, virtual reality, computer animation, medical visualization, and educational game development.Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest Michael Tu, Ph.D. in Computer Science, associate professor of Computer Information Technology, Direc- tor of the Center of Excellence for Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection, and the Point of Contact of the NSA/DHS Designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education at Purdue University Northwest. Dr. Tu’s areas of expertise are information assurance, digital forensics, cybersecurity education, and cloud computing. His research has been supported by NSA and NSF and published over 40 peer reviewed papers in prestigious journals and peer reviewed conference