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Research Funding

Funding supports artifact pipelines—systematic production of security architectures, models, frameworks, and tools through the DSRM cycle.

Each funded project is structured around problem spaces identified in industry or critical infrastructure, with planned artifacts, evaluation methods, and target domains defined from the outset. This ensures research outputs are not only publishable, but deployable and operationally relevant.

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Active Grants

$2.4M

Total Funding

3

Research Programs

4

Public Artifacts

ActivePIFeatured
Identity-Centric Security for Cyber-Physical Systems
National Science Foundation

$750,000

2024 - 2027

Developing novel identity and access management frameworks for securing cyber-physical systems in critical infrastructure, with emphasis on operational technology environments.

Outcomes: Framework development, 3 PhD students supported, 5 publications

ActiveCo-PIFeatured
Zero Trust Architecture for Energy Sector
Department of Energy

$1,200,000

2023 - 2026

Collaborative research on implementing Zero Trust principles in energy sector operational technology, including SCADA systems and distributed energy resources.

Outcomes: Pilot deployments at 3 utilities, industry guidelines

Zero TrustEnergySCADA
ActiveIndustry Lead
AI Security Governance Framework
Industry Consortium

$450,000

2024 - 2025

Developing governance frameworks for AI/ML systems in enterprise environments, focusing on identity-scoped access controls and audit requirements.

Outcomes: Governance framework, best practices documentation

AI SecurityGovernanceEnterprise
CompletedPI
Secure Software Development Education
National Science Foundation

$300,000

2021 - 2023

Curriculum development for integrating security-first thinking into software engineering education, with emphasis on identity and access management.

Outcomes: New course modules, textbook chapter, 200+ students trained

EducationSecure SDLCIAM

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