People

 

Faculty Members

J. Eric Dietz, PhD, PE

Title: Director, Purdue Homeland Security Institute & Professor, Computer and Information Technology

E-mail: jedietz@purdue.edu

Phone: +1 (765) 494-8130


 

William Field, PhD

Title: Professor, Agriculture & Biological Engineering

E-mail: field@purdue.edu

Phone: +1 (765) 494-1191

 

 

 

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James Lerums, PhD

Title: Graduate Faculty, Computer Information and Technology Department

         Scholar, Center of Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

E-mail: jlerums@purdue.edu

 

 

 

Research Assistants

Richard Weston

Title: Assistant Professor, Naval Science & Marine officer Instructor

E-mail: westonr@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Active Shooter Mitigation and cybercrime

Industry Interests: Cyber Law Enforcement

Graduation Date: May 2023

 

Alexander Master

Title: Security Researcher; U.S. Army Cyber Officer

E-mailamaster@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Internet Privacy, Anti-censorship software, Election Security

Industry/Gov Interests: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Incident Response

Graduation Date: August 2023

Krassimir Tzvetanov

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-mailkrassi@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Active Shooter Simulation, Digital Forensics, Satellite Communication, Geo-spatial Intelligence

Industry Interests: Cyber Threat Intelligence, OSINT, Incident Response, Full Spectrum Adversary Simulation

External Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krassi

Graduation Date: Fall 2023

William Raymer

Title: PhD student; Space Operation Officer, US Space Force

E-mail: wraymer@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Maximizing Space Force officers' impact on the Space Force, Space debris clean up

Industry Interests: Human factor, System dynamics, Orbital warfare, Supply chain optimization

Graduation Date: TBD

Marcel Okezue

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-mailokezue@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Information security, manual process automation

Industry Interests: Software development, programming, information management system, user experience design

External Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-okezue-b2a85b17/

Graduation Date: TBD

 

Collin Knolhoff

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-mailcknolhof@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Active Shooter Mitigation Strategies, Tactical Medicine Applications

Publications: Magazine capacity limits and home security - PubMed (nih.gov)

External Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-okezue-b2a85b17/

Graduation Date: TBD

Hossein Karimy Dehkordy

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-mailkarimy@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Machine Learning, Security Optimization, AI Smart Surveillance Cameras

Industry Interests:  Software Architecture, Machine Learning, Robotics

External Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hosseinkarimy/

Graduation Date: TBD

 

Santino Alteri

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-mailalteri@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Cyber/Information Security

External Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santino-alteri

Graduation Date: TBD

 

Rylee Lane

Title: Graduate Research Assistant

E-maillane85@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Emergency Planning and Preparation, Security and Safety Training, Individual and Community Engagement in EM

Industry Interests: Emergency Management, Health and Safety

External Links:

Graduation Date: May 2024

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Jason Bobic

Title: Graduate Research Assistant, MS 

E-mail: jbobick@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Effects of Range Anxiety on Electric Vehicle Batteries

Industry Interests: Computer Programming, Coding Design, Algorithms

Graduation Date: December 2018

External Links: TBD

 

Colby Craig

Title: PhD Candidate

E-mail: craigcr@purdue.edu

Research Interests: TBD

Industry Interests: TBD

Graduation Date: December 2018

External Links: TBD

Travis Cline, Maj.

Title: Research Fellow, Purdue Military Research Institute

E-mail: cline40@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Aviation, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Physical Security

Industry Interests: Aviation Maintenance Management, Aviation Operations 

Graduation Date: August 2021

External Links: LinkedIn

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Braiden Frantz, Capt.

Title: Assistant Professor, Naval Science & Marine Officer Instructor 

E-mail: bfrantz@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Cybersecurity Protocol, Active Shooter, Lead Contamination

Industry Interests: Cybersecurity Management, Defensive Cyberspace Operations 

Graduation Date: May 2020

External Links: TBD

 

 

Alissa Gilbert

Title:  PhD Candidate

E-mail: alissa@purdue.edu

Research Interests: TBD

Industry Interests: TBD

Graduation Date: TBD

External Links: TBD

 

 

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Jae Yong Lee

Title: Graduate Research Assistant, MS

E-mail: jaelee@purdue.edu

Research Interests: Agent-based Modeling, Active Shooter Mitigation, Mass Evacuation Operations

Industry Interests: Data Analytics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Optimization 

Graduation Date: May 2019

External Links: LinkedIn, ResearchGate

 

Katherine Reichart

Title: Graduate Research Assistant, MS

E-mail: kreichar@purdue.edu

Research Interests: TBD

Industry Interests: TBD

Graduation Date: TBD

External Links: TBD