CAST Research Fellows

Robert K. Abercrombie, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science
Director, Cybernomics Laboratory
Center for Information Assurance
robert.abercrombie@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security and Cyber Security Econometrics

Mohd Hasan Ali

Asst. Professor
Dept. of CCE
mhali@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber security Applications for Electric Power and Energy Systems

Mehdi Amini, PhD

Professor, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
George Johnson Research Fellow
Affiliate Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Director, enterprise Simulation and Optimization Lab (eSOL)
mamini@memphis.edu
Expertise: Supply Chain Issues and Optimization for Cyber Security

Bonny Banerjee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Institute for Intelligent Systems, and Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
bbnerjee@memphis.edu
Expertise: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Abnormality Detection, Security

Kevin Berisso, Ph.D.

Dept. of Engineering Technology
kberisso@memphis.edu
Expertise: RFID, Internet of things, end user technologies, SCADA/Industrial control

Ruby Booth

Ph.D. Student
Department of Management Information Systems
Fogelman College of Business and Economics
rbooth@memphis.edu
Expertise: risk factor for attack, social engineering, cyber security, social engineering

James T. Campbell

Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
jcampbll@memphis.edu
Expertise: dynamical systems/networks/chaos

Su Chen

Assistant Professor of Statistics, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
schen4@memphis.edu
Expertise: Applied Statistics, statistical learning, nonparametric statistics, biostatistics

Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta

Professor
Center for Information Assurance
ddasgupt@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security

Jasbir Dhaliwal, PhD.

Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation
jdhaliwl@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security & Testing

Mark L. Gillenson, PhD, CCP

Professor of Management Information Systems
Associate Director, STEP
Fogelman College of Business and Economics
Counseling, Educational Psychology & Research
mgillnsn@memphis.edu
Expertise: Testing cryptography security

Eric Goddard Project Coordinator

Center for Earth Science and Engineering Research
egoddard@memphis.edu
Expertise: Geographic Information Systems, spatial data, geofencing

Mihalis Golias

Department of Civil Engineering
mgkolias@memphis.edu
Expertise: Transportation eng., Optimization, Game Network vulnerability/resilience

Mohd Hasan

Assistant Professor
EECE
mhali@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security application to power and energy systems

Benwari Kedia

Professor Wang Center for International Business College of Business Economics
bkedia@memphis.edu
Expertise: Global challenges of cyber security

Daniel Kohn

Engineering Technology
dekohn@memphis.edu
Expertise: Internet of things security, Industrial Control Security, Networking

Ed Koshland

Research Computing
koshland@memphis.edu
Expertise: HPC support for research needing such resources

Robert Kozma, PhD

Fellow IEEE, Fellow INNS First Horizon University Professor, Director CLION
Center for Large-Scale Intelligent Optimization and Networks Department of Mathematical Sciences
Professor
rkozma@memphis.edu
Expertise: anomaly detection, optimization, evolving networks, crisis response

Zhuo Lu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
zhuo.lu@memphis.edu
Expertise: cyber and network security, proactive defense, information forensics, data analytics, cyber-physical systems, wireless and mobile systems.

Sabyasachee Mishra

Civil Engineering
srmishra3@memphis.edu
Expertise: Transportation engineering, connectivity, traffic flow, econometrics, applied statistics, cyber and security

Andrew J. Neel

Computer Science
aneel@memphis.edu
Expertise: Security Metrics, governance

Robin Poston

Papasan Family Professorship for Exemplary Leadership
Associate Professor and Interim Dept Chair for Business Information & Technology, formerly MIS
Director of the Systems Testing Excellence Program
rposton@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security & Testing

Al Ramirez, Ph.D.

Mngr. Engr Comp Sys
Adjunct Professor, EECE
Engineering College
ajramirz@memphis.edu
Expertise: Threat detection, risk evaluation testing and live intrusion detection

Ameya Sanzgiri

Research Assistant/Professor
Center for Information Assurance
msnzgiri@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security and portable devices security

Rodrigo Silva-Lugo

Computer Science
http://umpeople.memphis.edu/rsilva
Expertise: Machine Learning, Optimization, Software testing, Industry collaboration, Formal Methods

Judy Simon

Management Information Systems
jsimon@memphis.edu
Expertise: Cyber Security management, e.g., compliance, social media privacy, insider threats, governance, etc.

Lan Wang

Associate Professor
Computer Science
lanwang@memphis.edu
Expertise: Network security, future internet architecture, network measurement and analysis

Sandi Richardson

Assistant Professor
Management Information Systems
srchrdsn@memphis.edu
Expertise: Behavioral and policy cyber security issues, cyber security management, strategy, healthcare cyber security issues

Chia-chen Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
cyang2@memphis.edu
Expertise: Human aspects of technology use and why or why not people approach technology in a certain way, cyberbullying, cyber (cyberpsychology)