challenges through specialized IoT securitycourses 3 .This paper outlines the design and implementation of a hands-on IoT security class which isoffered in Florida International University that educates students about the fundamental conceptsof IoT and the most common security threats. By exploring various attack vectors, the courseaims to prepare students to develop generalized security solutions for these technologies.The course structure is innovatively designed to include a combination of immersive homeworkassignments, laboratory exercises, and a student project. Using a bonus-based grading system, thecourse aims to motivate students and enhance learning outcomes, as evidenced by improvedacademic performance throughout the course. The
and Engineering at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, his research focus is cognitive workload assessment. He also has interests in health informatics and natural language processing.Prof. Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. In Fall 2018, Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla worked as a postdoctoral research associate in Coordinated Science Laboratory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since Oct 2016. He received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University in 2016
, BAE, Raytheon etc.) and private Foundations. Dr. Rawat is the recipient of the US NSF CAREER Award, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scientific Leadership Award, Presidents’ Medal of Achievement Award (2023) at Howard University, Provost’s Distinguished Service Award 2021, Researcher Exemplar Award 2019 and Graduate Faculty Exemplar Award 2019 from Howard University, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Summer Faculty Visiting Fellowship 2017, Outstanding Research Faculty Award (Award for Excellence in Scholarly Activity) at GSU in 2015, the Best Paper Awards (IEEE CCNC, IEEE ICII, IEEE DroneCom and BWCA) and Outstanding PhD Researcher Award in 2009. He has delivered over 100 Keynotes and
this work, future research should aim to expand the scope byincluding a larger and more diverse sample of SFS institutions. This expansion would provide amore comprehensive understanding of how different institutional environments influence SFSscholars' engagement in research activities. Additionally, longitudinal studies could be conductedto assess the long-term impacts of research participation on scholars' career trajectories andprofessional development. Specifically, it would be valuable to investigate whether involvementin research experiences correlates with an increased interest in pursuing research-orientedpositions, e.g., roles in academia, research laboratories, or advanced cybersecurity initiativeswithin government agencies.Further
deployment of newtechnologies. Additionally, both our face-to-face (F2F) and distance education (DE) studentpopulations are growing. Feedback to students is often delayed because of large class sizes. Toaddress these challenges, we have been incorporating virtual labs and automated assessments [1–2] into our information technology laboratory courses [3]. The labs and their environments haveundergone multiple updates to align with current technological trends.The most recent major redesign of the ICTN 4200/4201 Intrusion Detection Technologies courseoccurred during the 2021–2022 academic year. The new lab platform is built around a singleLinux virtual appliance that hosts multiple nested KVM virtual machines functioning as attackersor defenders. This
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, networks,cybersecurity, and their use in various disciplines and careers. This course involves one hour oflecture and two hours of structured laboratory each week. The lab segment introduces students toselected popular applications such as spreadsheets and web page development software andcybersecurity hands on exercises.Prerequisite: None.The Cybersecurity and AI modules are offered as part of the CS150 course. The title of the IBMCybersecurity module is Getting Started with Threat Intelligence and Hunting (Introduction toCybersecurity), and the title of the AI module is Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence(Introduction to Artificial Intelligence).They are self-paced learning modules with assistance from the instructor. Upon the
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security.Karan Patel, The University of ArizonaAhmed H Alhamadah, The University of ArizonaSujan Ghimire, The University of ArizonaJesus PachecoBanafsheh Saber Latibari, The University of ArizonaDr. Soheil Salehi, The University of Arizona Soheil Salehi is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and a Fellow of the Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing (CSM) at the University of Arizona (UofA). Prior to joining the UofA, Soheil was an NSF-Sponsored Computing Innovation Fellow in the Accelerated, Secure, and Energy-Efficient Computing Laboratory and the Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). He received his Ph.D. and M.S
Computer Science and director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at Virginia Tech. Her research centers around machine learning and AI ethics and education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Educating a Responsible AI Workforce: Piloting a Curricular Module on AI Policy in a Graduate Machine Learning Course James Weichert Hoda Eldardiry jamesweichert@vt.edu hdardiry@vt.edu Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech Virginia TechAbstractAs artificial intelligence (AI) technologies begin to permeate