Faculty Profiles

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Department: Cybersecurity and Information Technology
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 232
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Dr. Amitabh Mishra, an Associate Professor, has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

• 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.

• 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.

• Department: Cyber/IT
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 330

Dr. Ramezanzadehmoghadam (Taeb) received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in 2024. Her research interests lie at the intersection of generative AI and large language models with cybersecurity, machine learning, and human-computer interaction.