Hamilton's computer science department recently received a grant award from Microsoft Corporation's research division. The title of the funded grant proposal is "Using Phoenix in Computer Security Curricula."
The funding supports the development of one of a series of courses in computer security and specifically in anti-virus techniques and principles. The goal is to disseminate expertise in computer security, at the curricular level, across a wide range of educational institutions. The courses will be developed and taught at Hamilton, the University of Virginia and Virginia State University. Subsequently the materials will be distributed nationally. Through its External Research & Programs Group, the division that allocates this funding, Microsoft supports basic research and curriculum innovation across the computer science discipline. The entire grant is just under $150,000 of which Hamilton will receive just over $30,000. Some of these funds will be used to establish a 10-workstation computer security laboratory.
The department is also planning to develop several other courses related to computer security designed to appeal to a more diverse student audience than traditional computer sciences courses do. "Introduction to Computer Systems Security," a course for non-majors, will be a broad survey course that will provide background information on computer security issues for future leaders, including those who will shape public technology policy, to understand the nature of security threats and how they can be expected to evolve in the future.
The funding supports the development of one of a series of courses in computer security and specifically in anti-virus techniques and principles. The goal is to disseminate expertise in computer security, at the curricular level, across a wide range of educational institutions. The courses will be developed and taught at Hamilton, the University of Virginia and Virginia State University. Subsequently the materials will be distributed nationally. Through its External Research & Programs Group, the division that allocates this funding, Microsoft supports basic research and curriculum innovation across the computer science discipline. The entire grant is just under $150,000 of which Hamilton will receive just over $30,000. Some of these funds will be used to establish a 10-workstation computer security laboratory.
The department is also planning to develop several other courses related to computer security designed to appeal to a more diverse student audience than traditional computer sciences courses do. "Introduction to Computer Systems Security," a course for non-majors, will be a broad survey course that will provide background information on computer security issues for future leaders, including those who will shape public technology policy, to understand the nature of security threats and how they can be expected to evolve in the future.
