Research Update
14 Apr 2024It has been some time since I posted here regarding research. That’s because I have been busy with many things as a first-year department chair. We’ve been writing a new Math & CS Student Handbook, we’ve launched a new hybrid in-person/online pathway through the MS in CS, we’ve launched a 100% online MS in CS, and we’ve been working on a lot of new and revised curriculum. It is too early to share details about that, but I’m excited about it!
I have also been working with three undergraduate Honors College thesis students, and with two graduate thesis students on research. Their projects (alphabetical by last name) are:
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Angel Bajracharya has been working on her Honors College research project in which she is exploring if quantum computing is sufficiently mature to be incorporated into undergradate computer science curricula. She has presented her work at the Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference.
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Chris Benson is working on exploring the intersection of Enterprise Modeling, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Threat Modeling to enhance the framework that Sung Kim and I presented in 2021 (see my bibliography).
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Rodrigo Henriquez is working on a graduate thesis in which he explores the role of malware in human trafficking. This is a topic that is not widely discussed, and his research is showing how much work still needs to be done in that field.
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Ashley Peralta’s adopts an Information Systems perspective to write her undergraduate Honors College thesis. She explores security and privacy in cloud environments, and applies her finding to secondary and post-secondary education. Ashley also presented her work at the Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference.
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Arfan Rasheed’s work revolves around Zero Knowledge Proofs. For his undergraduate Honors College thesis, he is exploring to what extent ZKPs are viable replacements for existing authentication mechanisms used in web and mobile apps.
All five students will present their work at the Adelphi Scholarship and Creative Works Conference on April 16.