Eric Dietz, professor of computer and information technology, was working to provide new opportunities for graduate students when he hosted Hyun Gun Song, the superintendent of South Korean police, in Greater Lafayette. This evolved into a partnership that has helped agencies in South Korea improve how they handle domestic violence calls.
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Polytechnic professors deliver Protect Purdue-related research
Purdue Polytechnic’s Sabine Brunswicker, Soowon Chang, Dominic Kao and Alejandra Magana participated in short-term research projects related to how universities adapted to the pandemic.
CIT researchers develop system to detect cloud-based cybercrime evidence
Fahad Salamh, Marcus Rogers and Umit Karabiyik have developed a cloud forensic model using machine learning to collect digital evidence related to illegal activities on cloud storage applications like Dropbox and Google Drive.
Cyberbullying challenges student victims, parents
The same technology that connects schoolchildren to their friends poses problems to student victims and their parents when it is used for cyberbullying, according to Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, assistant professor of computer and information technology.
Workshop targets high school teachers to increase interest in computing
A new summer workshop at Purdue hopes to strengthen the pipeline of students interested in a college degree in computing.
Coordinated by the Department of Computer and Information Technology, the Tapestry Workshop invites high school computing teachers to campus to help them with strategies to get students interested in computing courses.
Meet Troy Davis, computer and information technology major
Troy Davis, Janesville, Wisc.
Major: Computer and information technology (CIT) with a network engineering technology concentration, a certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation, and a minor in communications
Grant for malware research will help to secure networks
Cory Nguyen, a graduate student in computer and information technology, has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. More than 3,000 people applied, but only 200 are chosen each year.
The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) and is intended to increase the number of U.S citizens and nationals specializing in science and engineering aimed at military applications. Nguyen received his fellowship in the area of computer and computational sciences for his research in cyber and information security.
Professor, grad student rewarded for excellence in research
Marcus Rogers, a professor in computer and information technology, and Kevin O’Connor, a graduate student in information technology, won awards from the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) in April 2012.
Rogers received a commemorative clock and a plaque for the 2012 Pillar Award for making exceptional efforts to support and grow CERIAS. Rogers contributed service above and beyond what was expected and excelled in research and education.