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Faculty Profiles

Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology faculty contact and bio information.

Meng Yu
Dr. Meng Yu
Position: Department Chair
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 228

Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Nanjing University in China and his research interests include AI for security, trustworthy AI, systems security, cloud computing security, and privacy.

Tony Al-Abed
Tony Al-Abed
Position: Lecturer
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 439

Tony Al-Abed is a lecturer for the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology.

Mohammad Alzoubi
Dr. Mahd Alzoubi
Position: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4. Room 436B

Dr. Alzoubi is a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology.

Caroline Sangeetha John
Dr. Caroline Sangeetha John
Position: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 442

Dr. Caroline John earned her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in the city of Huntsville.

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Dr. Ezhil Kalaimannan
Position: Associate Professor
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 444

Dr. Ezhil Kalaimannan, an Associate Professor, conducts research in the wide areas of digital forensics and cyber security.

Dustin Mink
Dr. Dustin Mink
Position: Research Faculty
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Remote

Dr. Dustin Mink is a Research Faculty in the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology, Cyber Range Lab Manager and Big Data Platform Lab Manager at the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.

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Dr. Amitabh Mishra
Position: Associate Professor
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 232
  • Personal UWF Website

Dr. Amitabh Mishra, an Associate Professor, has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

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Dr. Lakshmi Prayaga
Position: Associate Professor
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 4, Room 437

Dr. Lakshmi Prayaga, an Associate Professor, conducts research that focuses on applications for technology in education, management and training.

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Dr. Dallas Snider
Position: Professor and UWF Vice Provost
  • Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
  • Office Location:  Building 10

Dr. Dallas Snider is a Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology as well as serves as the UWF Vice Provost. He researches data mining and data analytics techniques to improve knowledge discovery in the health, energy and national defense domains.

Adjunct Faculty

Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology adjunct faculty contact information.

Hamsa Suri

Pranay Suri