Description:

The Howard University Cybersecurity Education and Research Center (CERC) is a public-private-academic partnership in the School of Business that participates in diverse research projects in the expanding field of cybersecurity. The cybersecurity center is engaged in inter-disciplinary cybersecurity research with both Howard colleges and external universities.  This page list the current portfolio, research focus areas, federal resources, and cyber center contacts. 

Current Research Portfolio

• SBA Small Business Development Center – COVID19 Cybersecurity Impact Grant (2yr)
• NSA Center for Academic Excellence Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) – Capacity Building Grant (2yr)
• NSA Center for Academic Excellence Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) – Training Impact Grant (1yr)
• NSA Research – Social Media Misinformation Research with University of Delaware

Research Focus Areas (Top 10) 

1. 1. Cyber Training Effectiveness & Workforce Development
   2. Small Business Cybersecurity
   3. Social Engineering and Misinformation
   4. Big Data – Data Analytics
   5. Federal Compliance (CMMC)
   6. Cloud Security / Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
   7. Identity (Biometric, Federation, etc)
   8. Secure Supply Chain
   9. Risk Management/Business Continuity
   10. AI & Machine Learning

Research Process (see link)

See Federal Grant Resources: (see link)

HU Cyber Center Contacts:

• • Director – Rajni Goel, Ph.D (rgoel@howard.edu)          
  • Assoc Director – Bob Burke (Robert.burke@howard.edu)
  • Center Contact: HUCERC@Howard.edu