Collaborative Research: CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (Renewal): Strengthening the National Cybersecurity Workforce with Integrated Learning of AI/ML and Cybersecurity

合作研究：网络军团服务奖学金（续展）：通过人工智能/机器学习和网络安全的综合学习加强国家网络安全劳动力

• 批准号: 2234911
• 负责人: Fan Wu
• 金额: $ 286.35万
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2234911&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service

The growing nationwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals, especially in the federal government and defense critical infrastructure, has called for strategic measures to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity capacity. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Tuskegee University (TU) are continuing their successful collaborative CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. This renewal program aims to produce additional well-prepared SFS graduates with integrated cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) competencies and place them in the federal government to combat cybersecurity threats aggravated by rapidly advancing AI technologies.The overarching goal of this renewal program is to recruit and retain talented students from diverse backgrounds, prepare them for cybersecurity careers, successfully mentor them through a Master of Science (MS) degree program, and place them in cybersecurity positions compliant with the SFS job-placement requirements. The collaborative SFS renewal will incorporate a series of innovations such as multiple program paths across cybersecurity and data science, enhanced cybersecurity training with embedded AI components, an inclusive program path for outstanding scholars from non-computing backgrounds, recruitment with emphasis on aptitude for federal service, career mentoring focused on federal employment, preparation to work with diverse individuals, and teamwork building activities. These innovations, along with the complementary strengths, synergistic efforts, and accumulated experiences of UTC and TU, will ensure the renewal program achieves its three objectives: 1) Recruiting and retaining talented, capable, and diverse SFS scholars; 2) Achieving scholar success through supporting services; and 3) Increasing workforce readiness of SFS scholars. To enhance inclusiveness, the renewal program will support SFS cohorts in three program paths at both UTC and TU: one for 3-year BS+MS degrees, one for 2-year MS degrees, and one for 3-year MS degrees. This project is supported by the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.The project at TU is partially funded through the Racial Equity in STEM Education program (EHR Racial Equity). The program supports research and practice projects that investigate how considerations of racial equity factor into the improvement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce. Awarded projects seek to center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of the individuals, communities, and institutions most impacted by systemic inequities within the STEM enterprise. This program aligns with NSF’s core value of supporting outstanding researchers and innovative thinkers from across the Nation's diversity of demographic groups, regions, and types of organizations. Funds for EHR Racial Equity are pooled from programs across EHR in recognition of the alignment of its projects with the collective research and development thrusts of the four divisions of the directorate.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

全国范围内不断增加的网络安全专业人员，尤其是在联邦政府和国防关键基础设施中的短缺，呼吁采取战略措施来增强美国的网络安全能力。田纳西大学查塔努加大学（UTC）和Tuskegee University（TU）将继续他们成功的协作网络奖学金（SFS）计划。该更新计划的目的是旨在生产具有集成的网络安全和人工智能（AI）能力（AI）能力的额外准备的SFS毕业生，并将它们置于联邦政府中，以打击网络安全的威胁，通过快速促进AI技术来构成的网络安全威胁。这项重新训练的学生可以通过招募有才华的学生来培养他们，这是使他们能够培养有才华的学生，这是一定的培训，这是一定的培训，使他们能够培养有才华的学生，这是一项努力，使他们能够培养有多元化的学生。科学硕士（MS）学位课程，并将其置于符合SFS工作安置要求的网络安全位置。协作SFS将结合一系列创新，例如跨网络安全和数据科学的多种计划途径，通过嵌入式AI组件增强了网络安全培训，这是一条非竞争背景的杰出学者的包容性计划，重点招募了联邦服务的适应性，专注于联邦志愿活动，集中在联邦就业上，以建立各自的工作，并培养各种各样的工作，并培养各种各样的工作。这些创新以及互补的优势，协同努力以及UTC和TU的积累经验将确保续签计划实现其三个目标：1）招募和保留才华横溢，有能力的和潜水员的SFS学者； 2）通过支持服务取得成功； 3）增加SFS学者的劳动力准备。为了提高包容性，续签计划将在UTC和TU的三个程序路径中支持SFS队列：一项是3年BS+MS学位，一个用于2年MS度，一个为3年的MS度。该项目得到了网络奖学金服务（SFS）计划的支持，该计划资助建立或持续的网络安全奖学金计划，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以开发出色的网络安全劳动力。毕业后，科学裁决的接受者必须在与科学支持的持续时间内为联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作。该计划支持研究和实践项目，这些项目研究了对种族资产的考虑如何改善科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和劳动力。授予的项目旨在将个人，社区和机构的声音，知识和经验集中在STEM企业中最受系统性不平等影响。该计划与NSF的核心价值保持一致，即支持来自全国各种人口群体，地区和组织类型的杰出研究人员和创新思想家。 EHR种族平衡的资金是由EHR各个计划汇总的，以表彰其项目与该局四个部门的集体研究和发展力量的一致性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和广泛影响的评估来通过评估来获得的支持。