• Additive manufacturing security (Yampolskiy)
  • Artificial intelligence, data science, and machine learning (Baskiyar, Bhattacharya, Chapman, Dozier, Karmaker, Ku, Liu, Narayanan, A. Nguyen, T. Nguyen, Tauritz, Zhou)
  • Assistive technology (Marghitu, Seals)
  • Computer architecture (Baskiyar, Biaz, Chapman, Qin)
  • Computational biology (Bhattacharya)
  • Computing education (Baskiyar, Cross, Hendrix, Marghitu, Narayanan, Seals, Thomas)
  • Cyber- & cyber-physical security, information assurance, and privacy (Chang, Cross, Dozier, Ku, Lim, Shu, Springall, Tauritz, Umphress, Yampolskiy)
  • Databases and data mining (Hendrix, Karmaker, Ku, Lim, Qin, Zhou)
  • Distributed computing (Baskiyar, Biaz, Ku, Qin, Zhou)
  • High performance computing (Baskiyar, Lim, Qin)
  • Human-computer interaction (Narayanan, Seals, Thomas)
  • Information retrieval and natural language processing (Karmaker, A. Nguyen, Qin, Zhou)
  • Modeling and simulation (Liu, Yilmaz)
  • Programming languages and environments (Cross, Hendrix)
  • Real-time and embedded computing (Baskiyar, Qin)
  • Self-organizing and autonomous systems (Biaz, Lim, Yilmaz)
  • Sensor networks (Ku, Lim, Shu)
  • Software engineering (Chang, Cross, Hendrix, T. Nguyen, Umphress, Yilmaz)
  • Software visualization (Cross, Hendrix, Narayanan, Seals)
  • Spectrum and network economics (Shu)
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (Biaz, Chapman)
  • Web application design and development (Marghitu)
  • Wireless and mobile networks and systems (Baskiyar, Biaz, Chapman, Ku, Lim, T. Nguyen, Shu, Umphress)
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McCrary Institute brings together cybersecurity leaders to help prevent attacks against water plants

9/5/25 9:25 AM

The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University hosted a first-of-its-kind summit, on Thursday, Sept. 4, aimed at protecting Alabama's water systems from the increasing threat of cyberattacks.

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Cracking codes, tracking threats: Auburn hosts university’s largest Cyber Fire Puzzles Competition to date

8/29/25 12:50 PM

Participants formed 24 teams to solve challenges modeled after scenarios faced daily by cybersecurity professionals working in critical infrastructure, national security and private industry.
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Three Auburn Engineering students among publication’s top young innovators

8/21/25 8:00 AM

Thomas Lester, Liam Heary and Harrison Ranier have been recognized among the Birmingham Business Journal’s Inno Under 25 honorees.
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McCrary Institute welcomes former secretary of homeland security and national security executive to advisory board

8/19/25 1:25 PM

As board members, Kirsten Nielsen and Auburn alumnus James Hoskins will serve as senior advisors to the Institute, bringing deep experience from the highest echelons of national security and private-sector leadership.

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Professor in CSSE spends summer equipping students, educators with evolving artificial intelligence toolkit

8/1/25 9:30 AM

Cheryl Seals delivered multiple AI-related workshops and presentations at home and abroad as part of a growing effort to equip students, educators and entrepreneurs with the tools and confidence to meaningfully engage with AI.