School of Computing and Information Sciences

Dr. Prem Uppuluri (Director of the Center and Professor. Point of Contact, NSA CAE – CDE (2016 – 2021))

Dr. Prem Uppuluri is a Professor at Radford University, Director of the Center for Information Security and the Coordinator of Cybersecurity Curriculum for the IMPACT program at Radford University. He led the development of the Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, the Competency Based Cybersecurity Certificate for the IMPACT program,  the Cyber Defense Club, the RUSecure? CTF contest and got Radford designated as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.  Dr. Uppuluri sits on multiple panels including the NIST sponsored National K12 Cybersecurity Conference, NIST sponsored National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Working Group,  the Virginia Department of Education Cybersecurity in Trade and Industrial Education Business advisory committee (2016/2017) and the NIST National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education K12 Working group. His research is funded by external grants that have totaled over $1.5 million from the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Uppuluri was awarded the ARTIS Outstanding Faculty Award for Research and Service 2011 and College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award 2014.

Dr. Jeff Pittges
(Graduate Program Coordinator and Professor
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Dr. Pittges has more than 25 years of experience with data warehousing and business intelligence, including 20 years as a software developer, software architect and business executive at Oracle, Nortel, Red Brick Systems and four Silicon Valley startups. A recipient of the College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award, Dr. Pittges has been instrumental to the School of Computing and Information Sciences growth into a regional educational leader in data management and analytics.

Dr. Joe Chase (Director of RUSecure CTF contest and Professor)

Dr. J. D. Chase is a Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Radford University. Dr. Chase has served in a variety of capacities within the University including Director of the School of Computing and Information Sciences, Chair of the School of Computing and Information Sciences, Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology, and Dean of the College of Science and Technology.

Dr. Chase received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in 1994 with a specialty in Human-Computer Interaction. Professor Chase's current areas of specialization include Computer Science Education, Cyber-Security Education, Software Engineering, and Human-Computer Interaction. He regularly teaches courses in Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms as well as Game Development. Professor Chase is an author of multiple textbooks with Addison-Wesley/Pearson Publishing, is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), Phi Kappa Phi (PKP), Gamma Beta Phi (GBP), and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK). He is also active in the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).

Dr. Amar Patra (Professor)