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AIR
FO
RC
E IN
STIT
UTE
OF
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
AD
UAT
E SC
HO
OL
OF
ENG
INEE
RIN
G &
MA
NA
GEM
ENT
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TER
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R C
YBER
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EAR
CH
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010
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AIR
FO
RC
E IN
STIT
UTE
OF
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
AD
UAT
E SC
HO
OL
OF
ENG
INEE
RIN
G &
MA
NA
GEM
ENT
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FO
R C
YBER
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RES
EAR
CH
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010
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ALO
GC
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ENTE
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OR
OR
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aile
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rmat
ion is
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e fr
om
the
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T a
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issi
ons
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fi t.
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eques
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e ap
plic
ant
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rovi
de
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nal
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sio
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AIR
FO
RC
E IN
STIT
UTE
OF
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
AD
UAT
E SC
HO
OL
OF
ENG
INEE
RIN
G &
MA
NA
GEM
ENT
AI
AIRR
FOFO
RC
RRC
RCC
EE IN
STITITIT
UT
UT
UE
OF
TTTEEEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
GR
AD
ADDD
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HCCC
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The
Day
ton A
rea
Gra
duat
e Stu
die
s In
stitute
, D
AG
SI,
is
an e
duca
tional
conso
rtiu
m c
om
pose
d o
f AFI
T,
Wright
Sta
te U
niv
ersi
ty (
WSU
) an
d t
he
Univ
ersi
ty o
f D
ayto
n (
UD
). T
he
purp
ose
of D
AG
SI
is t
o p
rovi
de
a m
echan
ism
to u
tiliz
e th
e co
mbin
ed fac
ulty,
res
earc
h,
and r
esourc
e st
rength
s of th
e th
ree
schools
, en
coura
gin
g c
olla
bora
tion a
nd a
llow
ing a
gre
at d
eal
of
latitu
de
for
civi
lian a
nd m
ilita
ry s
tuden
ts t
o c
raft
ed
uca
tional
pro
gra
ms
for
both
mas
ters
deg
rees
and
PhD
s. T
o e
arn a
deg
ree,
the
DAG
SI
studen
t m
ust
fu
lfi ll
the
requirem
ents
of his
/her
“hom
e sc
hool,”
ye
t is
fre
e to
enro
ll in
cours
es fro
m t
he
oth
er
schools
and s
olic
it p
artici
pat
ing fac
ulty
mem
ber
s to
be
par
t of th
e re
sear
ch c
om
mitte
e. D
etai
ls o
n
DA
GS
I:
Co
nta
ct I
nfo
rmati
on
Po
int
of
Co
nta
ct
Dr. R
ichar
d R
aines
Direc
tor, C
ente
r fo
r Cyb
ersp
ace
Res
earc
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t.e
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ate
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tor, C
ente
r fo
r Cyb
ersp
ace
Res
earc
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fi t.
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CR
the
DAG
SI
pro
gra
m c
an b
e obta
ined
fro
m t
he
AFI
T
Adm
issi
ons
Offi c
e (A
FIT/E
NER),
the
Sch
ool’s
DAG
SI
repre
senta
tive
s (A
FIT/E
NA),
or
the
Dep
artm
ent’s
DAG
SI
repre
senta
tive
.
For
more
info
rmat
ion,
visi
t htt
p:/
/ww
w.a
fi t.
edu/e
n/A
d-
mis
sions/
or
htt
p:/
/ww
w.d
agsi
.org
/
CEN
TER
FO
R C
YBER
SPA
CE
RES
EAR
CH
• 20
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010
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ALO
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EC
ENTE
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OR
OR
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AC
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E EER
ER
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AR
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AL
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ALO
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3
The
Cen
ter
for
Cyb
ersp
ace
Res
earc
h (
CCR),
est
ablis
hed
in M
arch
2002,
conduct
s def
ense
-focu
sed r
esea
rch a
t th
e M
aste
r’s
and P
hD
lev
els.
CCR is
forw
ardlo
oki
ng a
nd
resp
onsi
ve t
o t
he
chan
gin
g e
duca
tional
and r
esea
rch n
eeds
of th
e Air F
orc
e, t
he
De-
par
tmen
t of D
efen
se,
and t
he
feder
al g
over
nm
ent.
CCR fac
ulty
teac
hes
and p
erfo
rms
rese
arch
focu
sing o
n u
nder
stan
din
g a
nd d
evel
opin
g a
dva
nce
d c
yber
-rel
ated
theo
ries
an
d t
echnolo
gie
s. T
hes
e th
eory
and t
echnolo
gy
adva
nce
men
ts h
ave
incl
uded
effort
s in
net
work
intr
usi
on d
etec
tion a
nd a
void
ance
, in
sider
thre
at m
itig
atio
n,
cyber
spac
e si
tuat
ional
aw
aren
ess,
net
work
vis
ual
izat
ion,
soft
war
e pro
tect
ion,
and a
nti-t
amper
te
chnolo
gie
s dev
elopm
ent.
On J
une
19,
2008,
AFI
T a
nd t
he
CCR w
ere
des
ignat
ed b
y th
e Sec
reta
ry o
f th
e Air F
orc
e an
d C
hie
f of
Sta
ff o
f th
e Air F
orc
e as
the
Air F
orc
e Cy-
ber
spac
e Te
chnic
al C
ente
r of
Exc
elle
nce
.
Cyb
er
Fell
ow
ship
s:
We
off
er o
pport
unitie
s fo
r non-m
ilita
ry s
tuden
ts
who a
re s
eeki
ng a
Mas
ter’s
Deg
ree
in C
yber
Oper
a-tions
thro
ugh a
gra
nt
from
the
Nat
ional
Sci
ence
Fo
undat
ion (
NSF)
Sch
ola
rship
for
Ser
vice
Pro
gra
m
(Cyb
erCorp
).
In t
his
pro
gra
m,
stu
den
ts e
arn a
n
adva
nce
d g
raduat
e ed
uca
tion in r
eturn
for
feder
al,
stat
e, o
r lo
cal gov
erm
ent
serv
ice
upon d
egre
e co
mple
tion,
equal
to t
he
tim
e of
fello
wsh
ip s
up-
port
. A
typ
ical
aca
dem
ic p
rogra
m is
appro
xim
atel
y 24 m
onth
s.
Sch
ola
rship
ben
efi t
s in
clude:
$25,0
00
per
yea
r, f
ull
tuitio
n,
com
pute
r an
d b
ook
allo
w-
ance
, housi
ng/h
ealth c
are
allo
wan
ces,
stipen
d,
and
confe
rence
tra
vel opport
unitie
s.
For
more
info
rma-
tion o
r to
req
ues
t ap
plic
atio
n,
view
the
web
site
at:
htt
p:/
/ww
w.a
fi t.
edu/C
CR/C
yber
Corp
.
Rese
arc
h:
Def
ense
focu
sed r
esea
rch is
a k
ey m
issi
on c
om
ponen
t of
the
Cen
ter
for
Cyb
ersp
ace
Res
earc
h (
CCR).
CCR fac
ulty
poss
ess
exte
nsi
ve o
pera
tional
experi
ence
in m
ilita
ry
com
munic
atio
ns
and s
ecurity
. I
n a
dditio
n,
the
facu
lty
hav
e c
lose
work
ing r
ela
tionsh
ips
with D
epart
ment
of
Defe
nse
, D
epart
ment
of
Hom
ela
nd S
ecu
rity
, and A
ir
Forc
e org
aniz
atio
ns.
