Computer science researcher receives NSF funding to develop new approach to cybersecurity instruction for community colleges
Demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to explode nationwide. Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science in the VCU College of Engineering, has received a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help meet this need by teaching community college students advanced cybersecurity skills.
VCU’s engineering school becomes the VCU College of Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Engineering is now the VCU College of Engineering. This change reflects the college’s increase in programs, research, faculty and student census, and supports its mission to advance a collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial engineering culture.
ECE Innovation Lab “The Garage” Opens
Richmond, VA (November 11, 2016)– On Nov. 4, VCU’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) opened its new Innovation Lab, also known as “The Garage,” a popular makerspace that gives majors 24-7 access to the necessary tools for circuit design and development. John Leonard, Ph.D., the School’s executive associate dean of finance and administration, […]
