Dr. AMBAREEN SIRAJ
Professor, Computer Science, Tennessee Tech University
Founding Director, Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center (CEROC)
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Founder, Executive Committee Member and Conference Program Chair
Email: asiraj [at] tntech.edu
Student clubs to practice cybersecurity skills. Currently consists of 100+ members and meets bi-weekly in semester for networking and professional development opportunities.
Outreach Activity as Organizer/ Chair/ Co-Chair
Annual Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference: Conference to bring together women in cybersecurity at different levels in academia, industry, and government to promote recruitment, retention and progression of women in the field. held in Spring at various locations. 2014- Present
16th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security hosted by joint collaboration of Tennessee Tech Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC), Computer Science department and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 25-26 February 2021
NSA-NSF Gen Cyber Camp: NSA/NSF Supported K-12 High School Camps in Cybersecurity Education, held at Tennessee Tech. 2016-Present
NSF Annual CReST Workshops: NSF Supported Workshop for University Faculty to Integrate Security into Traditional Computer Science courses, held at various locations. 2015-2018
NSF Mini CReST Workshops: NSF Supported Workshop for University Faculty to Integrate Security into Traditional Computer Science courses, held at various conference venues such as SEWIC 2014, 2016, WiCyS 2015, TriWIC 2016, SIGCSE 2016. 2014-2018
Annual College of Engineering Rising Renaissance Engineer Spectrum Award: COE strategic implementation grant to organize competition that recognize a diverse body of students across all the degree-granting departments in the College of Engineering for their initiatives and achievements in educational, research and professional development activities, held at TTU, 2013 - Present.
Annual NCWIT Aspiration Award in Tennessee: Event to host a state level competition and award recognizing high school girls for their computing-related achievements and interests, held at TTU, 2011 - Present. Partnership with National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT).
Bi-Annual Southeast Women in Computing Conference: Conference to bring together women at different levels in academia, industry, and government to promote recruitment, retention and progression of women in computer and technology related fields, held in November, 2013. Partnership with Georgia Tech University.
SecKnitKit Workshop: NSF Supported Workshop for University Faculty to Integrate Security into Traditional Computer Science courses, held in June 3-4, 2013, TTU.
First Tennessee Regional Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (TNWIC): Conference to bring together women at different levels in academia, industry, and government to promote recruitment, retention and progression of women in computer and technology related fields, held in October 14-15, 2011, Fall Creek Falls. Partnership to Depauw University NSF grant# 0940595.
First Tennessee Tech University Tapestry Workshop (TTU-Tapestry): Professional Development for High School Teachers about Attraction and Engagement of Students to Computing, held in July 5-7, 2011, STEM Center. Partnership to University of Virginia NSF grant# 1042452.