CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Secure Embedded Systems

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。互联嵌入式系统在整个社会都很普遍，从婴儿监视器到智能汽车再到关键基础设施。黑客经常以嵌入式系统为攻击目标，威胁个人安全和隐私以及基础设施的关键部分。因此，越来越需要准备好保护这些系统的网络安全专业人员。为了满足这一需求，摩根州立大学（MSU）将在安全嵌入式系统中为学生提供独特的教育计划，该计划集成了主动学习经验和指导。安全嵌入式系统奖学金计划（SES2）将招募、指导和资助对网络安全有浓厚兴趣的攻读学士、硕士和博士学位的学生。SES2利用同伴和专业指导，积极和体验式学习活动，以及全面，安全的嵌入式系统课程，为学生在网络安全方面的政府职业生涯做好准备。建立一个从大一到博士的学生管道是这个项目的一个独特方面。SES2将增强密歇根州立大学的战略愿景，即培养多样化的劳动力，以满足政府的网络安全需求，并帮助保护国家的关键基础设施。MSU的网络安全保障和政策（CAP）中心是由电气和计算机工程系主办的一个全校范围的研究中心。密歇根州立大学的学生可以在网络安全方面攻读多个学术课程，包括电子工程理学学士学位，网络工程硕士学位和安全嵌入式系统博士学位。拟议的SES2计划将通过结合安全嵌入式系统的创新课程、具有挑战性的研究机会、主动和体验式学习机会以及同行和专业指导，为学生做好准备。此外，学生将受益于与合作伙伴公司的工业关系，以及与政府合作伙伴（包括国家标准与技术研究所，MITRE和国家安全局电信科学实验室）进行合作团队项目的独特机会。密歇根州立大学是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，有能力满足对多元化网络安全劳动力的迫切需求。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，以培养优秀的网络安全劳动力。毕业后，奖学金获得者必须在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织的网络安全部门工作，工作时间与奖学金支持时间相同。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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). Connected embedded systems are prevalent throughout society and range from baby monitors to smart cars to critical infrastructure. Hackers frequently target embedded systems for exploitation, threatening individual security and privacy and critical pieces of infrastructures. As a result, there is a growing need for cybersecurity professionals prepared to protect these systems. To address this need, Morgan State University (MSU) will provide students with a unique educational program in secure embedded systems that integrates active learning experiences and mentoring. The Secure Embedded Systems Scholarship Program (SES2) will recruit, mentor, and financially support students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees with a keen interest in cybersecurity. SES2 utilizes peer and professional mentoring, active and experiential learning activities, and a comprehensive, secure embedded systems curriculum to prepare students for government careers in cybersecurity. The establishment of a pre-freshman through doctorate student pipeline is a unique aspect of the program. SES2 will enhance MSU's strategic vision of preparing a diverse workforce that can meet the government's cybersecurity needs and help to protect the nation's critical infrastructures. The Cybersecurity Assurance & Policy (CAP) Center at MSU is a university-wide research center hosted by the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. MSU students can pursue multiple academic program offerings in cybersecurity, including Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Cybersecurity Track, Master of Engineering in Cyber Engineering, and Ph.D. in Secure Embedded Systems. . The proposed SES2 program will prepare students by combining an innovative curriculum in secure embedded systems, challenging research opportunities, active and experiential learning opportunities, and peer and professional mentoring. In addition, students will benefit from access to industrial relationships with partner companies and unique opportunities to engage in collaborative team projects with government partners, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, MITRE, and the National Security Agency's Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences. MSU is a Historically Black College and is well-positioned to address the critical need for a diverse cybersecurity workforce.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.