NSU Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Faculty Viewbook

9 www.scis.nova.edu | BITS AND BYTES - editorial board member, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making - principal investigator, NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education - Disney Marathon finisher in 2012 - licensed paramedic “Security has been a major problem in computer science for decades, and every day brings new challenges in protecting computer networks. The need for innovative research in this area is greater than ever.” James Cannady began working in information security when he was conducting foreign counterintelligence investigations as a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. “As the U.S. military became more reliant on computer systems, foreign governments began attempting to aggressively exploit classified systems for espionage. We had to design the techniques and technologies from scratch.” Since that time, Cannady has conducted research for several U.S. government agencies focusing on the detection of attackers attempting to penetrate critical information infrastructures. Prior to joining GSCIS, Cannady was a senior research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, where he conducted cutting-edge work in information security and founded the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. Research Areas: network intrusion prevention, detection, and response; complexity theory and complex adaptive systems; machine learning; information assurance