Targeted Infusion Project: Developing a Cloud-based Cryptographic Simulator for Enhancing Undergraduates' Learning Experience in Cybersecurity Education

Information

• NSF Award
• 1714261

Owner

• Bowie State University

• Award Id

  1714261

• Award Effective Date

  5/15/2017 - 9 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  4/30/2020 - 6 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 399,755.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Bowie State University seeks to enhance cybersecurity undergraduate education by strengthening students' learning experiences through cryptography. The activities and strategies are evidence-based and a strong plan for formative and summative evaluation is part of the project.<br/><br/>The objectives of the project are to: (1) develop an interactive cryptographic simulator with real-world scenarios and deploy the cryptographic simulator to a cloud-based platform; (2) infuse the cloud-based cryptographic simulation modules for academic training in the cybersecurity courses; and (3) build a cloud-based platform to share the instructional materials online. Additionally, workshops are being held to build capacity in cryptography education for high school teachers and college faculty. This project will have an impact on enhancing cybersecurity education by providing a platform for interactive real life scenario simulations in the context of cryptography. It is expected that over 200 undergraduate students will be impacted by this project annually.

• Program Officer

  Claudia M. Rankins

• Min Amd Letter Date

  4/19/2017 - 9 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/19/2017 - 9 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Bowie State University

• City

  BOWIE

• State

  MD

• Country

  United States

• Address

  14000 Jericho Park Road

• Postal Code

  207159465

• Phone Number

  3018604399

• First Name

  Chaobin

• Last Name

  Liu

• Email Address

  cliu@bowiestate.edu

• Start Date

  4/19/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Weifeng

• Last Name

  Xu

• Email Address

  wxu@bowiestate.edu

• Start Date

  4/19/2017 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Jie

• Last Name

  Yan

• Email Address

  jyan@bowiestate.edu

• Start Date

  4/19/2017 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV

• Code

  1594

• Text

  UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Code

  9178