Research Centers and Programs
Center for Trustworthy AI (CTA)
The Center for Trustworthy AI (CTA) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University conducts research to advance trustworthy AI-driven technologies. Our focus at this center is on the safety, security, and reliability of AI-driven technology through inclusive and multidisciplinary research. We strive to promote and attract brilliant minds eager to contribute to the advancement of AI trustworthiness through research.
Center Director: Dr. Kaushik Roy, kroy@ncat.edu
CASIS– Center for Academic Studies in Identity Sciences
Seeks to provide the intelligence community with a pool of talented researchers in biometrics and provide a wide variety of innovative solutions to critical identity security issues. It is also focused on boosting the number of African American Ph.D. and master’s students working in the biometrics area. The center promotes research and education on identities and behaviors as they relate to cyber, cyber-human, and cyber-physical systems.
Center Director: Dr. Mohd Anwar, manwar@ncat.edu.
The Center for Cyber Defense
The Center for Cyber Defense at North Carolina A&T State University is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. As the University’s Information Assurance Center, the Center for Cyber Defense impacts all facets of the University through its research and the solutions developed by the center. The interdisciplinary research activities performed at the center provide a vehicle for the university as a whole to remain on the cutting edge of Information Assurance Education, Research, and Technology.
The objectives of the Center for Cyber Defense are: 1) to provide innovative education and training programs that prepare students to become professionals and leaders in Information Assurance; 2) to become one of the leading academic institution for research in information assurance; and 3) to serve the University and the community with leadership and distinction.
Center Director: Dr. Kaushik Roy, Associate Directors: Dr. Xiaohong Yuan, Dr. Sajad Khorsandroo, and Dr. Jingsheng Xu
CAE-CD and CAE-R POC: Dr. Kaushik Roy
CIB - Cyber Identity and Biometrics Lab
The main goal of the Cyber Identity and Biometrics (CIB) lab, led by Dr. Kaushik Roy, is to promote advanced and interdisciplinary research on cyber identity, biometrics, authentication, authorization, cybersecurity, machine learning, and data science. This lab has a biometric testbed, funded by ARO, to support NCAT’s biometric and cyber identity research and education.
For more information please visit http://cyberreu.ncat.edu/CIB.html or contact Dr. Kaushik Roy at kroy@ncat.edu.
Cyber Defense an AI Lab
The main goal of the Cyber Defense and AI lab, led by Dr. Kaushik Roy, is to promote advanced and interdisciplinary research on cybersecurity, cyber identity, trustworthy and explainable AI, adversarial machine learning, and data science.
Contact Info: Dr. Kaushik Roy, kroy@ncat.edu.
Gaming and Cyber-Secure Smart Lab
Our lab provides a platform for students to learn established game development techniques and to augment those techniques with fresh and diverse perspectives. We are also exploring ways to exploit the power of virtual and augmented reality to train and teach complex skills in safe and affordable ways.
Additionally, we are engaged in educating students about the security risks related to the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. We are developing an IoT testbed as a platform for deeper analysis of how to identify and mitigate the security vulnerabilities inherent in many existing smart devices incorporated in IoT. The lab will include different configurations of smart devices and sensors to allow hands-on exploration and experimentation.
Contact Info: Dr. Kelvin Bryant, ksbryant@ncat.edu.
Software Security and Machine Learning Lab
The Software Security and Machine Learning Laboratory aims to apply Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods in developing methodologies, techniques, and tools for secure software design. In addition, the Lab conducts research in applying machine learning in IoT intrusion detection, periocular-biometrics based facial recognition, cyber bullying detection from images and GIFs from social media, and violence detection from surveillance videos.
Contact Info: Dr. Xiaohong Yuan, xhyuan@ncat.edu.
Faculty by Research Area
Cybersecurity, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems: Xiaohong Yuan, Mohd Anwar, Sajad Khorsandroo, Mahmoud Abdelsalam, Madhuri Siddula, Olusola Odeyomi, Huiming A. Yu and Kaushik Roy
AI and Machine Learning: Xiaohong Yuan, Mohd Anwar, Sajad Khorsandroo, Mahmoud Abdelsalam, Madhuri Siddula, Olusola Odeyomi, Jingsheng Xu, Letu Qingge and Kaushik Roy
Formal Methods and Multiagent Systems: Albert Esterline
Natural Language Processing: Xiaohong Yuan, Mohd Anwar, and Kaushik Roy
Computer Vision and Image Processing: Letu Qingge and Kaushik Roy
Bioinformatics: Letu Qingge
Quantum Computing: Mohd Anwar and Kaushik Roy
Game Design: Kelvin Bryant
Secure Software Engineering: Xiaohong Yuan
Data Science: Xiaohong Yuan, Mohd Anwar, Sajad Khorsandroo, Mahmoud Abdelsalam, Madhuri Siddula, Olusola Odeyomi, Jingsheng Xu, Letu Qingge and Kaushik Roy
Biometrics and Cyber Identity: Mohd Anwar, Albert Esterline, Kelvin Bryant and Kaushik Roy