This
syn
ergis
tic
appro
ach p
rom
ote
s an
envi
ronm
ent
for
colla
bora
tive
res
earc
h t
hat
solv
es
real-
worl
d c
om
munic
ations
and s
ecuri
ty i
ssues
faci
ng
our
nation a
nd n
ational
defe
nse
. O
n-g
oin
g r
ese
arc
h
incl
udes
:
• Bio
met
rics
and r
adio
fre
quen
cy iden
tifi ca
tion
• Cyb
er f
orc
e dev
elopm
ent
• D
igital
fore
nsi
cs a
nd s
oft
war
e pro
tect
ion
• H
ardw
are
random
num
ber
s gen
erat
ors
• I
nsi
der
thre
at•
Inte
lligen
ce a
mplifi
cat
ion
• I
ntr
usi
on d
etec
tion,
mitig
atio
n,
and a
void
ance
• N
etw
ork
man
agem
ent
and s
ecurity
• S
uper
viso
ry C
ontr
ol an
d D
ata
Acq
uis
itio
n s
yste
ms
• S
ecurity
arc
hitec
ture
s, s
yste
ms
model
ing a
nd
polic
ies
• S
oci
al e
ngin
eering
• S
oft
war
e pro
tect
ion
• W
irel
ess
net
work
sec
urity
• W
irel
ess
com
munic
atio
ns
explo
itat
ion a
nd s
ecurity
The
Offi c
e of
the
Ass
ista
nt
Sec
reta
ry o
f D
efen
se
for
Net
work
s an
d I
nfo
rmat
ion I
nte
gra
tion a
nnual
ly
announce
s a
Dep
artm
ent
of D
efen
se I
nfo
rma-
tion A
ssura
nce
(IA
) Sch
ola
rship
Pro
gra
m (
IASP)
gra
nt
and s
chola
rship
com
pet
itio
n.
The
pro
gra
m is
des
igned
to incr
ease
the
num
ber
of new
entr
ants
to
DoD
who p
oss
ess
key
Info
rmat
ion A
ssura
nce
. Applic
atio
n c
rite
ria
is s
ent
to C
CR e
ach O
ctober
/N
ovem
ber
. Fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion,
ple
ase
conta
ct:
Ask
IASP@
nsa
.gov
for
schola
rship
info
rmat
ion.
AIR
FO
RC
E IN
STIT
UTE
OF
TEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
AD
UAT
E SC
HO
OL
OF
ENG
INEE
RIN
G &
MA
NA
GEM
ENT
AI
AIRR
FOFO
RC
RRC
RCC
EE IN
STITITIT
UT
UT
UE
OF
TTTEEEC
HN
OLO
GY
• GR
GR
AD
ADDD
UUA
UUTEEE
SS SSSSCCC
HC
HCCC
OO
L L O
FOOOOO
FO
EN
GGGGINNI
EEEER
IR
IR
IR
ING
NG
NG
NGG
&&&& M
AN
AN
AN
AN
AN
AG
AGGGGGGGGGGG
EMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMMENENENENENENENNENENEEE
T T TTTT TTT
4
No
n-T
hesi
s P
rog
ram
Desc
rip
tio
ns:
Info
rmati
on
Ass
ura
nce
Cert
ifi c
ate
Pro
gra
m
The
Info
rmat
ion A
ssura
nce
Cer
tifi ca
te P
rogra
m (
IACP)
is
a su
bse
t of
the
Mas
ter
of
Sci
ence
pro
gra
m.
To b
e el
igib
le
for
the
awar
d o
f th
e 4011,
4012,
or
4016 c
erti
fi ca
tes,
stu
den
ts m
ust
co
mple
te t
he
liste
d c
ours
es w
ith a
gra
de
of
B
or
bet
ter
in e
ach c
ours
e.
Stu
den
ts c
om
ple
ting t
he
follo
win
g c
ours
es a
re e
ligib
le f
or
the
Info
rmat
ion S
ecurity
Pro
fess
ional
Cer
tifi ca
te u
nder
N
ati
on
al
Tra
inin
g S
tan
dard
NS
TIS
SI
No
. 4
01
1.
CSCE 5
44 D
ata
Sec
urity
CSCE 6
25 I
nfo
rmat
ion S
yste
ms
Sec
urity
, Ass
ura
nce
and A
nal
ysis
ICSCE 6
54 C
om
pute
r Com
munic
atio
n N
etw
ork
s
or
IMG
T 6
57 D
ata
Com
munic
atio
ns
or
CSCE 5
60 I
ntr
oduct
ion t
o C
om
pute
r N
etw
ork
ing
CSCE 6
89 D
istr
ibute
d S
oft
war
e Sys
tem
s CSCE 7
25 I
nfo
rmat
ion S
yste
ms
Sec
urity
, Ass
ura
nce
and A
nal
ysis
II
Stu
den
ts c
om
ple
ting t
he
follo
win
g c
ours
es a
re e
ligib
le for
the
Sen
ior
Sys
tem
Man
ager
Cer
tifi ca
te u
nder
Nati
on
al
Tra
inin
g S
tan
dard
CN
SS
I N
o.
40
12
Cert
ifi c
ate
. IM
GT 6
87 M
anag
emen
t Asp
ects
of In
form
atio
n W
arfa
re (
IW)
or
CSCE 5
25 I
ntr
oduct
ion t
o I
nfo
rmat
ion W
arfa
reIM
GT 6
84 S
trat
egic
Info
rmat
ion M
anag
emen
tIM
GT 6
57 D
ata
Com
munic
atio
ns
for
Man
ager
s or
CSCE 5
60 I
ntr
oduct
ion t
o C
om
pute
r N
etw
ork
ing
Stu
den
ts c
om
ple
ting t
he
follo
win
g c
ours
es a
re e
ligib
le for
the
Sen
ior
Ris
k Anal
yst
Cer
tifi ca
te u
nder
Nati
on
al
Tra
inin
g S
tan
dard
CN
SS
I N
o.
40
16
Cert
ifi c
ate
. IM
GT 6
87 M
anag
emen
t Asp
ects
of In
form
atio
n W
arfa
re (
IW)
or
CSCE 5
25 I
ntr
oduct
ion t
o I
nfo
rmat
ion W
arfa
reIM
GT 6
84 S
trat
egic
Info
rmat
ion M
anag
emen
tIM
GT 6
57 D
ata
Com
munic
atio
ns
for
Man
ager
s or
CSCE 5
60 I
ntr
oduct
ion t
o C
om
pute
r N
etw
ork
ing
QM
GT 6
80 P
roje
ct R
isk
Anal
ysis
Inte
rmed
iate
Develo
pm
en
tal Ed
uca
tio
n (
IDE)
- C
yb
er
Warf
are
The
purp
ose
of
IDE is
to e
nhan
ce t
he
pro
fess
ional
mili
tary
com
pet
ence
of
Air F
orc
e offi c
ers
thro
ugh a
pro
gra
m o
f ed
uca
tion d
esig
ned
to b
road
en p
ersp
ective
s, i
ncr
ease
know
ledge
and p
repar
e offi c
ers
to a
ssum
e hig
her
lev
els
of
com
man
d a
nd s
taff d
uties
and r
esponsi
bili
ties
. M
any
IDE s
tuden
ts a
tten
d A
ir C
om
man
d a
nd S
taff C
olle
ge
or
the
sist
er s
ervi
ce s
taff c
olle
ges
. H
ow
ever
, a
smal
l ca
dre
(10-2
0 p
er y
ear)
com
e to
AFI
T f
or
a m
ore
tec
hnic
al p
rogra
m in
cyber
oper
atio
ns
and w
arfa
re. This
pro
gra
m d
evel
ops
tech
nic
al a
nd le
ader
ship
exp
ertise
, as
wel
l as
stim
ula
te c
reat
ive
thin
king a
bout
emplo
ymen
t of cy
ber
pow
er t
o a
chie
ve n
atio
nal
and m
ilita
ry o
bje
ctiv
es.
