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NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO)

The Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-C) designation is awarded to regionally accredited U.S. institutions of higher education that meet rigorous requirements in their commitment to producing cybersecurity professionals who will reduce vulnerabilities in our national infrastructure.

CAE designations are awarded by the joint sponsors of the program, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CAE program is partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is supported by a community of CAE schools.

The U.S. Military Academy is pursuing the CAE in Cyber Operations (CO) during academic year 2023-24.

CAE-CO Academic Program

The Cyber Operations concentration within the Cyber Science major has been approved by the CAE program as meeting the requirements of a CAE-CO academic program. The details of the program of study are available in the Red Book.

Contacts

CAE-CO Cyber Hub Point of Contact (PoC): COL Chris Morrell
CAE-CO Cyber Hub Alternate PoC: MAJ Max Love
Institutional Accounts Administrator: COL Chris Morrell

Faculty

Course Directors: COL Chris Morrell, COL Tom Babbitt, COL Rob Harrison, COL Kirk Ingold, LTC Todd Arnold, LTC Andrew Reed, MAJ Sarah Smith, MAJ Max Love, MAJ Erik Dubois, CPT Ethan Shafer, Dr. Jean Blair, Dr. Tom Cook, and Dr. Ed Sobiesk. Courses are taught and supported by faculty from across the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).

Cyber Science Advisory Board

The EECS department is supported by an advisory board that consists of professionals across the U.S. Army, industry, government agencies, and academia. The advisory board was first chartered in 2000 and has the express purpose of advising the department on academic topics and on current trends and directions within our disciplines. It meets annually with EECS faculty and cadets to receive an update on the department, programs, assessment and accreditation, and research activities, and subsequently provides insights and recommendations as part of their commitment to continuous improvement. The Cyber Science program assists in the department's selection of members who represent stakeholders, including the U.S. Army, department graduates, graduate schools, and the national cybersecurity workforce. The current cyber portion of the EECS advisory board consists of the following individuals:

COL (R) John C. Giordano (Chair), USCYBERCOM Future Operations Division - DoDIN
Dr. Jon Bentley, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs Research
Dr. Gregory Conti, Principal at Kopidion Cybersecurity
Ms. Cindy Bedell, Computational & Information Sciences, Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory
COL Ben Sangster, Deputy Commanding Officer, Cyber Operations
LTC Julianna Rodriguez, U.S. Cyber Command
Dr. Claire Cuccio, President and CEO at SNVC, Adjunct professor at University of Maryland Global Campus
Dr. Rajendra K Raj, Professor, Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
Brent Chapman, Security Engineering Manager at Apple

EECS-Sponsored Cybersecurity Activities Available to Cadets

Cadet Competitive Cyber Team (C3T)
CyberTech
EECS Systers
Jean Bartik Computing Symposium
Research, conferences, and training supported by the Cyber Research Center

EECS Cyber Hub