LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech University recently announced the U.S. Department of Defense would give a $2.5 million grant to help fund research against cybersecurity attacks.
Dr. Stephen Bayne, Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security at Texas Tech, said this is a collaborative effort with two other Texas Universities: the University of Texas at San Antonio and Angelo State University.
According to a press release, the “Research and Workforce Development in the Area of Cybersecurity” project will consider various aspects of cybersecurity research.
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The program is made up of a multidisciplinary team of cybersecurity experts that include Dr. Bayne, Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives, Ranadip Pal, with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; associate Professor Abdul Serwadda and Assistant Professor Tommy Dang with the Department of Computer Science; and Argenis Bilbao, senior director of the Global Laboratory for Energy Asset Management and Manufacturing (GLEAMM).