Martin, P. J., & Shelton, J. A. (2023, March), A Prototype for Cross-Institution, Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Cybersecure Autonomy  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44978

\bibitem{asee_peer_44978}
  Martin, P. J., \& Shelton, J. A. (2023, March), \emph{A Prototype for Cross-Institution, Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Cybersecure Autonomy}
  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--44978

Patrick J Martin and Joseph Adams Shelton.  "A Prototype for Cross-Institution, Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Cybersecure Autonomy".  ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44978 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_44978}
  Patrick J Martin and Joseph Adams Shelton.
  "A Prototype for Cross-Institution, Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Cybersecure Autonomy".
  \emph{ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44978 Internet.  22 Feb, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Complex, autonomous cyber-physical systems are commonly found in manufacturing and national security applications. These systems make heavy use of open source tools, such as the Robotics Operating System (ROS), which are known to have multiple security vulnerabilities. Furthermore, there are broader security issues when integrating autonomous systems into critical commercial and defense applications that would lead to physical harm and loss of privileged information as well as large scale operation disruption. To prepare future engineering and computer science students for these emerging, interdisciplinary challenges, new experiential learning mechanisms must be developed that educate undergraduates in topics at the intersection of autonomy and cybersecurity. In addition to technical challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many teams develop their solutions, as collaborators were required to work from separate geographic locations. To be effective team members, the experiential learning experience needs to build their remote collaboration skills. 
This paper presents the curriculum, structure, and qualitative evaluation of a pilot cross-institution, interdisciplinary experiential learning program. The goals of this work were 1) to establish a framework and process that allows cross-institution and interdisciplinary collaboration on novel design projects and 2) to build students’ technical and collaboration skills that will be useful for careers at the intersection of cybersecurity and autonomous systems. Students learned core cybersecurity concepts using closed-ended assignments and expanded their research and design skills with an open-ended design project. Throughout this process, they learned how to collaborate with other teammates through modern collaboration tools, such as Github, Google Drive, and Discord. Our qualitative survey across our students indicates that this pilot program achieved the goals of this project and indicates that future iterations of this collaboration could refine the program’s structure and processes.
AU  - Patrick J Martin
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