Summary

Research supported by external grants that have totaled over 4.1 million USD till date. Special thanks to our sponsors, namely, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Griffis Institute.

External Awards

• Co-PI, NKAT-VI: A Virtual Institute for Cyber Research and Experiential Education, U.S. Griffis Institute (June 2024 - June 2025). Co-PI: Hossien Sarrafzadeh (NC A&T University), Michael Whitman (Kenessaw State University), and Fan Wu (Tuskegee University). Amount: 764,048 USD (Total)

• Lead PI, REU Supplement for SaTC: TTP: Small: eSLIC: Enhanced Security Static Analysis for Configuration Scripts, U.S. National Science Foundation (Mar 2024 - Sep 2024), Amount: 14,400 USD (Total)

• Lead PI, SHF: Core: Small: Resilient Operations for Deployment Units Used in Container Orchestration, U.S. National Science Foundation (Oct 2023 - Sep 2026), Amount: 553,295 USD (Total)

• Lead PI, REU Supplement for SaTC: TTP: Small: eSLIC: Enhanced Security Static Analysis for Configuration Scripts, U.S. National Science Foundation (Mar 2023 - Sep 2023), Amount: 12,000 USD (Total)

• Co-PI, Hands-on Learning Modules for Software Supply Chain Security Education, U.S. National Security Agency (February 2023 - August 2024). Co-PI: Hossain Shahriar, and Nazmus Sakib (Kennesaw State University), Amount: 75,000 USD (Total)

• Lead PI, SaTC: EDU: Authentic Learning Modules for DevOps Security Education, U.S. National Science Foundation (January 2023 - December 2025). Co-PI: Hossain Shahriar, Herbert J Mattord, Michael E Whitman, Maria Valero, Md Abdullah A Khan (Kennesaw State University), Fan Wu, Cassandra F Thomas, Jay Bhuyan, Kai Koong, and Xiao Chang (Tuskegee University), Amount: 399,882 USD (Total)

• Co-PI, Tennessee Tech Cybercorps Renewal: An Enahnced and Integrated Scholar Experience in Cybersecurity, U.S. National Science Foundation (Aug 2021 - Aug 2022) PI: Muhammad Ismail, Co-PI: Denis Ulybychev, Eric Brown, Maanak Gupta (Tennessee Tech University), Amount: 1,917,081 USD (Total)}

• Lead PI, Cybersecurity Mini Grant, U.S. National Science Foundation (Dec 2020 - Mar 2021). Co-PI: Denis Ulybychev (Tennessee Tech University), Amount: 5,000 USD (Total)

• Lead PI, SaTC: TTP: Small: eSLIC: Enhanced Security Static Analysis for Configuration Scripts, U.S. National Science Foundation (Oct 2020 - Sep 2024), Co-PI: Marcelo D’ Amorim, former Co-PI Chris Parnin (NC State University), Amount: 444,720 USD (Total)