CISE-MSI: RCBP-ED: SaTC: Increasing Cybersecurity Research Capacity and Support Services for Underrepresented Computer Science and Information Technology Majors

该奖项由2021年美国救援计划法案提供全部或部分资金（公法117 - 2）。在计算机和信息科学与工程少数民族服务机构的支持下，（CISE-MSI）研究扩展计划，该项目旨在开发至少6个新的-个人和在线网络安全研究活动，并将其纳入计算与工程学院的6门现有课程，专注于提高关键计算机应用程序、系统和数据的安全性。活动还将包括研讨会，活动和指导，以进一步吸引和激励学生，特别是西班牙裔，黑人和妇女谁是在干代表性不足。该项目将为STEM高等教育中关于学术成功，研究经验和补充支持活动之间关系的知识体系提供重要发现。增加学生（特别是那些代表性不足的学生）追求高需求STEM领域的成功将有助于美国创新经济，并通过增加代表性不足的学生毕业，从而增加网络安全相关职业领域的就业多样性，从而造福社会。研究人员的项目团队将提高计算与工程学院的能力，通过展示扩大教师使用技术系统和研究知情的教学方法的有效性，以扩大所有学生的参与和成功，在研究企业中吸引本科生和研究生计算和信息技术理学士和理学士/理学硕士双录取专业，包括那些在STEM中代表性不足的人。教师将制定教学策略，增加学生获得先进工具和资源的机会，以加强准备和参与网络安全相关的研究活动，重点是构建安全的系统架构，保护关键组件，并通过模拟检查攻击模式，包括使用人工智能和数据分析。知识共享的主体将推进机会公平，增加美国的智力资本，为那些有潜力在西班牙裔服务机构环境中取得更大数量成功的学生提供代表性不足的学生，为传统教学带来新的视角。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为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来支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).With support from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving Institution (CISE-MSI) Research Expansion Program, this project aims to develop a minimum of 6 new in-person and online cybersecurity research activities and incorporate them into 6 existing courses in the College of Computing and Engineering, focusing on improving the safety and security of critical computer applications, systems, and data. Activities also will include seminars, events, and mentoring to further engage and motivate students, especially Hispanics, Blacks, and women who are underrepresented in STEM. The project will contribute important findings to the body of knowledge in STEM higher education regarding the relationship between academic success, research experiences, and supplemental support activities. Increasing the success of students (especially those who are underrepresented) to pursue high demand STEM fields will contribute to the American innovation economy, and benefit society by increasing underrepresented student graduation leading to increased employment diversity in cybersecurity-related occupational fields. The project team of researchers will enhance the capacity of the College of Computing and Engineering to engage undergraduate and graduate computing and information technology Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science/Master of Science dual admission majors in the research enterprise by demonstrating the effectiveness of expanding faculty use of technology systems and research-informed instructional approaches designed to broaden the participation and success of all students, including those who are underrepresented in STEM. Faculty will develop instructional strategies that increase student access to advanced tools and resources to bolster preparation for and participation in cybersecurity-related research activities, focusing on building secure system architectures, securing critical components, and examining attack patterns through simulations, including use of artificial intelligence and data analytics. The body of knowledge shared will advance opportunity equity, increasing US intellectual capital for underrepresented students who have the potential to succeed in greater numbers in the Hispanic-Serving Institution environment, bringing a new perspective to conventional instruction.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.