Grants
Since 1998, Dr. Dasgupta’s research and education programs have been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS/FEMA), DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, IARPA, the U.S. Navy, and the Department of Defense. Below are his current awards, an overview of his funding history, and a list of completed awards.
Active Funding at a Glance
$8.0M
in active research and training funding
7
active awards (2022–2028)
3
federal agencies: NSF, NSA, DHS/FEMA
7 of 7
active awards with Dr. Dasgupta as Co-Principal Investigator
Active funding by agency
- NSF: $3.81M (1 award)
- NSA: $2.20M (3 awards)
- DHS/FEMA: $2.00M (3 awards)
Amounts are the University of Memphis share of each award. Funding information as of October 2026.
Active Awards
Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Developing the Cybersecurity Workforce in West Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Lead PI: Kan Yang
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta, Myounggyu Won, Amy Cook
Period: Feb 2022 – Jan 2028
Regions Investing in the Next Generation (RING) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiatives
Lead PI: Deepak Venugopal
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta, Myounggyu Won
Multi-university consortium with two partner universities
Period: Sep 2026 – Aug 2028
Through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC)CTG-23: Cybersecurity Issues with Operational Technology and Distributed Energy Resources
Lead PI: Mohd. Hasan Ali
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta
Period: Sep 2023 – Feb 2027
Cyber-Physical Vulnerability Analysis of Autonomous Vehicle Perception and Communication Systems
Lead PI: Myounggyu Won
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta, Mohd. Hasan Ali
Period: Nov 2026 – Oct 2028
Through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC)CTG-25: Cybersecurity in Drone and AI-Enabled Threat Detection
Lead PI: Mohd. Hasan Ali
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta, Myounggyu Won
Period: Sep 2025 – Sep 2028
Through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC)CTG-24: Cybersecurity Analysis for Cloud Environments and Cyber Identity & Authentication
Lead PI: Mohd. Hasan Ali
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta
Period: Sep 2024 – Sep 2027
MAESTRO: Multi-Agent Edge-Secure Threat Reasoning & Orchestration for Smart Transportation Systems
Lead PI: Mohd. Hasan Ali
Co-PIs: Dipankar Dasgupta
Period: Sep 2026 – Aug 2028
Funding History, 1998–Present
2023 – 2028
AI security and cyber-physical systems
Training and research on operational technology, distributed energy resources, cloud security, drones, autonomous vehicles, and AI education, with CfIA colleagues.
Sponsors: DHS/FEMA (CTG-23, CTG-24, CTG-25), NSA (RING AI, MAESTRO, autonomous vehicles)
2016 – 2023
Cyber workforce and critical infrastructure
National training through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC), GenCyber camps, a CyberCorps scholarship program, and the NCAE-C Cybersecurity Education for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CECIP) project, which he led as PI.
Sponsors: NSA/DoD (NCAE-C, GenCyber), DHS/FEMA, NSF
2012 – 2016
Authentication and national preparedness
Negative authentication research with MIT, adaptive multi-factor authentication, puzzle-based security learning, and FEMA-funded national training through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC), of which the University of Memphis is a core member.
Sponsors: IARPA, NSA, NSF, DHS/FEMA
2004 – 2010
Adaptive training and optimization
A $4M DHS program for Adaptive Cyber-Security Training (ACT) with Vanderbilt University and SPARTA, genetic-algorithm solutions to the Navy sailor assignment problem, and game-theoretic cyber defense.
Sponsors: DHS, U.S. Navy (NPRST), ONR, DoD
1998 – 2005
Immunity-inspired security
Foundational research on artificial immune systems for anomaly and intrusion detection.
Sponsors: DARPA, ONR, NSF, University of Memphis
Completed Awards
Completed awards, 2016–2023 (8)
- NSA/DoD (NCAE-C): Cybersecurity Education for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CECIP), $1,014,076, 2021–2023. Dr. Dasgupta (PI), Dr. Myounggyu Won and Dr. Mohd. Hasan Ali (Co-PIs).
