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
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-mail: amaster@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-mail: krassi@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-mail: okezue@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-mail: cknolhof@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-mail: karimy@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-mail: alteri@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-mail: lane85@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
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
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
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