C2SR Faculty and Research Staff
Center Director
    
          Prakash Ranganathan 
                      
    
        
              Ph.D.            
                
        
          Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering        
                  
            Specialties: Big Data, Cyber Security, Smart Grids        
        
      - prakash.ranganathan@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4431
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            Upson II Room 366G
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
Core Team
    
          Temp Research Lab (Hrly)        
        
      - jamison.j.jangula@UND.edu
 - 701.777.3368
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            Harrington Hall Room 213
Grand Forks ND 58202-8153 
    
          Grant Preparation Assistant        
        
      - elizabeth.o.west@ndsu.edu
 - 701.777.6712
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            Upson II Room 160N
Grand Forks ND 58202-8153 
Research Associates

Dr. Utku Köse
                                    
                                       Specialties: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical, Intelligent Optimization, Computer Education
                                 - utku.kose@UND.edu
 - Upson II, Room 212
243 Centennial Dr Stop 7165
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165 

Dr. Neena Goveas
                                    
                                       Specialties: Machine Learning on Embedded Devices, Cybersecurity, Wireless Sensor Networks
                                 - neena.goveas@UND.edu
 - Upson II, Room 212
243 Centennial Dr Stop 7165
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165 
Affiliated Faculty
    
          Professor        
        
      - naima.kaabouch@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4460
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            Upson II Room 366D
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Professor        
        
      - h.salehfar@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4432
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            Upson II Room 366J
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    - hassan.reza@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4127
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            Upson II Room 366e
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Assoc. Professor        
        
      - jun.liu@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4982
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            Upson II Room 366H
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Emanuel S. Grant 
                      
    
        
              Ph.D.            
                
        
          Graduate Program Director        
        
      - emanuel.grant@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4133
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            Upson II Room 366m
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Associate Professor        
        
      - jeremiah.bartz@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4600
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            Witmer Hall Room 317
Grand Forks ND 58202-8376 
          Assistant Professor        
        
      - sicong.shao@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4955
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            Tech Accelerator Room 2054
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Jielun Zhang 
                      
    
        
              PhD            
                
        
          Assistant Professor        
        
      - jielun.zhang@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4986
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            Tech Accelerator Room 2053
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Assistant Professor        
        
      - ahmed.abdelhadi@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4013
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            Upson II Room 366N
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Part-time Instructional        
        
      - william.souza@UND.edu
 - 701.777.6489
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            Upson II Room 160
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Assistant Professor        
        
      - diego.fregolent@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4977
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            Tech Accelerator Room 2055
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Assistant Professor        
        
      - ahmed.abdelhadi@UND.edu
 - 701.777.4013
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            Upson II Room 366N
Grand Forks ND 58202-7165 
    
          Instructor of Data Science        
        
      
    
          Advnd CyberInfrastructure Mgr        
        
      - aaron.bergstrom@UND.edu
 - 701.777.2075
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            Chester Fritz Library Room 320A
Grand Forks ND 58202-8399 
    
          ACIREF Sr        
        
      - david.apostal@UND.edu
 - 701.777.6407
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            Computational Rsch Ctr-Chester Fritz Library Room 320B
Grand Forks ND 58202-8399 
External Affiliated Faculty

Dr. Massimiliano Albanese
                                    Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Research, Dept. of Information Sciences
                                       and Technology Associate Director, Center for Secure Information Systems
                                 - Dr. Massimiliano Albanese is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. He serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Secure Information Systems (CSIS), and as the Associate Chair for Research of the Department of Information Sciences and Technology. Dr. Albanese received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 2005 from the University of Naples Federico II, and joined George Mason University in 2011 after serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests are in the area of Information and Network Security, with particular emphasis on Modeling and Detection of Cyber Attacks, Cyber Situational Awareness, Network Hardening, Moving Target Defense, Configuration Security, and Vulnerability Metrics. Dr. Albanese has participated in sponsored projects totaling $12.9M, with a personal share of $3.5M. He holds a U.S. Patent and has co-authored a book and over 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Albanese is one of the three recipients of the 2014 Mason Emerging Researcher/Scholar/Creator Award, one of the most prestigious honors at Mason. He has served on the technical program committee of numerous conferences, and he is a member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Springer International Journal of Information Security, and Elsevier Computer & Security.
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Research Hall, Suite 417
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030, USA