The
Cyb
er W
arfa
re p
rogra
m c
over
s a
wid
e va
riet
y of
dis
ciplin
es s
pan
nin
g t
echnic
al a
nd n
on-t
echnic
al a
spec
ts,
to
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
• In
fl uen
ce o
per
atio
ns,
psy
cholo
gic
al o
per
atio
ns,
dec
eption
• Com
munic
atio
ns
net
work
s an
d s
ecurity
•
Ele
ctro
nic
war
fare
and c
ounte
rmea
sure
s •
Thre
at /
vuln
erab
ility
ass
essm
ents
and r
isk
man
agem
ent
• Le
gal
/ e
thic
al a
spec
ts o
f cy
ber
war
fare
•
Str
ateg
ic a
nd t
actica
l pla
nnin
g for
cyber
oper
atio
ns
and
w
arfa
re
USAF
IDE p
rogra
ms
are
limited
to 1
2 m
onth
s in
dura
tion.
The
AFI
T c
yber
war
fare
pro
gra
m c
onsi
sts
of 40 h
ours
of
cours
ework
and 8
hours
of re
sear
ch.
The
rese
arch
pro
ject
is
norm
ally
bro
ad in s
cope
and is
focu
sed o
n a
par
ticu
lar
pro
ble
m o
f in
tere
st t
o A
ir F
orc
e an
d/o
r D
oD
cyb
er o
per
atio
ns
com
munity,
to incl
ude
the
8th
Air F
orc
e at
Bar
ksdal
e AFB
LA;
the
67th
Net
work
War
fare
Win
g a
nd A
ir F
orc
e In
form
atio
nO
per
atio
ns
Cen
ter
at L
ackl
and A
FB T
X;
the
Nat
ional
Sec
urity
Agen
cy;
and U
S S
trat
egic
Com
man
d.
For
more
info
rmat
ion:
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fi t.
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yber
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fare
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AL
AL
ALO
GO
GO
GO
G
9
capab
ilities
and s
cenar
ios.
Pre
requis
ites
: CSCE 6
54.
(4
cred
it h
ours
)
IMG
T 6
57
- D
ata
Co
mm
un
icati
on
s fo
r M
an
ag
ers
:
Intr
oduce
s th
e co
nce
pts
of
dat
a co
mm
unic
atio
n
syst
ems,
bal
anci
ng t
echnic
al a
nd m
anag
eria
l is
sues
, to
pre
par
e m
anag
ers
to p
artici
pat
e in
dec
isio
ns
regar
din
g d
ata
com
munic
atio
n a
pplic
atio
ns.
To
pic
s ad
dre
ssed
incl
ude
indust
ry s
tandar
ds,
har
dw
are
and
soft
war
e re
quirem
ents
for
contr
olli
ng t
he
fl ow
of
dat
a, t
ransm
issi
on m
edia
, se
curity
and t
rends
in t
he
tele
com
munic
atio
ns
indust
ry.
Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
IMG
T 6
84
- S
trate
gic
In
form
ati
on
Man
agem
en
t: T
he
Chie
f In
form
atio
n O
ffi c
er (
CIO
) is
a rel
ativ
ely
rece
nt,
and
incr
easi
ngly
critica
l, a
dditio
n t
o t
he
man
agem
ent
team
of both
priva
te a
nd p
ublic
org
aniz
atio
ns.
This
cours
e w
ill
exam
ine
the
dev
elopm
ent
of
this
new
corp
ora
te t
eam
m
em
ber, a
nd e
xplo
re i
ts f
utu
re c
ontr
ibuti
ons
to t
he
succ
essf
ul o
rgan
izat
ion. It
will
focu
s par
ticu
lar
atte
ntion
on t
he
dev
elopm
ent
and e
volv
ing n
ature
of
the
CIO
in
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Def
ense
and t
he
Air F
orc
e.Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(3 c
redit h
ours
)
IMG
T 6
87
Ma
na
ge
ria
l A
sp
ects
of
Info
rma
tio
n
Warf
are
: This
cours
e ex
plo
res
conce
ptu
al
asp
ects
of
moder
n Info
rmat
ion W
arfa
re (
IW);
pro
vides
an o
verv
iew
of
Info
rmat
ion O
per
atio
ns
(IO
); a
nd p
rovi
des
det
aile
d
man
ager
ial a
nd tec
hnol
ogic
al u
nder
stan
din
g o
f Com
pute
r N
etw
ork
Opera
tions
(CN
O).
The o
bje
ctiv
es
of
this
co
urs
e in
clude
reco
gnitio
n that
info
rmat
ion is
a s
trat
egic
re
sourc
e w
hic
h is
vita
l to
all
mili
tary
oper
atio
ns
and o
ur
nat
ional
sec
urity
; under
stan
din
g t
he
role
of In
form
atio
n
oper
atio
ns
(IO
) to
in
fl uen
ce,
dis
rupt,
corr
upt,
or
usu
rp
advers
ari
al
deci
sion m
akin
g w
hile s
imult
aneousl
y pro
tect
ing o
ur
ow
n;
exa
min
ing t
he i
nte
rrela
tionsh
ips
am
ong m
issi
on,
info
rmation a
ssets
, th
reats
to t
hose
as
sets
, an
d v
uln
erab
ilities
inher
ent
in t
he
info
rmat
ion
infr
astr
uct
ure
; dis
cuss
ion o
f co
nce
pts
and m
ethods
for
pla
nnin
g,
direc
ting,
and c
ontr
olli
ng r
esourc
es (
peo
ple
, m
ater
ial, in
form
atio
n, an
d funds)
in C
NO
; under
stan
din
g
the t
ech
nic
al
asp
ect
s of
netw
ork
tech
nolo
gie
s; a
nd
explo
ring the
applic
atio
n a
nd m
anag
emen
t of
Info
rmat
ion
Ass
ura
nce
and O
PSEC b
est
pra
ctic
es.
Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
).
IMG
T 6
88
- S
ecu
rity
an
d E
thic
s in
th
e I
nfo
rmati
on
A
ge:
This
cours
e w
ill e
xplo
re t
he
secu
rity
and e
thic
al
issu
es
of
stora
ge,
com
munic
ation,
and u
se o
f dig
ital
info
rmation f
rom
a m
anagem
ent
poin
t of
vie
w,
with
emphas
is o
n c
ase
studie
s an
d r
eal
world a
pplic
atio
ns.
Is
sues
cov
ered
in this
cou
rse
incl
ude:
the
impac
t of
dig
ital
in
form
atio
n s
tora
ge,
ret
riev
al, co
mm
unic
atio
n a
nd u
se o
n
issu
es o
f m
ilita
ry s
ecurity
; th
e ev
olution
of th
ought ab
out
the
pro
per
saf
eguar
ds
of
info
rmat
ion in t
he
dig
ital
age;
th
e pot
ential
impac
t of
dig
ital
info
rmat
ion o
n o
ur nat
ion.s
se
curity
; et
hic
al is
sues
rel
ated
to g
over
nm
ent co
llect
ion,
stora
ge,
and u
se o
f in
form
ation;
eth
ical
implic
ations
stem
min
g fro
m t
he
dig
ital
sto
rage,
com
munic
atio
n, an
d
use
of
info
rmat
ion;
the
role
of
IRM
in t
he
man
agem
ent
of
info
rmat
ion s
ecurity
; th
e ro
le o
f IR
M i
n t
he
ethic
al
issu
es s
urr
oundin
g d
igital
info
rmat
ion.
Pre
requis
ites
: N
one.
(3 c
redit h
ours
)
OP
ER
64
7 –
Qu
eu
ein
g S
yst
em
An
aly
sis:
This
cours
e begin
s w
ith a
n o
verv
iew
of
stoch
ast
ic m
odelin
g a
nd
tran
sfor
m m
ethod
s. T
hes
e te
chniq
ues
are
then
em
plo
yed
in e
quili
brium
anal
ysis
of
sim
ple
Mar
kov
and e
mbed
ded
M
ark
ov q
ueuein
g s
yst
em
s. R
esu
lts
are
exte
nded t
o
addre
ss m
ore
adva
nce
d m
odelin
g c
once
pts
such
as
priority
cust
om
ers,
bulk
arr
ival
s or
serv
ice,
gen
eral
ized
dis
trib
uti
ons
of
inte
rarr
ival
or
serv
ice t
imes,
and
net
wor
ks o
f queu
es. Po
tential
applic
atio
ns
are
dis
cuss
ed,
incl
udin
g p
erf
orm
ance
evalu
ati
on a
nd o
pti
miz
ati
on
of
com
munic
ation s
yst
em
s, t
ransp
ort
ation n
etw
ork
s,
com
pute
r sy
stem
s, a
nd o
ther
reso
urc
e c
onst
rain
ed
oper
atio
ns.
Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: O
PER 5
40 o
r STA
T 6
05.
(3 c
redit h
ours
)
STA
T 5
83
– P
rob
ab
ilit
y a
nd
Sta
tist
ics
for
Co
mp
ute
r S
cien
ce: Bas
ic c
once
pts
of pro
bab
ility
and s
tatist
ics
with
com
pute
r sc
ience
applic
atio
ns
are
cove
red. T
opic
s in
clude:
Perm
uta
tions
and c
om
bin
ati
ons;
random
vari
able
s;
pro
babilit
y d
istr
ibuti
ons;
est
imati
on a
nd c
onfidence
in
terv
alhyp
oth
esis
tes
ting.
Prer
equis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
QM
GT 6
80
- P
roje
ct R
isk A
naly
sis
This
cours
e c
overs
the c
once
pt
of
pro
ject
ris
k w
ith
an e
mphasi
s on f
orm
al
risk
analy
sis
meth
ods.
The
cours
e e
xpose
s st
udents
to a
vari
ety
of
appro
ach
es
for
eval
uat
ing r
isk
and u
nce
rtai
nty
as
they
apply
to a
dyn
am
ic d
ecis
ion-m
aki
ng e
nvi
ronm
ent.
Topic
s in
clude
de
fi nin
g r
isk,
DoD
ris
k polic
y, r
isk
identi
fi ca
tion,
risk
handlin
g,
qualit
ati
ve a
nd q
uanti
tati
ve r
isk m
eth
ods.
Both
anal
ytic
al a
nd s
imula
tion m
ethods
for
quan
tify
ing
cost
ris
k w
ill b
e dis
cuss
ed.
In o
rder
to c
over
sim
ula
tion
met
hods,
the
gen
eral
met
hod o
f M
onte
Car
lo s
imula
tion
will
be
intr
oduce
d. M
ethod
s of
nom
inal
rat
ings
and s
coring
mod
els
will
be
intr
oduce
d. The
pro
ble
m o
f inte
gra
ting ris
k an
alys
es into
a t
ota
l m
easu
re o
f risk
will
be
dis
cuss
ed.
Met
hods
for
docu
men
ting a
nd p
rese
nting r
isk
anal
ysis
w
ill c
om
ple
te t
he
cours
e.(4
cre
dit h
ours
)
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FO
RC
E IN
STIT
UTE
OF
TEC
HN
OLO
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AD
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E SC
HO
OL
OF
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ENT
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STITITIT
UT
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UE
OF
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AN
AN
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AG
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8
net
work
s an
d p
roto
cols
. T
opic
s in
clude
queu
ing t
heo
ry,
sim
ula
tion m
ethods,
wirel
ess
net
work
s, m
obili
ty iss
ues
, net
work
s se
curity
, per
form
ance
of m
ultip
le a
cces
s, T
CP/
IP, an
d A
synch
ronous
Tran
sfer
Mode
(ATM
) te
chnolo
gie
s,
pro
toco
ls, des
ign o
f bac
kbone
and a
cces
s net
work
s, a
nd
net
work
man
agem
ent
met
hods
and p
roto
cols
.
Prer
equis
ites
: CSCE 5
60 a
nd p
erm
issi
on o
f in
stru
ctor.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
68
9 -
Dis
trib
ute
d S
oft
wa
re S
yste
ms:
The
obje
ctiv
e o
f th
is c
ours
e i
s to
rig
oro
usl
y e
xte
nd t
he
fundam
enta
ls o
f co
mpute
r oper
atin
g s
yste
ms
into
more
ad
vance
d f
eatu
res.
Topic
s in
clude
dis
trib
ute
d o
per
atin
g
syst
ems,
dis
trib
ute
d fi
le s
yste
ms,
dis
trib
ute
d s
ched
ulin
g,
fault t
ole
rance
, an
d m
ultip
roce
ssor
oper
atin
g s
yste
ms.
Em
phas
is i
s giv
en t
o t
he
mat
hem
atic
al m
odel
ing a
nd
anal
ysis
of th
e ad
vance
d fea
ture
s to
det
erm
ine
required
sy
stem
pro
pert
ies
as
well
as
case
stu
dy a
naly
sis
of
exis
ting a
nd p
ropose
d a
dva
nce
d o
per
atin
g s
yste
ms.
Prer
equis
ites
: CSCE 4
31,
CSCE 4
89 a
nd C
SCE 4
92.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
72
9 -
Ad
van
ced
Cyb
er
Att
ack
: Stu
den
ts w
ill
study,
anal
yze,
dev
elop a
nd c
hal
lenge
theo
ries
on t
he
applic
atio
n o
f cy
ber
pow
er (
offen
sive
and d
efen
sive
) to
ach
ieve
str
ate
gic
and o
pera
tional
mili
tary
obje
ctiv
es.
O
bje
ctiv
es a
re fo
r st
uden
ts to
under
stan
d a
nd a
pply
cyb
er
war
fare
in it
s va
rious
form
s; d
emonst
rate
sys
tem
s-le
vel
under
stan
din
g o
f in
form
atio
n s
yste
ms,
vuln
erab
ilities
, and c
apabili
ties;
unders
tand o
rganiz
ati
onal
pla
nnin
g
and d
eci
sion p
roce
sses;
unders
tand c
yber
warf
are
an
d j
oin
t w
arfa
re;
dem
onst
rate
abili
ty t
o a
nal
yze
and
solv
e oper
atio
nal
pro
ble
ms;
and t
hin
k st
rate
gic
ally
and
oper
atio
nal
ly,
apply
ing t
he
conce
pts
of cy
ber
war
fare
to
the
pro
ble
m o
f ach
ievi
ng n
atio
nal
and m
ilita
ry o
bje
ctiv
es.
Topic
s w
ill i
ncl
ude c
yber
polic
y a
nd d
oct
rine,
traci
ng
stra
tegy
to tas
ks to
suppor
t m
ilita
ry o
bje
ctiv
es, ta
rget
ing,
stra
tegic
and o
per
atio
nal
cyb
er inte
lligen
ce,
mea
suring
effe
cts,
and leg
al/e
thic
al iss
ues
. The
cours
e cu
lmin
ates
in d
evel
opin
g,
inte
gra
ting a
nd d
efen
din
g a
n o
per
atio
nal
cy
ber
annex
pla
n t
hat
support
s a
notional
thea
ter
leve
l oper
atio
ns
pla
n.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 7
25
- I
nfo
rmati
on
Syst
em
Secu
rity
, Ass
ura
nce
an
d A
naly
sis
II: T
his
cou
rse
pla
ces
incr
ease
d e
mphas
is
on o
ffen
sive
info
rmat
ion w
arfa
re tec
hniq
ues
(in
form
atio
n
att
ack
, off
ensi
ve c
ounte
r in
form
ation).
Stu
dents
are
ex
pose
d t
o d
isass
embly
and d
ecom
pila
tion t
ools
and
tech
niq
ues
to a
nal
yze
and e
xplo
it s
oft
war
e ap
plic
atio
ns.
A s
yste
mat
ic a
ppro
ach to R
ed T
eam
ing is
pre
sente
d w
ith
clas
s pro
ject
s ai
med
at
support
ing t
his
met
hodolo
gy.
