Research

The Center for Cybersecurity associated faculty are involved in research projects in cybersecurity that have resulted into following publications and grants:

Bernard, L., Raina, S., Taylor, B., Kaza, S. Minimizing Cognitive Overload in Cybersecurity Learning Materials: An Experimental Study using Eye-tracking. In the Proceedings of the fourteenth World Conference on Information Security Education, (2021), Oslo, Norway.

Bernard, L., Raina, S., Taylor, B., Kaza, S. (2021). Minimizing Cognitive Load in Cyber Learning Materials – An Eye Tracking Study. ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448018.3458617

Ngwum,N., Raina, S., Onwujekwe, G., Taylor, B., Kaza, S. A Model for Security Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A Case Study on a Cybersecurity Curriculum Library. In the Journal of The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. Vol. 7 No. 1(2020).

Ngwum, N., Raina, S., Onwujekwe, G., Taylor, B., Kaza, S. Security Evaluation of Digital Libraries. Conference Proceedings Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2020), Virtual Conference.

Ngwum, N., Raina, S., Aguon, S., Kaza, S. A Model for Security Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A Case Study on a Cybersecurity Curriculum Library. Conference Proceedings 23rd Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE 2019), Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Bernard, L., Raina, S., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Using Eye-Tracking to Examine Students’ Ability to Apply Secure Coding Principles in Writing Code. Courses. 22nd Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE 2018, Poster).

Raina, S., Bernard, L., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Using Eye-tracking to Investigate Content Skipping: A Study on Learning Modules in Cybersecurity. IEEE ISI, (2016), Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Raina, S., Kaza, S., and Taylor, B. Security Injections 2.0: Increasing Ability to Apply Secure Coding Knowledge using Segmented and Interactive Modules in CS0. SIGCSE, (2016), Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Raina, S., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Security Injections 2.0: Increasing Engagement and Faculty Adoption using Enhanced Secure Coding Modules for Lower-level Programming Courses Proceedings of the Ninth World Conference on Information Security Education, (2015), Hamburg, Germany.

Raina, S., Kaza, S., and Taylor, B. Segmented and Interactive Modules for Teaching Secure Coding: A Pilot Study. International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training, (2014), Washington DC, USA.

Raina, S., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Cyber4All: Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness, Knowledge Retention and Engagement using Enhanced Security Injection Modules in Computer Literacy Courses. 19th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE 2015, Poster), Las Vegas, USA.

Taylor, B., Dudley, A., Santoro, M., and Raina, S. Secure Programming Logic Aimed at Students in High School. 19th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE 2015, Poster), Las Vegas, USA.

Raina, S., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Security Injections 2.0: Using Segmentation, Instant-feedback, and Auto-grading to Enhance Secure Coding Modules for Lower-level Programming Courses. SIGCSE, (2015), Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Raina, S., Taylor, B., and Kaza, S. Interactive E-Learning Modules for Teaching Secure Coding: A Pilot Study. SIGCSE, (2014, Poster), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Grants:

Raina, Sagar., Sub-PI, “The Cybersecurity Labs and Resource Knowledge-base (CLARK) – A prototype” funded by- National Security Agency/Towson University, $14,893, 2018-19. PTE Federal Award No: H98230-17-1-0405, Sub-award No: 33/Project#: 5040534/ PO#: 8451