John Springer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. Additionally, he is the chair of CIT's Software Development and Data Curricular Subcommittee. Dr. Springer is a primary investigator on the Information Security Research and Education (INSuRE) project; INSuRE is a network of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-Rs) universities that cooperatively engages students in addressing cybersecurity research problems proposed by governmental organizations and laboratories.