Prer
equis
ites
: CSCE 6
25 a
nd p
erm
issi
on o
f the
inst
ruct
or.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 7
54
– A
dvan
ced
To
pic
s in
Co
mp
ute
r N
etw
ork
s: T
his
is
the
adva
nce
d c
ours
e in
net
work
s an
d p
roto
cols
. T
he
obje
ctiv
e of th
is c
ours
e is
to
exte
nd t
he
fundam
enta
ls o
f co
mpute
r co
mm
unic
atio
n
syst
ems
into
more
adva
nce
d t
opic
s ac
tive
ly b
eing
rese
arch
ed.
The
cours
e su
rvey
s cu
rren
t des
ign
and im
ple
men
tation t
echniq
ues
for
dev
elopm
ent
of
hig
h p
erfo
rman
ce c
om
pute
r net
work
s as
wel
l as
to
pre
par
e st
uden
ts for
doin
g r
esea
rch p
roje
cts
in t
his
ar
ea.
Topic
s ar
e dra
wn fro
m c
urr
ent
pap
ers
in t
he
fi el
d.
Em
phas
is is
giv
en t
o t
he
mat
hem
atic
al m
odel
ing
and a
nal
ysis
of th
e ad
vance
d fea
ture
s to
det
erm
ine
required
sys
tem
pro
per
ties
. T
hes
e ty
pes
of an
alys
es
are
rein
forc
ed t
hro
ugh s
imula
tion p
roje
cts.
Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: CSCE 6
54.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
EEN
G 5
09
- F
un
dam
en
tals
of
Ele
ctro
nic
Warf
are
: This
cours
e st
udie
s th
e nat
ure
of in
form
atio
n
oper
atio
ns
(and info
rmat
ion w
arfa
re)
and its
ra
mifi
cations
for
info
rmat
ion s
yste
m s
ecurity
and
surv
ivab
ility
. It
pro
vides
a foundat
ional
under
stan
din
g
of ra
dio
com
munic
atio
ns
syst
ems,
rad
ar a
nd s
enso
r sy
stem
s, a
nd e
lect
ronic
war
fare
tec
hniq
ues
. Ta
ctic
al
and o
per
atio
nal
EW
doct
rine
and e
mplo
ymen
t in
m
ilita
ry a
pplic
atio
ns
are
also
exp
lore
d.
Exa
mple
s m
ay b
e dra
wn fro
m c
urr
ent,
his
torica
l, a
nd e
mer
gin
g
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TER
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R C
YBER
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CE
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EAR
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AL
AL
ALO
GO
GO
GO
G
5
Pro
gra
m C
om
po
nen
ts
The G
CO
pro
gra
m c
urr
iculu
m c
onsi
sts
of
the f
ollo
win
g
com
ponen
ts:
1)
core
cours
es;
2)
a m
athem
atic
s or
mat
h
scie
nce
cours
e; 3
) cy
ber
oper
atio
ns
dep
th;
4)
an indiv
idual
th
esis
; an
d 5
) ad
ditio
nal
Dep
artm
ent
requirem
ents
(w
hen
ap
plic
able
).
Co
re C
ou
rses
(20 q
uar
ter
hours
)
The
obje
ctiv
e of
core
cours
es i
s to
pro
vide
gra
duat
e-le
vel
educa
tion in
Cyb
er O
per
atio
ns
thro
ugh a
ser
ies
of co
mpute
r an
d info
rmat
ion p
roce
ssin
g-r
elat
ed c
ours
es.
Thes
e co
urs
es
cove
r a
wid
e ra
nge
of to
pic
s in
cludin
g c
om
pute
r net
work
ing,
adva
nce
d a
nd d
istr
ibute
d o
pera
ting s
yst
em
s, a
nd d
ata
se
curity
, al
l in
corp
ora
ting p
rinci
ple
s an
d b
est
pra
ctic
es f
or
pro
tect
ing v
ital
info
rmat
ion r
esourc
es:
CSCE 5
25
Intr
oduct
ion t
o I
nfo
rmat
ion W
arfa
reCSCE 5
44
Dat
a Sec
urity
CSCE 6
25
Info
rmat
ion S
yste
ms
Sec
urity
, Ass
ura
nce
a
nd A
nal
ysis
I
CSCE 5
60
Intr
oduct
ion t
o C
om
pute
r N
etw
ork
ing
o
r CSCE 6
54 C
om
pute
r Com
munic
atio
n N
etw
ork
s
CSCE 7
25
Info
rmat
ion S
yste
m S
ecurity
, Ass
ura
nce
and
Anal
ysis
II
Math
em
ati
cs R
eq
uir
em
en
ts (
4 q
uar
ter
hours
)
Stu
den
ts a
re r
equir
ed t
o t
ake
at
least
one
cours
e in
gra
duate
math
em
atics
or
math
sci
ence
. A g
raduate
-le
vel
pro
babili
ty a
nd s
tatist
ics
cours
e (i
.e., S
TAT 5
83
Probab
ility
and S
tatist
ics
for
Com
pute
r Sci
ence
or
CSCE
554 F
undam
enta
ls o
f Perf
orm
anence
Analy
sis
and
Exp
erim
enta
l D
esig
n)
is h
ighly
rec
om
men
ded
to f
ulfi
ll th
is r
equirem
ent.
Sugges
ted c
ours
es incl
ude
CSCE 5
31
Dis
cret
e M
athem
atic
s, C
SCE 5
32 F
inite
Auto
mat
a, a
nd
OPE
R 6
47 Q
ueu
eing T
heo
ry.
Cyb
er
Op
era
tio
ns
in D
ep
th (1
2
quar
ter
hours
)
Cyb
er O
per
atio
ns
studen
ts w
ill s
elec
t fr
om
the
follo
win
g
cours
es t
o p
rovi
de
dep
th.
CSCE 5
26
Sec
ure
Soft
war
e D
esig
n a
nd D
evel
opm
ent
CSCE 5
27
Cyb
er F
ore
nsi
cs
CSCE 5
28
Cyb
er D
efen
se a
nd E
xplo
itat
ion I
CSCE 5
29
Bio
met
rics
for
Sec
urity
and I
nfo
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
s CSCE 6
28
Cyb
er D
efen
se a
nd E
xplo
itat
ion I
I CSCE 6
29
Cyb
er A
ttac
kCSCE 7
29
Cyb
er O
per
atio
ns
Cap
stone
EEN
G 5
09
Fundam
enta
ls o
f Ele
ctro
nic
War
fare
IMG
T 6
84
Str
ateg
ic I
nfo
rmat
ion M
anag
emen
tIM
GT 6
87
Man
ager
ial Asp
ects
of
Info
rmat
ion W
arfa
re
IM
GT 6
88
Sec
urity
and E
thic
s in
the
Info
rmat
ion A
ge
Th
esi
s (1
2 q
uar
ter
hours
)
The
capst
one
of
the
AFI
T G
CO
pro
gra
m i
s th
e th
esis
. The t
hesi
s is
an i
n-d
epth
stu
dy o
f an i
nfo
rmati
on
ass
ura
nce
/cyb
er o
per
ations
rese
arc
h t
opic
of
inte
rest
to
the
studen
ts,
thei
r th
esis
advi
sor, a
nd t
he
Air F
orc
e an
d/o
r th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Def
ense
(D
oD
). T
he
thes
is
enco
mpas
ses
twel
ve (
12)
quar
ter
hours
. Thes
e tw
elve
hours
are
typ
ical
ly a
lloca
ted o
ver
thre
e (4
sum
mer
, 4
fall,
4 w
inte
r) o
r fo
ur
term
s (2
spri
ng,
2 s
um
mer, 4
fa
ll, 4
win
ter)
dep
endin
g o
n s
tuden
t’s
cours
e lo
ad a
nd
sched
ulin
g a
vaila
bili
ty.
