Bill Lupton received his Ph.D. in computer science  from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1991). His M.S. and B.S. degrees in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School,  Monterey, California in 1973 and 1972 respectively. He is the 2006 National President of The National Technical Association. The premiere technical professional organization for, architects, educators, engineers, scientist, technologist and technical entrepreneurs of color.

He is the Chairman of the Computer Science Department and Director, Academic Computing Center at Morgan State University (1991 – Present). He also served as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Jackson State University (1987-1991).

His current academic interests are Information Assurance topics in applied cryptology, network security, Database security techniques and software engineering.

Presentation

Maryland Alliance for Information Security and Assurance (MAISA)

Abstract: In 2004, Morgan State University joined with Towson University and a number of other colleges and universities in Maryland to form a group called the Maryland Alliance for Information Security and Assurance, or MAISA.    With a grant from the NSF, MAISA set about to meet four specific objectives in relation to Information Assurance:

• Training faculty workforce in IA education
• Developing IA curriculum for undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in IA for four-year schools
• Developing IA curriculum as concentration in the IT related AA programs for two-year schools
• Preparing to become a center of excellence in IA education

The presentation will focus on Morgan’s involvement with MAISA and our quest to develop both a graduate and undergraduate program in IA.  The main issues discussed will include: faculty training, curriculum development, IA lab development, publications and conferences, assessment of workshops, some of the challenges and opportunities and the future directions of IA at MSU. .