Research Projects

Interested in Research ?

The Cyber Center faculty and students work with industry, government and academic partners on research and special projects. The center’s current research focus areas include:

  • Emerging Technologies including Big Data, AI and Cloud
  • Social Engineering, Misinformation, Policy and Privacy
  • Cyber Workforce Development and STEM Participation 
  • National Intelligence and Critical Industries 
  • Risk Management & Business Continuity

What are the center’s current research grants ?

  • Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Cybersecurity Impact
  • NCAE-C Cybersecurity Capacity Building
  • NCAE-C Research ‘Maximizing Cybersecurity Training Impact’
  • Intelligence Community (IC) Scholars Grants

What skills and experience can you develop ?

Students involved in research can develop the following skills:

  • Proposal Development and Grant Acquisition
  • Technical Analysis and Writting
  • Industry Expertise
  • Grant Program Management

Contact CERC@howard.edu for more information on Cyber Center research projects.

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Recent Publications

Bagozzi, B.E., Goel, R., Lugo-De-Fabritz, B., Knickmeier-Cummings, K., & Balasubramanian, K. (2024). A Framework for Enhancing Social Media Misinformation Detection with Topical-Tactics. Digital Threats: Research and Practice.

Bagozzi, Benjamin and Goel, Rajni and Balasubramanian, Karthik and Parker, Chris, State-Linked Misinformation in the Time of Covid-19: A Look at Iran. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4477333 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4477333

Bansal, C., Pandey, K., Goel, R., & Sharma, A. (2024). Analysis of barriers to AI banking chatbot adoption in India: An ISM and MICMAC approach, Issues in Information Systems Volume 25, Issue 4 pp. 417-441.

Verma, I., Kumar, D., & Goel, R. (2024). Testing Strategies for Software Systems using Cognitive Computing. 2024 International Conference on Electrical Electronics and Computing Technologies (ICEECT), 1, 1-9.

Verma, I., Kumar, D., & Goel, R. (2023). Implementation and Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Software Testing. 2023 6th International Conference on Information Systems and Computer Networks (ISCON), 1-9.

Erkan-Barlow, A., Ngo, T., Goel, R., & Streeter, D. W. (2023). An in-depth analysis of the impact of cyberattacks on the profitability of commercial banks in the United States. Journal of Global Business Insights, 8(2), 120-135. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2640-6489.8.2.1246