CISE-MSI:RCBP-ED:SaTC: Cultivating and Developing Research Talent to Support Research in Cyber-Security

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。网络犯罪是一种新兴的全球威胁，网络攻击正变得越来越复杂。与此同时，在保护国家网络基础设施所需的高技能网络安全劳动力方面，存在国家赤字。因此，培养具有尖端技能和能力的新型多样化人才，以应对新出现的网络威胁，是国家的当务之急。该项目通过在本科课程中注入研究来培养这种人才，从而促进网络安全、机器学习、量子计算和新兴技术的法医考试方面的知识发展。通过这些课程，该项目在一个为少数族裔服务的学院建立研究能力，培养学生研究人员与教职员工合作进行尖端研究，并培养一代又一代训练有素的毕业生。主要的创新之处在于利用现有的STEM重点本科课程，同时通过创建从刑事司法、犯罪学和人文科学等学位课程到数字取证和网络安全硕士学位的网络桥梁，撒下更广泛的网来吸引尚未开发的人才。通过扩大可供借鉴的人才库，该项目还为多学科研究创造了机会。该项目创建了一个研究密集型5年制BS-MS课程，以培养本科生研究人员通过早期沉浸在研究方法课程和研究增强的300和400级课程中为网络安全研究做出贡献。为期五年的课程包括多个强化课程和一个Cyber Bridge项目，该项目允许非STEM专业的学生平稳过渡到BS-MS项目的第三、第四和第五年。数码桥将吸引并迅速吸纳有才华的人，否则他们将不愿从事以网络为重点的教育/研究。该项目计划的工作将建立课程，将研究准备和研究注入高年级和专业课程，以便学生能够接受研究培训、支持和指导。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Cyber-crime is an emerging global threat and cyberattacks are getting increasingly sophisticated. At the same time, there is a national deficit in highly skilled cyber-security workforce needed to secure the nations cyber infrastructure. Thus, it is a national imperative to develop new and diverse talent with cutting-edge skills and abilities to respond to emerging cyber-threats. This project develops such talent through the infusion of research in undergraduate curricula enabling knowledge development in cybersecurity, machine learning, quantum computing and forensic examination of emerging technologies. Through the curricula, the project builds research capacity at a minority serving institute, preparing student researchers to collaborate with faculty on cutting edge research and creating generations of highly trained graduates. The main novelty is in drawing on existing STEM focused undergraduate programs, while also casting a wider net to draw in untapped talent by creating a Cyber Bridge from degree programs such as criminal justice, criminology and humanities, to a Master degree in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity. By expanding the talent pool to draw from, this project also creates opportunities for multi-disciplinary research.This project creates a research intensive 5-year BS-MS program to prepare undergraduate researchers to contribute to cyber-security research through early immersion into a research methods course and research enhanced 300 and 400 level classes. The five-year curriculum includes multiple intensive tracks and a Cyber Bridge program that permits students from non-STEM disciplines to make smooth transitions to the third, fourth and fifth years of the BS-MS program. The Cyber Bridge will attract and quickly integrate talented individuals who would otherwise be discouraged from pursuing cyber-focused education/research. The work planned in this project will build curricula that infuse research preparation and research into upper division and specialized courses so students can be trained, supported and mentored for research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.