Excellence in Research Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Largest Urban Research University in Virginia Founded 1838/1968 Located in Richmond, Virginia 222 degree programs Sponsored research funding: $270 million/year 32,000 Students (about 20% graduate + 80% undergraduate) Faculty: 2,170 full-time, 1,143 part-time (adjunct) 17:1 student-faculty ratio Primarily full-time students 42% Male, 57% Female Virginia Commonwealth University Facts about the School of Engineering Founded in 1996 via a public/private partnership Diverse student population Conducts research that makes a positive difference in our community and human kind Students 500 Graduate students Undergraduate students Faculty Materials Science Systems Engineering Interdisciplinary Centers of Research Excellence 7 Funded Research $4.1M/y $12M/y $20M/y (Goal) 8 Examples of Research Projects Cyber Security and Unmanned Systems NSF Improving the efficiency of wireless sensor network using principles of genomic robustness Network Slicing for Emergency Communications New Privacy Preserving Architecture for Security Monitoring in Cloud Computing Secure and Resilient Channel Allocation in Multi-Radio Wireless Networks Towards Agile and Trustworthy Cloud Computing DoD Application and Integration of Advanced System Modeling and Attack Tree Modeling Tools for Prioritizing Selection of Cybersecurity Solutions BA Tube Launched UAV with Glide to Hover Transition Autonomous Glide Away Sonobuoy 9 Thank You