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Six USF Researchers Each Awarded a $50,000 Grant from the Florida Center for Cybersecurity

March 7, 2017 by Post

USF professors will receive funding through the Florida Center for Cybersecurity’s Collaborative Seed Award Program

 

TAMPA, Fla. (March 6, 2017) – Six cybersecurity researchers from the University of South Florida will each receive $50,000 grants, the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (FC2) announced today.  The awards are part of FC2’s 2016-2017 Collaborative Seed Award Program – an initiative that provides funding to cybersecurity research teams from across the State University System (SUS) of Florida.  A total of $600,000 will fund 12 projects from nine state universities.  USF researchers are involved in half of the projects receiving grant funds.

 

“A key objective of FC2 is to encourage collaboration on cybersecurity research projects to advance new technologies and solutions,” said Sri Sridharan, director at FC2. “Through these efforts, we hope to grow a research-oriented culture that will position Florida as a leader in cyber research and attract industry as well.”

 

Since this program began in 2014-2015, FC2 has awarded more than $1 million to SUS research teams. 2016-17 awardees from USF include:

 

Resilience and Mission Assurance of Intelligent Machines for Secure Internet of Things

Kwang-Cheng Chen, Principal Investigator (PI), USF

Zhihua Qu, Co-PI, University of Central Florida

 

Software-defined Overlay Virtual Networks – Enforcing Private Device-to-Device Communication through Social Contexts

Renato Figueiredo, PI, University of Florida

Adriana Iamnitchi, Co-PI, USF

 

Collaborative Authentication for the Internet of Things

Jay Ligatti, PI, USF

Daniela Oliveira, Co-PI, University of Florida

 

Cybersecurity Protection for Software Defined Networking Applying Machine Learning

Alexander Perez-Pons, PI, Florida International University

Nasir Ghani, Co-PI, USF

 

Proactive Defense Against Cyber-Physical Smart Grid Attacks

Yufei Tang, PI, Florida Atlantic University

Zhuo Lu, Co-PI, USF

 

Resilient Smart Grid Control for Load Switching Cyber Attacks

Zhixin Miao, PI, USF

My T. Thai, Co-PI, University of Florida

 

For more details about the Collaborative Seed Award Program, click here.

 

About the Florida Center for Cybersecurity

Created during the 2014 legislative session, the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (FC²) is a shared resource for cybersecurity research, education and outreach across the state and beyond. The Center fosters collaboration between higher education, government, defense and business communities to share knowledge, resources and training opportunities that help mitigate cybersecurity threats and create opportunities for innovative solutions. Located at the University of South Florida, FC² is leading efforts to position Florida as a national leader in cybersecurity. For more information, call (813) 974-2604 or email FC2@usf.edu. 

 

About the University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, established in 1956 and located in Tampa, is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success. The USF System includes three, separately accredited institutions: USF; USF St. Petersburg; and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Serving more than 49,000 students, the USF System has an annual budget of $1.6 billion and an annual economic impact of $4.4 billion. USF is ranked in the Top 30 nationally for research expenditures among public universities, according to the National Science Foundation. In 2016, the Florida Legislature designated USF as “Emerging Preeminent,” placing USF in an elite category among the state’s 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

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