Conference Founding Chair
Dr. Prakash Ranganathan, Associate Professor
Director, Center for Cyber Security Research
University of North Dakota
C2SR Director's Message
Cybersecurity is one of the defining issues of our time. Can we keep our networks, devices, and critical systems open, safe, and secure while maintaining personal privacy?
Cutting-edge research activities at the universities and industry-supported social and technical activities - as well as education and workforce development programs - are needed to protect our nation and personal security. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We organize annual events such as CARS Symposium, C2SR Workshop, and Colloquia Series aims to familiarize ourselves with emerging cyber issues, cyber hygiene, and best practices to avoid exploitations of data or personal identities or asset protection. This is the perfect time of year for individuals, businesses, and other organizations to do their part to protect their networks, devices, and data from those threats. To conclude, Cyber Security is a shared responsibility, so let’s work together and form new partnerships!
Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Jielun Zhang
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Dr. Sicong Shao
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Dr. Utku Kose,
Int’l Exchange Researcher,
University of North Dakota
Dr. Neena Goveas
Int’l Exchange Researcher,
University of North Dakota
Technical Program Committee
Kanwalinderjit Kaur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Arkansas State University
Massimiliano Albanese, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
George Mason University
Donghoon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Arkansas State University
Kevin Jin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas
Izzat Alsmadi, Ph.D.
Professor
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Chris Farnell, Ph.D.
Faculty
University of Arkansas
Laura J. Bottomley, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
North Carolina State University
Prabuddha Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maine
Taesic Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Craig Reiger, Ph.D.
Scientist
Idaho National Laboratory
Samah Saeed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
City University of New York
Paul Moriano, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
ORNL
Tanushree Roy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
Wei Qiu, Ph.D.
Lead Engineer
NERC
Timothy Hansen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
South Dakota State University
Zongjie Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Connecticut
Hossein Salehfar, Ph.D.
Professor
University of North Dakota
Paul A. Kucera, Ph.D.
Scientist
UCAR
John Dirkman
VP Product Management
Resource Innovations
Kouhyar Tavakolian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
Diego Fregolent Mendes de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Hassan Reza, Ph.D.
Professor
University of North Dakota
Ryan Striker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Debanjan Sadhukhan, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Game24x7
Sharan Kalwani
HPC Industry Specialist
Senior IEEE Member
Wen-Chen Hu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
Naima Kaabouch, Ph.D.
Professor
University of North Dakota
Kendal E. Nygard, Ph.D.
Director
Dakota Digital Academy
Thomas Stokke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Nagaraj V. Dhawrwadkar, Ph.D.
Lecturer
B.L.D.E.A’s College of Engg & Tech.
Hokeun Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Tingjun Lei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
Finance Chair
Jamison Jangula,
Cyber Security Analyst,
Center For Cyber Security Research, University of North Dakota
Publication Chair
Jielun Zhang, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
University of North Dakota
Sicong Shao, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
University of North Dakota.
Award Chair
Craig Rieger, Threat Resilient Control System Innovator and Consultant, TRECS Consulting
Travel and Lodging
Tanzim Jim Hassan,
Graduate Research Assistant,
Center for Cyber Security and Research
Akshay Ram Ramachandra,
Research Engineer,
Center for Cyber Security and Research