- NCAE-C: Developing an Application-Specific Shared-Trust Framework for Accessing Sensitive Information, $251,000, 2021. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
- DHS/FEMA (NCPC, led by the University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute): Remote/Home-Office Cybersecurity Preparedness and End-User Security and Privacy courses, $600,000 University of Memphis share, 2021.
- DHS/FEMA (NCPC, led by Norwich University): Preparing for the Next Generation Cyber Defense Workforce, $400,000, 2017–2020. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
- NSA: CAE Cyber Security Workforce Development, $206,085, 2017–2019. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
- DHS/FEMA (NCPC, led by UT San Antonio): Cyber Identity and Authentication, $503,104, 2016–2019. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
- NSA: GenCyber Summer Camps, $174,359, 2016–2018. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
- University of Memphis Foundation / FedEx Institute of Technology: CAST funding, $40,000, 2015–2017. Dr. Dasgupta (PI).
Earlier awards, 1998–2016 (22)
- Received a $473,218 (Multi-University grant of $3.0M) grant from the FEMA for Developing "Cyber Security Competitive Training", January 15,2016.
- Received a $240,907 grant from the NSA for "An Adaptive Continuous Multi-Factor Authentication Framework",August 15 ,2015
- Received a $364,864 (with Jackson State University)with total funding of $850,000)grant from the NSF for "Puzzle-Based Cyber security Learning to Enhance Defensive Skills of Front-Line Technicians", September 1, 2014.
- Received a $325K (Multi-University grant of $2.3M) grant from the FEMA/DHS for Developing "A Cyber Security Competitive Training", October 1st,2014.
- Received a $207K (Multi-University grant of $800K) grant from the FEMA for Developing "ACT Online Courseware Update", October 1st,2013.
- Prof. Dipankar Dasgupta share with NCPC a $2.3 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), October 1, 2014.
- Received a $365k grant from the NSF for "Collaborative Project: Puzzle-Based Cybersecurity Learning to Enhance Defensive Skills of Front-Line Technicians", September 1, 2014.
- $800,000 Grant from FEMA Establishes National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, November 26, 2013.
- A project "Negative Authentication System" funded by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Period( August 2012- April 2014)
- Received a research grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to conduct research on "Game Theoretic Approaches to Protect Cyberspace", Started April, 2009 to December, 2009 with Dr. Sajjan Shiva as the PI and Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta and Dr. Qishi Wu as co-PIs.
- NAVY (NPRST) Grant for research on Task-Based Sailor Assignment problem (TSAP) (GenoSAP-III) , Started September 12, 2007 to August, 2009.
- Received $4M DHS Grant for developing Adaptive Cyber-Security Training (ACT), in collaboration with Vanderbilt University & SPARTA, October, 2006 to March, 2010.
- DoD Scholarship program Capacity Building, funded for One year started September, 2007.
- Received (jointly with Prof. J. Simon)Excellence in Learning (IEL) Grant of $12,000 from the U of M in September 2006 for developing Multidisciplinary Information Security Training Lab.
- NAVY (NPRST) Grant for research on Genetic Algorithm Approach to the Sailor Assignment Problem, Started October 2004 - December 2005.
- DARPA Grant for research on Immunity-Based Intrusion Detection Systems/Intelligent M & R Security Console, April 2000 - March 2005.
- NSF SGER grant on Immunity-Based Computational Techniques, March 2001 - February 2002.
- NSF Research Instrumentation Grant (Jointly), June 1999 - May 2001.
- ONR Grant for research on Anomaly Detection using a Technique Inspired by the Immune System, May 1999 - August 2001.
- Academic Enrichment Funds for Importance of Computer and Internet Security Education, The University of Memphis, 2001-2002.
- Technology Access Funding (TAF) grant, The University of Memphis, May 2000- April 2001.
- Technology Access Funding (TAF) grant, The University of Memphis, 1998.