Gra
du
ate
Cyb
er
Op
era
tio
ns
Deg
ree -
Th
esi
s R
eq
uir
ed
The
Gra
duate
Cyb
er O
per
ations
(GCO
) pro
gra
m i
s a s
ix-
quar
ter, 1
8-m
onth
, re
siden
t pro
gra
m lea
din
g t
o a
Mas
ter
of
Sci
ence
deg
ree
with a
maj
or
in C
yber
Oper
atio
ns.
The
GCO
pro
gra
m f
ocu
ses
on C
om
pute
r N
etw
ork
Oper
atio
ns
(CN
O)
em
phasi
zing b
oth
off
ensi
ve a
nd d
efe
nsi
ve m
easu
res
and
counte
rmeasu
res.
Stu
dents
norm
ally
ente
r th
is p
rogra
m
in S
epte
mber
and g
raduat
e 18 m
onth
s la
ter
in M
arch
. Fo
r m
ilita
ry s
tuden
ts, th
e G
raduat
e of Cyb
er O
per
atio
ns
pro
gra
m
satisfi
es
the
OCYC (
form
erly
0CYA
) Aca
dem
ic S
pec
ialty
Code
requirem
ents
.
A c
om
ponen
t of
cyber
oper
atio
ns
is info
rmat
ion a
ssura
nce
. In
form
atio
n A
ssura
nce
(IA
) pro
tect
s in
form
atio
n in s
tora
ge,
in
use
and in
tra
nsm
issi
on. To
support
IA, pro
fess
ional
s m
ust
under
stand s
cien
tifi c
dis
ciplin
es t
o e
nsu
re t
he
secu
rity
of
critic
al
infr
astr
uct
ure
s su
ch a
s:
• Com
pute
r an
d n
etw
ork
sec
urity
• Cry
pto
gra
phy
• Com
pute
r fo
rensi
cs•
Sys
tem
s se
curity
engin
eering a
nd o
per
atio
ns
• Applic
atio
n s
oft
war
e se
curity
• Thre
at a
nd v
uln
erab
ility
ass
essm
ents
and a
nal
yses
Cy
be
r O
pe
rati
on
s a
lso
en
co
mp
asse
s m
an
ag
eri
al
asp
ect
s su
ch a
s:
• Str
ateg
ic a
nd t
actica
l pla
nnin
g•
Man
ager
ial an
d e
ngin
eering e
thic
s•
Inte
rnat
ional
and M
ilita
ry law
• M
anag
eria
l ro
les
and r
esponsi
bili
ties
• Ris
k m
anag
emen
t• In
form
ati
on
assu
ran
ce syste
ms an
d p
rod
uct
acquis
itio
n
Pre
req
uis
ite K
no
wle
dg
e
The
idea
l stu
den
t bac
kgro
und in
cludes
an u
nder
gra
duat
e deg
ree
in C
om
pute
r Sci
ence
or
Com
pute
r Engin
eering.
Stu
den
ts w
ith n
on-c
om
pute
r sc
ience
and e
ngin
eeri
ng
bac
kgro
unds
can b
e ad
mitte
d in
to the
pro
gra
m, but m
ay
nee
d t
o a
tten
d p
repara
tory
cours
es.
At
a m
inim
um
, st
uden
ts m
ust
poss
ess
the
follo
win
g k
now
ledge
prior
to
fully
engag
ing in t
he
pro
gra
m:
-S
oft
war
e pro
gra
mm
ing a
nd c
ode
dev
elopm
ent
-K
now
ledge
and a
pplic
atio
n o
f
•D
ata
stru
cture
s
•C
om
pute
r Arc
hitec
ture
•O
per
atin
g S
yste
ms
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RC
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UTE
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CS
CE 5
25
- I
ntr
od
uct
ion
to
In
form
ati
on
Warf
are
: This
cours
e st
udie
s th
e nat
ure
of in
form
atio
n a
ssura
nce
, in
form
ation o
per
ations,
info
rmation w
arf
are
and t
hei
r ra
mif
icati
ons
for
info
rmati
on s
yst
em
secu
rity
and
surv
ivab
ility
. It
pro
vides
a f
oundat
ional
under
stan
din
g
of
info
rmat
ion o
per
atio
ns
doct
rine,
and a
n o
verv
iew
of
the
various
aspec
ts o
f IO
/IW
to i
ncl
ude
com
man
d a
nd
contr
ol w
arfa
re, in
fl uen
ce o
per
atio
ns,
mili
tary
dec
eption,
psy
cholo
gic
al
opera
tions,
and n
etw
ork
opera
tions.
Em
phas
is i
s on c
om
pute
r an
d n
etw
ork
sec
urity
topic
s,
to in
clude
net
work
ing p
roto
cols
, pro
tect
ion m
echan
ism
s,
acc
ess
contr
ol,
auth
enti
cati
on,
and d
ata
secu
rity
. The c
ours
e e
ngenders
a s
yst
em
s-ori
ente
d v
iew
poin
t w
hile e
xam
inin
g m
ilit
ary
and n
ati
onal
info
rmati
on
infr
ast
ruct
ure
s, i
ncl
udin
g s
uperv
isory
contr
ol
and
data
acq
uis
itio
n (
SC
AD
A)
syst
em
s, v
uln
era
bilit
ies,
in
terd
ependenci
es,
thre
ats
, and o
pport
unit
ies
for
explo
itat
ion.
Prer
equis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
5
26
-
Se
cu
re
S
oft
wa
re
D
es
ign
a
nd
D
evelo
pm
en
t: This
cours
e sy
nth
esiz
es e
lem
ents
fro
m
com
pute
r netw
ork
ing,
opera
ting s
yst
em
s, c
om
pute
r ar
chitec
ture
, an
d c
om
pute
r se
curity
. T
opic
s ad
dre
ssed
in
clude s
oft
ware
secu
rity
pri
nci
ple
s, s
ecu
rity
analy
sis
tech
niq
ues,
buff
er
overr
uns,
acc
ess
contr
ols
, ra
ce
conditio
ns,
input va
lidat
ion, n
etw
ork
soft
war
e se
curity
and
test
ing. S
tuden
ts t
akin
g t
his
cours
e w
ill u
nder
stan
d t
he
thre
ats
to s
oft
war
e se
curity
, how
hac
kers
exp
loit p
oorly
writt
en s
oft
war
e, a
nd w
ill lea
rn a
bout
counte
rmea
sure
s an
d thei
r lim
itat
ions.
Lab
orat
ory
exper
imen
ts a
re in
fuse
d
to s
tren
gth
en t
he
under
lyin
g p
rinci
ple
s.Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: Stu
dents
shou
ld u
nde
rsta
nd
C a
nd
asse
mbl
y
languag
e pro
gra
mm
ing s
ynta
x an
d c
onst
ruct
s.
Prer
equis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 5
27
- C
yb
er
Fo
ren
sics
: T
his
cours
e dis
cuss
es
Cyber
Fore
nsi
cs a
nd i
ts e
ffect
s on b
oth
Info
rmati
on
War
fare
, an
d t
raditio
nal
fore
nsi
c sc
ience
s. S
tuden
ts w
ill
gai
n i
nsi
ght
into
the
com
pute
r’s
role
in c
rim
e, a
nd t
he
dig
ital
evi
den
ce t
hat
is
avai
lable
in a
com
pute
r re
late
d
inve
stig
atio
n.
Topic
s in
clude
the
legal
ram
ifi ca
tions
of
evid
ence
gath
eri
ng,
chain
-of-
cust
ody,
and m
eth
ods
for
evid
ence
pre
serv
ati
on,
identi
fi ca
tion,
extr
act
ion,
docu
men
tation,
inte
rpre
tation a
nd t
he
tools
ava
ilable
. Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: none.
