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The People Behind CCERO
The People Behind CCERO
CCERO brings together faculty whose expertise spans cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, automotive systems, networks, cyber-physical systems, privacy, digital forensics, business, governance, and related disciplines.
Together, this community provides the interdisciplinary foundation for CCERO's research, education, and outreach mission.
CCERO Leadership
The director provides strategic and administrative leadership, supported by thrust leaders across research, education, and outreach.
CCERO Leadership
The director provides strategic and administrative leadership, supported by thrust leaders across research, education, and outreach.
Birhanu Eshete, Director
Birhanu Eshete, Director
Associate Professor · Computer and Information Science
Leads CCERO’s strategy across interdisciplinary cybersecurity research, experiential education, workforce development, and community and industry engagement.
Research Thrust Lead
Research Thrust Lead
Junaid Farooq
Associate Professor, ECE
Junaid Farooq
Associate Professor, ECE
Focus: Research collaborations and proposals
Education Thrust Lead
Education Thrust Lead
Ang Li
Assistant Professor, CIS
Ang Li
Assistant Professor, CIS
Focus: Experiential learning and workforce development
Outreach Thrust Lead
Outreach Thrust Lead
Junho Hong
Associate Professor, ECE
Junho Hong
Associate Professor, ECE
Focus: Industry, K-12, and community engagement
Faculty Directory
Faculty Directory
Birhanu Eshete
Associate Professor, CIS
Birhanu Eshete
Associate Professor, CIS
Trustworthy AI; Adversarial Machine Learning; Privacy-Preserving AI; Explainable AI; AI Safety
Lab: Data-Driven Security & Privacy Laboratory (DSPLab)
Research • Education • Outreach
Michael Iverson
Lecturer I, Business
Michael Iverson
Lecturer I, Business
Information Security; Security Governance; Security Management
Education • Outreach
Xiao Zhang
Assistant Professor, CIS
Xiao Zhang
Assistant Professor, CIS
AIoT; NextG Networks; Human-Computer Interaction
Lab: Trustworthy AI-driven IoT (TAI) Lab
Research • Education • Outreach
Adnan Shaout
Professor, ECE
Adnan Shaout
Professor, ECE
Fuzzy Engineering Applications; Software Engineering Methods; Cloud Computing; Intelligent Systems; Cybersecurity; Embedded Systems
Research
Hafiz Malik
Hafiz Malik
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor
Deepfakes; Cyber-Physical Systems Security; Hardware Security; Automotive Cybersecurity; Sensor Security; Information Forensics and Security; Digital Content Protection; AI Security
Lab: Information Systems, Security, and Forensics Lab
Research • Education • Outreach
Ang Li
Assistant Professor, CIS
Ang Li
Assistant Professor, CIS
Security and Privacy in Embodied AI Systems; AI-Powered Wireless and Mobile Systems; Networked Systems; Wireless Sensing
Lab: Cybersecurity Research Lab
Research • Education • Outreach
Junaid Farooq
Associate Professor, ECE
Junaid Farooq
Associate Professor, ECE
Network Security; Network Resilience; 5G/6G Networks
Lab: Cyber Resilient Networks (CyReN) Lab
Research • Outreach
Junho Hong
Associate Professor, ECE
Junho Hong
Associate Professor, ECE
Power System Cybersecurity; Cyber-Physical Security; Substation Automation Security; Microgrid Cybersecurity; Industrial Control System Security; AI-Enabled Cyber Defense; Resilient Energy Infrastructure
Lab: Cyber-Physical System Lab
Research
Di Ma
Chair and Professor, CIS
Di Ma
Chair and Professor, CIS
Wireless and Mobile Security; Vehicle Security; Data Security and Privacy
Lab: Security and Forensics Research Lab
Research • Education • Outreach
Jinhua Guo
Associate Professor, CIS
Jinhua Guo
Associate Professor, CIS
Computer Networks; Distributed Systems; Systems Security; Network Security
Lab: Vehicular Networking Systems Research Laboratory
Research • Education • Outreach
Probir Roy
Assistant Professor, CIS
Probir Roy
Assistant Professor, CIS
Performance Profiling and Program Analysis Tools; Memory Optimization; Cloud and HPC Performance Inefficiencies
Lab: Systems Research Lab
Research
Alireza Mohammadi
Associate Professor, ECE
Alireza Mohammadi
Associate Professor, ECE
Power System Cybersecurity; Cyber-Physical Security; Substation Automation Security; Microgrid Cybersecurity; Industrial Control System Security; AI-Enabled Cyber Defense; Resilient Energy Infrastructure
Lab: Cyber-Physical System Lab
Research • Education • Outreach
Jun He
Associate Professor, Business
Jun He
Associate Professor, Business
Cybersecurity; Data Privacy; Artificial Intelligence
Research • Education • Outreach
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