences for you, your students, your institutions, and the nation. Workforce composition: More people, more diverse, and more qualified? How can such workforce composition be achieved? What is happening and what needs to be created for such a workforce? Teaching content: What should we be teaching to what students? What will become obsolete? Which material is the most important to be taught?
Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø co-hosts a Mobile Software Security Webinar jointly provided by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Kennesaw State University virtually to cybersecurity community.
This seminar is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR RII Program, Award Number: 2019561. Dr. Li Jiang from Electrical and Computer Engineering Department gave a seminar on STEM topics to high school students from Brook T. Washington High School at Tuskegee.
Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø co-hosts a Mobile Software Security Workshop jointly provided by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Kennesaw State University virtually to cybersecurity community.
Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø hosts a on-Line coding bootcamp jointly provided by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø that taught basic R programming, data wrangling and integration, visualization. Practice examples include COVID19 data analysis and survey data analysis.
Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø hosts a summer drone academy for local high school students. Summer Program that targets students attending high school (rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders) in the surrounding Blackbelt school districts: Macon County and Montgomery County. This summer we had over 30 student participants. IC CAE related topics included in the summer curriculum for program attendees were: Social 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Data Analysis and Visualization, Password Security, Privacy and Security, Security Threats - Ransomware and Identity Theft. The participants were shocked to learn of the risks they expose themselves to on the Internet and appreciated the exercises which demonstrated and taught them how to protect themselves in the Cyber Environment.
Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø hosts a workshop on Mobile Software Security. This workshop is intended to promote Secure Mobile Software Development (SMSD) in education, to enhance student learning experience, and to foster collaboration among faculty in SMSD field.
The University has been awarded a five-year SFS-Scholarship grant from NSF starting from January 1, 2017. The project is to strength the national cyber security workforce. For the detail information, please visit the scholarship website (http://www.tuskegee.edu/sfs), or contact Dr. Fan Wu (fwu@tuskegee.edu).
91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø participated in 2016 Black Enterprise TechConneXt Hackahthon competition, which just took place in San Fransisco, CA during Oct. 8 - Oct. 11, 2016. The golden tiger team members include Joshua Silas (Freshman, EE), Madison Helmstetter (Junior, CS), Deasia Little (Senior, CS) , Jaylin Brown (Senior, CS, Team Leader), The team advanced to top 3 and made the presentation to the event. We learned the lessons including teamwork, product design and development, etc. The basic cyber contents, including secured wireless communication, software security design, etc. .
This workshop will be held at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø on July 30, 2015 and is intended to promote mobile security in education, to enhance student learning experience, and to foster collaboration among faculty in Information Assurance (IA)/Cyber Defense (CD) field.
This workshop is intended to promote cryptography in education, to enhance student learning experience, and to foster collaboration among faculty in Information Assurance (IA) field.
The second Summer Digital Forensics (CSI) Camp was held in Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø between June 25 and June 29 in 2012. Twelve students from local high schools attended the second CSI Camp.
The first Summer Digital Forensics (CSI) Camp was held in Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø between June 27 and July 01 in 2011. Seven students from local high schools attended the first CSI Camp.
On September 18th 2010, 91ÖÆÆ·³§ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø's Computer Science Department hosted the first Saturday Technology Boot Camp for high school students in the surrounding area.
| NAME | AFFILIATION | TITLE |
| Jacqueline McKinney, Advisory Board Chair |
N/A | N/A |
| Olugbenga Adalumo |
Intuitive Surgical Inc., Los Angeles, CA |
Embedded Software Engineer |
| Eddie L Cason |
Amari Kai Technology, Atlanta, GA |
Founder, Chief Scientist |
| Thomas D. Laryea III |
DCS Corporation, Warren, MI |
Embedded Software Technical Lead |
| Rodney Bryan |
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA |
Director of Software Engineering |
| Paul Buchanan |
Home Depot, Atlanta, GA |
Manager |
| Mark Floyd |
DreamWorks Animation, Glendale, CA |
Senior Software Engineer |
| Venita Stewart-Wilson |
InComm Payments, St. Petersburg, Fl |
Program Manager - Release Management & Engineering |
| Wendell Jordan-Brangman |
Freddie Mac, McLean, VA |
Manager |
| Eugenio Walters |
Intel, Austin, TX |
Software Engineer |
| Thaddeus Walker |
Lockheed Martin, Philadelphia, PA |
Senior Software Engineer |
| Phillip Whiters |
Advanced Computer Consultants and Training, Inc., Atlanta, GA |
President |
| 2023 | TBA |
| 2022 | June 24, 2022 |
| 2021 | July 9, 2021 |
| 2020 | June 26, 2020 |
| 2019 | June 14, 2019 |
The following presentation is a short training Powerpoint to help orient you to the need for security when accessing the University's electronic resources.
The following presentation is a short training Powerpoint to help understand more on internet security.
Here is some training topics and materials from the Office of Information Technology (OIT):
More Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Awareness Information can be find at:
