Department News
CfIA Recognized as National Center of Academic Excellence
The UofM's Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) was recognized as a National Center
of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) on April 9 at the 2025 CAE in Cybersecurity
Community Symposium in Charleston, SC.
20th Annual CS Research Day
The 20th Annual CS Research Day was held on Friday, April 4.
CS Undergraduates Win HACK Memphis Challenge
A team containing UofM Computer Science undergraduates Hassan Ali, Yusra Salameh,
and Yesenia Sanchez took first place in the Blight Challenge at the City of Memphis
Hackathon (HACK Memphis) held at the FedEx Institute of Technology from November 15-17,
2024.
Center for Information Assurance Receives $500K Cybersecurity Training Grant
The Center for Information Assurance received a $500,000 grant under DHS/FEMA-CTG
2024 for three years to conduct a project entitled “Cybersecurity Analysis for Cloud
Environments and Cyber Identity & Authentication.”
AI GPU Cluster Launches
The UofM has launched a new GPU cluster for AI research, funded by the National Science
Foundation. Principal Investigator Prof. Xiaolei Huang is leading the project, along with co-PIs Duane McKenna, Chrysanthe Preza, Vasile Rus, and Santosh Kumar. For more information, please see the Division of Research and Innovation.
UofM Receives Renewed CAE-R Designation
Under the leadership of the Center for Information Assurance, the UofM has been re-designated by the Department of Defense and National Security
Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research through the academic
year 2029.