ScholarshipforWomenStudyingInformationSecurity (SWSIS)

Awardsfor2017-18AcademicYear

JeremyEpsteinAppliedComputerSecurityAssociates,Inc.

WhatisACSA?• Non-profitsponsorofACSAC,NSPW,andothersecurityworkshops• Runbyaboardof14unpaidmembers

MarshallAbrams,TheMITRECorporation(Founder)DavidBalenson,SRIInternationalMattBishop,UCDavisGabrielaCiocarlie,SRIInternationalJeremyEpstein,NationalScienceFoundationDanielFaigin,TheAerospaceCorporation(Secretary)CarrieGatesAnnMarmor-Squires,TheSq Group(VP)CharliePayne,Adventium LabsHarveyRubinovitz,MITRE(Treasurer)SteveSchwab,USCISICristinaSerban,AT&TSecurityResearchCenter (President)RobertZakon,Zakon GroupLLCMaryEllenZurko,MITLincolnLaboratory

• Moreinfoatwww.appliedcomputersecurity.org

ACSAMission

TheAppliedComputerSecurityAssociates(ACSA)isanon-profitassociationofcomputersecurityprofessionalswhohaveacommongoalofimprovingtheunderstanding,theory,andpracticeofcomputersecurity.Tothisend,ACSAsupportsanumberofactivities,allofwhichservethegoalofimprovingthecomputersecurityfield.

TheSWSISProgram• Goalistoencouragewomenstudying

informationsecurity• Scholarshipsupto$10Kforwomenin

junior/senioryearormastersprogram• Renewablegivensatisfactoryprogress• Focusonanyaspectofinformationsecurity• Applicantreview/selectionbyCRACommitteeon

theStatusofWomeninComputingResearch(CRA-W)

• Co-fundingbyHewlettPackardEnterprise$250K• Co-fundingbySymantec$75K

Newfor2017-18:RebeccaGurleyBaceMemorialScholarship

• InmemoryofBeckyBace,mentor,inventor,andentrepreneur,andlong-timeACSACattendee

• FirstscholarshiptoKimberlyRuth,UniversityofWashington

• Contributionsaccepted:seewww.swsis.org ortalktoanACSAboardmember

Who?• TheACSASWSISTeam

– JeremyEpstein,NationalScienceFoundation,chair

– AnnMarmor-Squires,TheSq Group– CristinaSerban,AT&T– MaryEllenZurko,MITLincolnLabs

• TheCRA-WTeam– RebeccaWright,Rutgers(chair)– TerryBenzel,Universityof

SouthernCalifornia– MarinaBlanton,Universityat

Buffalo– DianaBurley,GeorgeWashington

University– MelissaChase,Microsoft– Tadayoshi Kohno,Universityof

Washington– DanielaOliveira,Universityof

Florida– ZacharyPeterson,CalPoly,SanLuis

Obispo– Bhavani Thuraisingham,University

ofTexasatDallas

2017-18results• About75completesubmissions• 15SWSISScholarsfrom(italics

areatACSAC):– MadeleineBarowsky,Wellesley

College– CelineIrvene,GeorgiaInstituteof

Technology– CatherineMcLean,Northeastern

University– KimberlyRuth,Universityof

Washington– BrookeBullek,Bucknell University– RobinBurkett,GeorgeMason

University– AngelaRice,WGUWashington

– CarolineCox,WashingtonCollege– NicolePrice,NewMexicoState

University– ScarlettLevine,StateUniversityof

NewYorkatAlbany– IvyOeltjenbruns,DakotaState

University– YinMei,NYUTandon Schoolof

Engineering– VictoriaMondragon,AlbanyState

University– HannahKabir,StateUniversityof

NewYorkatAlbany– LoanHanlon,Universityof

MarylandUniversityCollege

IntroducingMadeleineBarowsky• Education:B.S.CS&Math,WellesleyCollege,

Dec2017• Interests:Cryptography&privacy,especiallyat

theirintersectionofprivacy-preservingtechnologieslikesecuremultipartycomputation(MPC)anddifferentialprivacy

• AfterBachelors:Traveling,thentoindustryonasecurityteam;gradschoolinthefuture

• Hobbies:Fencingandcooking!

IntroducingNicolePrice• Education:SenioratNewMexicoStateUniversity(NMSU),LasCrusesNM

• Interestareas:programmingandsoftwaredefinednetworking,bringingmoresoftwareengineeringtocybersecurity

• AfterBachelors:Graduatingthisweek,startingonMS@NMSU

• Hobbies:math,music,andbeinginthemountains

IntroducingCelineIrvene

• Education:2ndyeargraduatestudentatGeorgiaTech–graduatingthismonth!

• Interestareas:IoTdevicesecurityandCPSsecurity

• AfterMasters:StartingonaPhDinECEatGeorgiaTech

IntroducingIvyOeltjenbruns• Education:BSCyberOperations/CyberForensics,Dec2018@DakotaStateUniversity

• AfterBachelors:PursueMSinAppliedComputerScienceatDSU

IntroducingRobinBurkett

• Education:MSComputerForensics,May2018@GeorgeMasonUniversity

• Afterdegree:Applyskillsincurrentjob

• Hobbies:photography,especiallyofanimals,andenjoytraveling

IntroducingScarlettLevine• Education:B.S.DigitalForensics@UniversityatAlbany,May2019

• Interestareas:Digitalforensics• AfterBachelors:“planongettingafluffywhitepuppytokeepmecompanywhileIfindacomputerforensicscareerworkingforthegovernmentorprivatesector”

IntroducingVictoriaMondragon• Education:BS@theUniversityatAlbany,May2018

• Interestareas:Forensics,law,cybersecurity,criminaljustice

• AfterBachelors:Jobwithinaforensicsand/orlawenforcementagency

• Hobbies:RecipientoftheUniversityatAlbany'sSpellmanaward- maintainingthehighestGPAofallfemalesofethnicminorityattheuniversity

IntroducingHannahKabir• Education:MSinCybersecurity@Johns

Hopkins,fall2020• Interestareas:Networksecurityandethical

hacking• Employment:Cybersecurityanalystat

KeyBank• Futureplans:Eventuallybeacybersecurity

consultant• Honors:Duringlastundergraduate

semesteratUniversityatAlbany,wonthePresident’sAwardforLeadership– AdaCraigWalkerAwardforbeingawomanwho“injudgmentofthefacultybesttypifiestheidealsoftheUniversity.”

• Hobbies:CookingelaboratedessertsandhikingintheAdirondacks

IntroducingCatherineMcLean• Education:BSCSwithconcentrationin

cyberoperations,NortheasternUniv,May2019– Teachingassistantforintroprogramming

class– Passionateaboutsupportingnext

generationofwomeninsecurity• Interestareas:Emulationdevelopment

andvulnerabilityresearch• AfterBachelors:PursueMSCS• Internships:CyberEngineerata

governmentdefensecontractor(Raytheon)inMaryland(twice)

Whatcanyoudo?

• ApplytobeaSWSISScholar• Spreadthewordabouttheprogram• Encourageyouremployertoco-fund• Mentor/recruitourSWSISScholars

2018-19program

• ApplicationsacceptedDec4 2017-Feb12018• Moreinfooneligibilityandapplicationsat

• ThankyoutoHPE,SymantecandCRA-W!