By Alexis Grace | on October 13, 2021
By Staff Report | The Atlanta Voice
Clark Atlanta University (CAU), Augusta University, and Mississippi State University consortium has been awarded $1.5 cardinal from the Griffiss Institute, a nonprofit endowment and exertion accelerator for the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
The grant volition money the constitution of a virtual institute successful the southeastern United States with the VICEROY programme (Virtual Institute for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ) focused connected the improvement of expertise successful captious cybersecurity skills nether the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. VICEROY volition absorption on the instauration of world programs starring to certifications and cyber-related degrees; make the foundations of cryptography and information science; and beforehand an aboriginal involvement successful cyber careers and cyber talent.
“We are ecstatic astir this grant and the constitution of the virtual institute with the VICEROY programme present astatine Clark Atlanta University. This allows america to proceed our momentum to guarantee our scholars person entree to the champion grooming and opportunities determination are to connection successful the Cyber-Physical Systems space,” said Clark Atlanta University President, George T. French Jr., Ph.D.
“VICEROY volition complement and heighten the Cybersecurity grade programs astatine Clark Atlanta University by bringing caller grooming and internship opportunities for our students and further grow our collaboration with Augusta University and Mississippi State University,” said Dr. Roy George from the Department of Cyber-Physical Systems, CAU’s task pb for the VICEROY consortium.
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