Co-r
equis
ites
: CSCE 5
25.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
52
8 -
Cyb
er
De
fen
se
an
d E
xp
loit
ati
on
I:
This
cours
e dis
cuss
es t
he
har
dw
are/
soft
war
e to
ols
and
tech
niq
ues
ass
ocia
ted w
ith the
pro
tect
ion a
nd e
xplo
itat
ion
of c
ompu
ter sy
stem
s an
d net
wor
ks. S
tude
nts
will
lear
n h
ow
to p
rote
ct a
nd e
xplo
it n
etw
ork
res
ourc
es in p
repar
atio
n
for
the
annual
Cyb
er D
efen
se E
xerc
ise.
Cours
e to
pic
s in
clude
the
DoD
and U
SAF
polic
y an
d d
oct
rine
asso
ciat
ed
with the
pro
tect
ion o
f co
mm
unic
atio
n res
ourc
es in
trusi
on
det
ection s
yste
ms,
fi r
ewal
ls, H
oney
pots
and H
oney
net
s,
span o
f co
ntr
ol
and a
ccess
ibili
ty,
and u
se o
f va
rious
com
mer
cial
and D
oD
tools
for
syst
em p
rote
ctio
n a
nd
explo
itat
ion.
Prer
equis
ites
: CSCE 5
25 a
nd p
erm
issi
on o
f in
stru
ctor.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 5
29
- B
iom
etr
ics
for
Secu
rity
& I
nfo
rmati
on
S
yst
em
s: This
cours
e pro
vides
an intr
oduct
ion t
o
bio
met
rics
and b
iom
etric
syst
ems.
Cours
e m
ater
ial
Ph
.D.
Pro
gra
ms:
The
Dep
artm
ent
of Ele
ctrica
l and C
om
pute
r Engin
eering
off
ers
doct
ora
l pro
gra
ms
of
study i
n w
hic
h y
ou c
an
spec
ializ
e in
cyb
er t
opic
s in
Com
pute
r E
ng
ine
eri
ng
, Com
pute
r Sci
ence
, an
d E
lect
rica
l Engin
eering t
hat
lea
d
to t
he
awar
d o
f a
Ph.D
.
The
Doc
tor of
Philo
sophy
deg
ree
is a
res
earc
h d
egre
e th
at
reco
gniz
es m
aste
ry o
f a
fi el
d o
f st
udy,
a d
emonst
rate
d
abilit
y t
o c
onduct
independent
rese
arc
h,
and t
he
dis
sem
inat
ion o
f si
gnifi
cant
and o
rigin
al c
ontr
ibutions
to
the
body
of kn
ow
ledge
in that
fi el
d. The
Gra
duat
e Sch
ool
of
Engin
eeri
ng a
nd M
anagem
ent
spec
ifi es
the
deg
ree
requir
em
ents
for
the s
chool’s
doct
ora
l pro
gra
m.
The
thre
e doct
ora
l pro
gra
ms
offer
ed w
ithin
the
dep
artm
ent
are
diffe
rentiat
ed fro
m o
ne
anoth
er b
ased
on the
area
of
rese
arch
spec
ializ
atio
n c
hose
n b
y ea
ch s
tuden
t.
DEG
REE R
EQ
UIR
ED
: M
S i
n r
ele
vant
are
a (
or
BS
in
rele
vant
area
if
apply
ing d
irec
tly
to t
he
Ph.D
. pro
gra
m
afte
r co
mple
ting a
BS d
egre
e)
TEST R
EQ
UIR
ED
: G
RE –
550V/6
50Q
GPA
REQ
UIR
ED
: 3.5
0.
CO
URSEW
ORK: A m
inim
um
of 3
6 q
uar
ter hou
rs (pos
t-M
S)
consi
stin
g o
f 28 h
ours
of
inte
gra
ted c
ours
ework
whic
h
suppor
ts the
studen
t’s
area
of r
esea
rch s
pec
ializ
atio
n a
nd
8 h
ours
of m
athem
atic
s.
DIS
SERTA
TIO
N:
At le
ast 48 q
uar
ter hours
of D
isse
rtat
ion
Res
earc
h c
redit,
lead
ing t
o t
he
succ
essf
ul co
mple
tion o
f th
e Ph
.D.
dis
sert
atio
n.
Co
urs
e D
esc
rip
tio
ns:
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GO
G
7
focu
ses
on h
ow
bio
met
ric
syst
ems
are
use
d f
or
acce
ss s
ecurity
. T
opic
s co
vere
d incl
uded
the
theo
ry
and d
esig
n o
f va
rious
bio
met
ric
syst
ems
to incl
ude
fi nger
printing,
voic
e re
cognitio
ns,
Iris
and r
etin
al
scan
nin
g,
and g
ait
reco
gnitio
n.
Per
form
ance
met
rics
su
ch a
s th
e pro
bab
ilities
of
fals
e al
arm
and f
alse
ac
cepta
nce
are
dis
cuss
ed a
s w
ell as
rec
eive
r oper
atin
g
char
acte
rist
ic c
urv
es.
Per
form
ance
tra
de-
off
s ar
e pre
sente
d.
Stu
den
t la
bora
tory
exe
rcis
es a
re c
onduct
ed
to r
einfo
rce
conce
pts
dis
cuss
ed in c
lass
. Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
53
1 -
Dis
cre
te M
ath
em
ati
cs:
This
cours
e pro
vid
es
more
in-d
epth
covera
ge,
analy
sis,
and
applic
atio
n o
f se
t th
eory
, bin
ary
rela
tions,
funct
ions,
and
fi rs
t-or
der
pre
dic
ate
calc
ulu
s fr
om C
SCE 4
31. Spec
ifi ca
lly,
more
em
phas
is is
pla
ced o
n a
pply
ing p
redic
ate
calc
ulu
s an
d p
ract
ice
doin
g p
roofs
, both
ded
uct
ive
and in
duct
ive,
fo
rmal
pro
ofs
and i
nfo
rmal
pro
ofs
. N
ew
topic
are
as
incl
ude:
set
count
abili
ty a
nd r
esolu
tion-b
ased
theo
rem
pro
ving.
This
cours
e al
so p
rovi
des
det
aile
d a
nd v
arie
d
exam
ple
s of
how
dis
cret
e m
athem
atic
s is
applie
d in
oth
er
gra
duat
e co
urs
es in c
om
pute
r sc
ience
and e
ngin
eering.
Prer
equis
ites
: CSCE 4
31.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 5
32
- A
uto
mata
an
d F
orm
al L
an
gu
ag
e T
heory
: The
obje
ctiv
e of
this
cours
e is
to p
repar
e th
e st
uden
t w
ith a
basi
c fo
undation i
n t
he c
once
pts
of
auto
mata
an
d f
orm
al lan
guag
e th
eory
. To
pic
s co
vere
d w
ill incl
ude
Turing m
achin
es,
fi nite
stat
e au
tom
ata,
com
bin
atorics
, an
d f
orm
al lan
guag
e t
heo
ry.
Prer
equis
ites
: N
one.
Co-r
equis
ites
: CSCE 5
31.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
54
4 -
Da
ta S
ecu
rity
: This
cours
e p
rese
nts
th
e r
udim
ents
of
data
secu
rity
. The e
mphasi
s is
on
crypto
gra
phy,
begin
nin
g w
ith s
imple
cip
hers
, and
exte
ndin
g t
o p
ublic
key c
rypto
gra
phy b
ase
d o
n
sophis
tica
ted n
um
ber
theore
tic
consi
dera
tions.
Oth
er
topic
s in
clude k
ey
managem
ent,
acc
ess
contr
ols
and
infe
rence
contr
ols
.Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(4
cre
dit h
ours
)
CS
CE 5
54
- F
un
dam
en
tal
of
Perf
orm
an
ce A
naly
sis
& E
xp
eri
men
tal
Desi
gn
: T
he
purp
ose
of
this
cours
e is
to p
rese
nt
pra
ctic
al t
echniq
ues
for
the
mea
sure
men
t,
sim
ula
tion,
and a
nal
ysis
of
syst
ems
incl
udin
g c
om
pute
r sy
stem
s, s
oft
ware
, and c
om
munic
ati
on n
etw
ork
s. A
sy
stem
ati
c appro
ach
to p
erf
orm
ance
evalu
ati
on i
s dev
eloped
. This
cours
e al
so c
over
s how
to u
se m
easu
red
data
to c
om
pare
sys
tem
s usi
ng e
lem
enta
ry s
tatist
ics
incl
udin
g c
on
fi dence
inte
rvals
. Experi
menta
l desi
gns
such
as
single
and m
ultip
le-f
act
or
experi
ments
, fu
ll-fa
ctorial
, an
d f
ract
ional
fac
torial
des
igns
are
pre
sente
d.
