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Director
The Auburn Cyber Research Center (ACRC) brings together faculty and students across disciplines and areas of cyber security research. ACRC Interim Director Daniel Tauritz has worked over the past 25 years in various scientific capacities in academic, government, military, and industry settings on innovating artificial intelligence solutions to complex national security problems. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) at Auburn University (AU), a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the founding AU director of the LANL/AU Cyber Security Sciences Institute (CSSI), a cyber consultant at Sandia National Laboratories, and the founding director of AU’s Biomimetic National Security Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (BONSAI Lab). Below are listed the ACRC affiliated faculty members, representing a variety of academic departments within AU’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, and all conducting research in critical areas of cyber security.
Advisory Board
ACRC’s Advisory Board is constituted by the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE). The advisory board is composed of a select group of alumni and other members of department constituency groups who hold senior leadership and executive positions in companies including Google, Morgan-Stanley, Visa International, Microsoft, and Siemens. The advisory board meets regularly each academic year, providing both our faculty and students direct and informal contacts with alumni working in industry, while also providing programmatic guidance and input for strategic planning and forging corporate partnerships.
Faculty
Frank Cilluffo
Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure SecurityDean's Office
McCrary Institute
1214E Shelby Center
cilluffo@auburn.educilluffo@auburn.edu
334.844.2254
B.A. International Affairs, George Washington University
James Cross
Professor EmeritusComputer Science and Software Engineering
3127D Shelby Center
crossjh@auburn.educrossjh@auburn.edu
334.844.6315
Ph.D. Computer Science, Texas A&M University
M.S. Mathematics, Sam Houston State University
B.S. Mathematics, University of Houston
Jason Cuneo
Principal Research Scientist/Engineer, Auburn University Huntsville Research CenterChief Technologist, Auburn Cyber Research Center
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Computer Science and Software Engineering
3101 Shelby Center
jzc0105@auburn.edujzc0105@auburn.edu
256.327.3181
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
B.S. Electrical Engineering, United States Military Academy
Gerry Dozier
Charles D. McCrary Eminent Chair ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3127G Shelby Center
doziegv@auburn.edudoziegv@auburn.edu
334.844.8834
Ph.D. Computer Science, North Carolina State University-Raleigh
M.S. Computer Science, North Carolina State University-Raleigh
B.S. Computer Science, Northeastern Illinois University
SueAnne Griffith
Assistant ProfessorElectrical and Computer Engineering
321 Broun Hall
sng0005@auburn.edusng0005@auburn.edu
334.844.1852
Ph.D. Computer Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville
B. Wireless Engineering, Auburn University
B. Electrical Engineering, Auburn University
Ujjwal Guin
Assistant ProfessorGraduate Program Co-Officer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
325 Broun Hall
ujjwal.guin@auburn.eduujjwal.guin@auburn.edu
334.844.1835
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Temple University
B.S. Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, IIEST Shibpur-India
Davide Guzzetti
Assistant ProfessorAerospace Engineering
328 Davis Hall
guzzetti@auburn.edu guzzetti@auburn.edu
334.844.5277
Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
M.S. Space Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
M.S. Space Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Gregory Harris
Associate ProfessorDirector, The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS)
Associate Director for Digital Strategy, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME)
Industrial and Systems Engineering
3312 Shelby Center
gah0015@auburn.edugah0015@auburn.edu
334.844.1407
Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville
M.B.A. Management-Operations, St. Edward's University
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Auburn University
Dean Hendrix
Associate ProfessorAssociate Department Chair
Director, Computer Science and Software Engineering Undergraduate Programs
Director, Global Programs, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Computer Science and Software Engineering
3101D Shelby Center
hendrtd@auburn.eduhendrtd@auburn.edu
334.844.6305
Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University
M.S. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science, Jacksonville State University
Bo Liu
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3101P Shelby Center
boliu@auburn.eduboliu@auburn.edu
.334.844.6348
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Massachusetts
M.S. Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
M.S. Control Engineering, University of Science and Technology-China
Spencer Millican
Assistant ProfessorElectrical and Computer Engineering
324 Broun Hall
millican@auburn.edumillican@auburn.edu
334.844.1873
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Samuel Mulder
Associate Research ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3139E Shelby Center
szm0211@auburn.eduszm0211@auburn.edu
334.844.6321
Ph.D. Computer Science, Missouri S&T
M.S. Computer Science, Missouri S&T
B.S. Computer Science, Texas Tech University
Anh Nguyen
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3101R Shelby Center
anhnguyen@auburn.eduanhnguyen@auburn.edu
334.844.6318
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Wyoming
M.S. Computer Science, University of Wyoming
B.S. Computer Science, Assumption University
Gregory Purdy
Assistant ProfessorIndustrial and Systems Engineering
3310 Shelby Center
greg.purdy@auburn.edu greg.purdy@auburn.edu
334.844.1390
Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
Rodrigo Sardinas
LecturerComputer Science and Software Engineering
3127H Shelby Center
ras0054@auburn.eduras0054@auburn.edu
334.844.6320
Ph.D. Computer Science, Auburn University
M.S. Computer Science, Columbus State University
B.S. Computer Science, Columbus State University
Tao Shu
Associate ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3101K Shelby Center
tshu@auburn.edutshu@auburn.edu
334.844.5170
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
M.S. Electronic Engineering, South China University of Technology
B.S. Electronic Engineering, South China University of Technology
Drew Springall
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3101H Shelby Center
aaspring@auburn.eduaaspring@auburn.edu
334.844.6660
Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S. Computer Science, University of Alabama
Daniel Tauritz
Associate ProfessorInterim Director and Chief Cyber AI Strategist, Auburn Cyber Research Center
Computer Science and Software Engineering
3127E Shelby Center
dtauritz@auburn.edudtauritz@auburn.edu
334.844.6353
Ph.D. Computer Science, Leiden University
M.S. Computer Science, Leiden University
Propaedeutic Computer Science, Leiden University
Propaedeutic Mathematics, Leiden University
David Umphress
COLSA Corporation Cyber Security and Information Assurance ProfessorSenior Advisor, Auburn Cyber Research Center
Computer Science and Software Engineering
2116 Shelby Center
david.umphress@auburn.edudavid.umphress@auburn.edu
334.844.6335
Ph.D. Software Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S. Computer Science, Texas A&M University
B.S. Computer Science, Angelo State University
Mark Yampolskiy
Associate ProfessorComputer Science and Software Engineering
3127B Shelby Center
mzy0033@auburn.edumzy0033@auburn.edu
334.844.4330
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany
Diploma (M.S.) in Computer Science, Technical University Munich, Germany
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Moscow State Institute of Radiotechnics, Electronics and Automation, Russia