Our People

The TU Cyber Center engages faculty from across the university, active in cybersecurity-related research, teaching, outreach and innovation.

Director, Staff and Cyber Fellows

Blair Taylor

Director

Email

btaylor@towson.edu

Learn more about Blair Taylor’s scholarly work and research HERE.

Marcy Krawczyk

Operations Coordinator

Email

mkrawczyk@towson.edu

Willie Sanders

Cyber Fellow: Mock SOC

Email

wsanders@towson.edu

Dr. Sanders furthers the mission of the Cyber4All Center by focusing on the implementation, execution, monitoring and control of the Mock Security Operation Center (SOC). Learn more about Professor Willie Sander’s scholarly work and research HERE.

Natalie Scala

Cyber Fellow: Secure Elections

Email

nscala@towson.edu

Dr. Scala and the Empowering Secure Elections research team at Towson University is committed to non-partisan academic research that increases the security of U.S. elections and ensures the integrity of votes from the moment they are cast to the moment they are counted. Learn more about Professor Natalie Scala's scholarly work and research HERE.

Mike O'Leary

Cyber Fellow: Cyber Defense Team

Email

moleary@towson.edu

Dr. O'Leary's contrinution as a cyber fellow includes leading the cyber defense team, spearheading a comprehensive review and update of the cybersecurity programs, and supporting the NSA CAE Cyber Ops re-designation effort. Learn more about Professor Mike O'Leary’s scholarly work and research HERE.

TU Faculty with Cyber Expertise

Faculty	Department
James Braman	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Cheryl Brown, M.S.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Joseph Clark, Ph.D.	Department of Political Science
Suat Cubukcu	Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Joshua Dehlinger, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Lin Deng, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Pallavi Guha, Ph.D.	Journalism and New Media Unit
Yifan Guo	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Jeffrey Hanson	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Scott Hilberg, Ed.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Alex Hornberger	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Jal Irani, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Ramesh Karne, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Sidd Kaza, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Tina Kelleher	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Alexei Kolesnikov, Ph.D.	Department of Mathematics
Wassila Lalouani	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Weixian Liao, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Michael McGuire, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Nathan McNew, Ph.D.	Department of Mathematics
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld, Ph.D.	Department of Health Sciences
Nam Nguyen, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Michael O'Leary, Ph.D.	Department of Mathematics
Janet Oren, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Jinie Pak, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Willie Sanders, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Natalie Scala, Ph.D.	Department of Business Analytics and Technology Management
Mary Stapleton	TU Center for STEM Excellence
Mona Tavakolan, D.Sc.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Qianlong Wang, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Alex Wijesinha, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Lowell Wilson	Department of Marketing
Wei Yu, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Marius Zimand, Ph.D.	Department of Computer and Information Sciences