Dev
elopm
ent
of re
gre
ssio
n m
odel
s fr
om
mea
sure
d d
ata
and e
ffect
ive p
rese
nta
tion o
f data
and e
xperi
menta
l re
sults
is d
iscu
ssed
. O
ther
topic
s in
clude:
sel
ection a
nd
char
acte
riza
tion o
f w
ork
load
s an
d p
ract
ical
sim
ula
tion
tech
niq
ues
. Tim
e per
mitting, q
ueu
ing theo
ry a
nd ran
dom
-va
riat
e gen
erat
ion w
ill b
e co
vere
d.
Prer
equis
ites
: STA
T583 o
r STA
T586 o
r eq
uiv
alen
t(4
cre
dit h
ours
)
CS
CE 5
60
- I
ntr
od
uct
ion
to
Co
mp
ute
r N
etw
ork
ing
: This
cours
e pro
vides
an in
troduct
ion t
o t
he
fundam
enta
l co
nce
pts
in t
he
des
ign a
nd im
ple
men
tation o
f co
mpute
r com
mu
nic
ati
on
n
etw
ork
s,
their
p
roto
cols
, an
d
applic
ations.
Stu
dents
will
unders
tand a
nd e
valu
ate
netw
ork
pro
toco
ls.
The c
ours
e d
iscu
sses
the b
asi
c per
form
ance
and e
ngin
eering tra
de-
offs
in the
des
ign a
nd
imple
men
tation o
f co
mpute
r net
work
s.
Topic
s in
clude:
ove
rvie
w o
f netw
ork
arc
hitect
ure
s, n
etw
ork
topolo
gy
des
ign,
applic
ations,
net
work
pro
gra
mm
ing i
nte
rface
s (e
.g., s
ocke
ts),
tra
nsp
ort pro
toco
ls,
fl ow
con
trol
, ro
uting,
net
work
pro
toco
ls,
dat
a lin
k pro
toco
ls,
addre
ssin
g,
and
loca
l are
a n
etw
ork
s.
Exam
ple
s are
dra
wn p
rim
ari
ly
from
the
Inte
rnet
(e.
g., T
CP,
UD
P, a
nd I
P) p
roto
col s
uite.
Sock
ets
pro
gra
mm
ing a
nd n
etw
ork
sim
ula
tions
are
use
d
to e
mphas
is t
opic
s.Pr
ereq
uis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 6
25
- I
nfo
rmati
on
Syst
em
s S
ecu
rity
, Ass
ura
nce
A
nd
An
aly
sis
I:
This
cours
e ex
amin
es t
he
secu
rity
of
com
pute
r sy
stem
s an
d n
etw
orks
usi
ng the
tool
s pro
vided
by
pro
pos
itio
nal
and p
redic
ate
logic
to
dis
cove
r under
lyin
g
princi
ple
s of se
curity
. Com
pute
r an
d n
etw
ork
sec
urity
is
in a
rap
id s
tate
of ch
ange;
princi
ple
s of
sec
urity
, how
ever
, re
mai
n c
onst
ant.
This
cours
e ta
kes
the
appro
ach t
hat
th
e “k
ey t
o u
nder
standin
g t
he
pro
ble
ms
in c
om
pute
r se
curity
is rec
ognitio
n that
the
pro
ble
ms
are
not
new
.” T
he
cours
e sy
nth
esiz
es e
lem
ents
fro
m c
om
pute
r net
work
ing,
oper
atin
g s
yste
ms
secu
rity
, an
d d
ata
secu
rity
within
an
analy
tic
fram
ew
ork
. To
pic
s addre
ssed i
ncl
ude a
ccess
co
ntr
ol
matr
ices,
pro
tect
ion m
odels
, co
nfi denti
alit
y,
inte
grity
, rep
rese
nting id
entity
, fl o
w a
nd c
onfi nem
ent,
and
mal
icio
us
logic
and intr
usi
on d
etec
tion.
Stu
den
ts t
akin
g
this
cours
e w
ill u
nder
stan
d t
he
thre
ats
to i
nfo
rmat
ion
reso
urc
es a
nd w
ill le
arn a
bou
t co
unte
rmea
sure
s an
d thei
r fu
ndam
enta
l lim
itat
ions.
Prer
equis
ites
: N
one.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 6
28
- C
yb
er
Defe
nse
an
d E
xp
loit
ati
on
II:
This
co
urs
e ex
pose
s st
uden
ts to rea
l-lif
e ex
per
ience
s th
rough
the
Cyb
er D
efen
se E
xerc
ise
(CD
X).
The
studen
ts a
ctiv
ely
par
tici
pat
e w
ith o
ther
DoD
inst
itutions
in t
he
def
ense
of
the
AFI
T C
yber
Def
ense
Net
work
. Stu
den
ts w
ill u
se t
he
tools
and tec
hniq
ues
lear
ned
in C
DE I d
uring the
conduct
of
the
CD
X.
Follo
win
g t
he
CD
X,
studen
ts w
ill p
erfo
rm
afte
r ac
tion
anal
yses
of t
he
dat
a to
cre
ate
less
ons-
lear
ned
an
d im
pro
ve d
efen
sive
cap
abili
ties
.Pr
ereq
uis
ite(
s):
CSCE 5
28 a
nd p
erm
issi
on o
f in
stru
ctor.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE
62
9 -
Cyb
er
Att
ack
: This
cours
e pro
vides
an
intr
oduct
ion t
o t
he
use
of cy
ber
att
ack
in o
rder
to a
ttai
n
national
secu
rity
obje
ctiv
es.
Stu
dents
will
learn
the
legal
lim
itat
ions
of cy
ber
att
acks
as
wel
l as
how
to a
ttac
k an
d e
xplo
it n
etw
ork
res
ourc
es u
sing h
ardw
are/
soft
war
e to
ols
and t
ech
niq
ues.
Cours
e t
opic
s in
clude t
he D
oD
and U
SAF
polic
y and d
oct
rine a
ssoci
ate
d w
ith a
ttack
an
d e
xplo
itat
ion, sp
ecifyi
ng m
ilita
ry o
bje
ctiv
es, defi
nin
g
targ
ets,
exp
loitin
g t
arget
s, a
ttac
king t
arget
s, g
ather
ing
inte
lligen
ce,
mai
nta
inin
g a
cces
s/co
ntr
ol of
targ
ets,
and
asse
ssin
g a
ttac
k su
cces
s. S
tuden
ts w
ill le
arn h
ow
to u
se
various
com
mer
cial
and D
oD
tools
and t
echniq
ues
for
syst
em a
ttac
k an
d e
xplo
itat
ion v
ia h
ands-
on e
xerc
ises
.Pr
ereq
uis
ite(
s):
CSCE 5
60 a
nd p
erm
issi
on o
f In
stru
ctor.
(4 c
redit h
ours
)
CS
CE 6
54
- C
om
pu
ter
Co
mm
un
icati
on
Netw
ork
s:
This
is the
inte
rmed
iate
cou
rse
in n
etw
orks
and p
roto
cols
. It
exa
min
es t
he
per
form
ance
eva
luation,
des
ign,
and
man
agem
ent of
net
wor
ks u
sing a
nal
ytic
al, si
mula
tion
and
exper
imen
tal m
ethods
to e
valu
ate,
des
ign a
nd m
anag
e