UNCW's Cybersecurity Work Force Development in Southeast North Carolina
Watch 'UNCW's Cybersecurity Work Force Development in Southeast North Carolina'
The University of North Carolina Wilmington became a National Security Agency/U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education in 2018.
Hear from the director of UNCW’s Center for Cyber Defense Education about what it means to be a CAE-CDE designated school, the cybersecurity-related activities the CCDE regularly promotes and the UNCW programs designed to create work force-ready graduates for the cybersecurity space.
Related Resources
- UNCW's Cybersecurity Work Force Development Presentation Slides
- Center for Cyber Defense Education's 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Conference
About the Speakers
Ulku Yaylacicegi Clark
Director
Center for Cyber Defense Education
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Ulku Clark is professor of information systems and the director of the Center for Cyber Defense Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Clark's research interests span information communications technologies, telecom policy, information security, IT productivity, health care IT, quality management and innovative education.
She holds a Master of Science in information technology and management and a Ph.D. in management science with management information systems concentration from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Her publications have appeared in various academic journals, such as JMIS, IEEE TEM and IMDS.
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Geoff Stoker
Assistant Professor
Congdon School
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Geoff Stoker is assistant professor in the Congdon School at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Previously, he worked at CYR3CON, a cybersecurity startup harnessing artificial intelligence to provide an attacker-focused approach to predicting and preventing cyberattacks.
He also served more than 24 years in the U.S. Army, including a four-year tour with the 82nd Airborne Division, as the chief information security officer, and 15 months in Afghanistan protecting coalition networks.
His service also included three years teaching as an instructor, assistant professor and course director at the United States Military Academy, West Point.
He earned degrees in computer science from West Point (B.S.), University of Virginia (MCS) and University of Maryland, College Park (Ph.D.).