CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Cyber Defense of Intelligent Systems

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金：智能系统的网络防御

• 批准号: 2146280
• 负责人: Huirong Fu
• 金额: $ 319.83万
• 依托单位: Oakland University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-02-01 至 2027-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2146280&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; Cyber; Defense

The complexity and capabilities of autonomous systems and automation, ranging from e-voting to unmanned flight, are increasing. In addition, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a significant and growing role in the operation of such critical systems. Protecting these intelligent systems and using AI for cybersecurity and cyber-defense systems requires a workforce with multidisciplinary training and experience. The national demand for such cybersecurity professionals far exceeds the supply; and the demand is particularly critical in government. Moreover, pathways to government positions are less clear to new professionals than more visible opportunities in the commercial sector. This project will provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students studying cybersecurity at Oakland University (OU). Recruitment of women and minority students, who are currently underrepresented in the cybersecurity workforce, will be prioritized. OU has a concentration of faculty with expertise in autonomous systems and AI as part of its mission in serving employers in southeastern Michigan, most of whom have a national, if not global, reach. This project will provide students with a visible, competitive pathway to exciting, rewarding careers in serving the United States government in cybersecurity and cyber-defense.OU’s cybersecurity program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage in a curriculum with hands-on activities and multidisciplinary courses in information technology, computer science, engineering, management, and ethics. Courses are aligned with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework. OU’s Center for Cybersecurity brings together seventeen faculty from six departments covering computer science, engineering, mathematics, political science, sociology, social work, and criminal justice. The Center provides an immersive cyber-defense ecosystem for students, including research experiences, projects, clubs, organizations, camps, and a long history of outreach to K-12 students and teachers. Students will complete a project with a faculty and government mentor with activities including security policies, system vulnerabilities and countermeasures, legal and social issues, artificial intelligence in mobile security and wireless security, protecting machine learning algorithms, and security in big data. The program will also include a multi-level advising and mentorship program specifically for cybersecurity in government. This project is supported by the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a Federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.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.

从电子投票到无人驾驶飞行，自主系统和自动化的复杂性和能力正在增加。此外，人工智能（AI）在这些关键系统的运行中发挥着重要且日益重要的作用。保护这些智能系统并将人工智能用于网络安全和网络防御系统需要一支受过多学科培训和经验丰富的员工队伍。国家对此类网络安全专业人员的需求远远超过供应;而政府的需求尤其关键。此外，对于新的专业人员来说，进入政府职位的途径并不像商业部门的机会那么明显。该项目将为在奥克兰大学（Oakland University）学习网络安全的本科生和研究生提供奖学金。将优先招聘目前在网络安全劳动力中代表性不足的妇女和少数民族学生。密歇根大学集中了一批在自主系统和人工智能方面具有专业知识的教师，这是其为密歇根州东南部雇主服务的使命的一部分，其中大多数人都有全国性的（如果不是全球性的）影响力。该项目将为学生提供一个可见的，有竞争力的途径，在网络安全和网络防御服务于美国政府令人兴奋的，有价值的职业生涯。思科的网络安全计划为本科生和研究生提供机会，参与信息技术，计算机科学，工程，管理和伦理学的实践活动和多学科课程。课程与国家网络安全教育倡议（NICE）劳动力框架保持一致。麻省理工学院的网络安全中心汇集了来自六个部门的17名教师，涵盖计算机科学，工程，数学，政治学，社会学，社会工作和刑事司法。该中心为学生提供了一个沉浸式的网络防御生态系统，包括研究经验，项目，俱乐部，组织，营地，以及与K-12学生和教师的长期联系。学生将与教师和政府导师一起完成一个项目，活动包括安全政策，系统漏洞和对策，法律的和社会问题，移动的安全和无线安全中的人工智能，保护机器学习算法和大数据安全。该计划还将包括一个专门针对政府网络安全的多层次咨询和指导计划。该项目由CyberCorps®服务奖学金（SFS）计划支持，该计划为建立或继续网络安全奖学金计划的提案提供资金，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以培养一支上级网络安全人才队伍。毕业后，奖学金获得者需要在联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作与他们的奖学金支持相同的时间。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。