CSS and Our Work
What's New with CSS
Faculty Recruitment Career Opportunities
Cybersecurity Seminar Webcast
This event featured keynote speaker Dale Meyerrose.
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Center for Security Studies
Mission
The UMUC Center for Security Studies (CSS) provides educational resources, networking and career training opportunities for working adults pursuing security studies, and works with industry and government to meet the cybersecurity and homeland security needs of our nation.
Members of CSS include distinguished faculty members, chairs, program directors, academic directors and other experts. They participate in national-level efforts to educate leaders and make significant progress in information assurance and homeland security fields by:
- Conducting applied research
- Providing advisory and consulting services
- Assembling and delivering specialized courses
- Developing innovative teaching tools such as remote access laboratories, network testbeds, interactive learning objects and simulations
- Hosting conferences, colloquia, workshops and webcasts on the cutting edge of cybersecurity and homeland security topics
- Partnering with industry and government to develop new programs and deliveries in the areas of information assurance and homeland security
- Establishing and administering scholarships and fellowships supported by individuals and public- and private-sector organizations
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Amjad Ali
Director of the Center for Security Studies, The Graduate School
Dr. Alan Carswell
Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance Department, The Graduate School
Dr. Ping Wang
Program Director, Cybersecurity, The Graduate School
Dr. Rose Shumba
Program Director, Cybersecurity
Dr. Balakrishnan Dasarathy
Program Director, Information Assurance
Dr. Clay Wilson
Program Director, Cybersecurity Policy, The Graduate School
Dr. Loyce Pailen
Collegiate Faculty, Cybersecurity Policy, The Graduate School
Dr. Patrick Fitzgibbons
Collegiate Faculty, Cybersecurity, The Graduate School
Dr. Irmak Renda-Tanali
Program Director, Homeland Security Specialization, The Graduate School
Stephen Carter
Academic Director, Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Fire Science, The Undergraduate School
Dr. Donna McKalip
Director, Information Systems Management and Information Assurance, The Undergraduate School
Dr. Jeff Tjiputra
Director, Cybersecurity, The Undergraduate School
Jennifer Hull
Administrative Coordinator, The Graduate School
Board Members
CSS board members meet regularly and provides guidance on the critical work of the UMUC Center for Security Studies. See the full list of board members.
Contact Us
Center for Security Studies
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd. East
Adelphi, MD 20783
Phone: 240-684-2432
Fax: 240-684-2402
E-mail the Center for Security Studies
