Making a Broader Impact
The mission of the Cyber Institute is to engage in community relations, non-credit granting education and foster technical research efforts under the direction of the Dean School of Computer and Cyber Sciences. The Cyber Institute’s vision is to attract top students to the School’s degree programs and top research initiatives to our talented faculty. The Cyber Institute is also engaged in a variety of K-12 cyber education efforts, such as the GenCyber summer cybersecurity camp experience for high school students and the CodeHoppers Club for 6th – 12th grade girls.
The Cyber Institute is also evolving into the School’s hub for technical research, to include our emerging research effort into election system security in partnership with the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State. The future of the computer and cybersecurity industry depends on each of you and we’re here to help you achieve your goals.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information or questions you may have about Augusta University, the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences and the Cyber Institute.
Contact Us
Cyber Institute at the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
706-721-1110
Cyber Institute Programs
GenCyber
CodeHoppers
The goal of our CodeHoppers Club is to inspire and encourage girls to pursue computing related professions. The Cyber Institute sponsors an after-school club for girls, ages 6th-12th grades.
K-12 Outreach
The Cyber Institute has partnered with Burke, Columbia and Richmond County School Systems to provide the NetLab+ platform to students, exposing them to various information technology disciplines including networking and cybersecurity.
Applied Research
Cyber Institute Faculty
- Dr. Ahmed Aleroud
- Dr. Waylon Brunette
- Dr. Hisham Daoud
- Dr. Mark Harris
- Dr. John Helsen
- Dr. Mohamed Ibrahem
- Dr. Mohsen Jozani
- Dr. Lin Li
- Dr. Hoda Maleki
- Dr. Ron Martin
- Dr. Jeffrey Morris
- Dr. Michael Nowatkowski
- Mr. Jonathan Sloan
- Dr. James Smith
- Dr. Sejun Song
- Dr. Gursimran Walia
- Dr. Jason Williams
- Dr. Weiming Xiang
- Dr. Paul York
- Dr. Gianluca Zanella
- Dr. Wei Zang
- Dr. Jieqiong Zhao
Our Focus
The Cyber Institute is dedicated to cybersecurity education, community outreach and research.
Expanding the Future of Cyber
Education is a key part of our mission. We support the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences degree programs. Additionally, we provide non-credit granting education opportunities to further industry professionals knowledge of cybersecurity.
Taking Cyber into the Community
As the area's foremost proponant of cyber, we are committed to making its importance part of everyone's dialogue through community outreach and partnerships, including serving as Augusta University's representative to the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program.
An Innovation Engine
We are evolving into a research hub for all things cybersecurity, forging an atmosphere of innovation for the future of cybersecurity. The Cyber Institute serves as the center for all applied cybersecurity research.