CYSE 587/SYST 687 & CYSE 787 is a course led by George Mason University’s (GMU) Cyber Security Engineering faculty. The course focuses on designing and engineering secure cyber-physical systems, with projects likely involving the vulnerability assessment, security threat analysis, and defense strategies for complex systems like Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) or industrial control systems (ICS).

Students will also develop technical and professional skills through their project work.

CYSE 587 and SYST 687 students work in Teams A thru E.  CYSE 787 students design and develop their projects on their own.

Alexandre Barreto is an Associate Professor, Department of Cyber Security Engineering at George Mason University.

He has applied his significant experience as an air traffic and air defense infrastructure manager to a career specializing in the field of cybersecurity and networking, which in conjunction with his research on cyber impact assessment, has led to applications in cyber and transportation security, and decision support systems in defense and critical infrastructure areas. These topics are at the core of his classroom activities at both graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as his research path.

Barreto is a researcher in impact assessment and secure air transportation protocols and developed innovative applications and extensions that aid in the fight against cyber-warfare. He received his MS and PhD from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in Brazil.

Source: GMU CEC Page

Team A’s project “Zero-Trust Architecture for Securing UAV Systems” is composed of the following members:

Members of Team A: Yaz Barmil, Karthik V Calanji Sridhar, Mohamed El Mostapha Cheikh Abdallahi, Edwarwd Hickey, Fatima Majid, Pablo Sejas Fernandez, and Huy Than

Team B’s project “Anonymous Authentication for UTM Access” is composed of the following members:

Members of Team B: Jai Althi, Simon Betancur, Sharath Chandra Kumar Chavla, Salome Kotei, Varun Prakash Murugesan, Joseph Yeboah, and Alite Zemichael

Team C focused on how to protect privacy within Unmanned Aerial Systems. We implemented protections throughout the system, from low-level hardware solutions to high-level route planning and guidance solutions. This research helps to protect individuals while in public, at work, and at home from being spied on by drones.

In our presentation, we covered the current field of play, how current solutions fail to protect individuals, and how we can advance UAS technology for the benefit of everyone!

Members of Team C: Kabir Dugh, Zachary Francis, Fatima Hashimi, Tom Oswald, Ameer Quazi, and Connor Wadlin.

Team D’s project “Zero-Trust Architecture for Securing UAV Systems” is composed of the following members:

Members of Team D: Nikith Kadambi, Blake Lainhoff, Shriya Pasyavala, Rahul Patel, Noor Qadir, Arshraj Singh, and Solomon Pamie-george

Team E’s project “Zero-Trust Architecture for Securing UAV Systems” is composed of the following members:

Members of Team E: Srivanth Dhulipala, Nic Dmitriev, Aaron Lam, Carlos Ortiz Collao, Dj Strigel, and Brodie Watson

A strong-willed and dependable individual with the drive to succeed and the will to thrive. I like to learn everything I possibly can about a situation that I’m involved in.

Every negative incident has a positive teachable moment.

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I’m Connor Wadlin, a Cybersecurity specialist with a keen eye on the world around me! As an Engineer, my focus is on improving the lives of everyone, not just the rich and powerful.

At onAir, I am the Hub Coordinator for Cybersecurity. That means I do a little bit of everything, from curating posts, hosting my own onAircast series titled “Cybersecurity@GMU”, and helping others do the same. My focus is on providing the BEST platform for people to learn, discuss, and engage around Cybersecurity so that we can ALL live happier, safer, and more fulfilling lives together!

I’m happy you’re here, so thank you for taking some time out of your day to learn 🙂

Hi DJ 🙂

Fatima Majid is a senior majoring in cybersecurity at George Mason University.