Leadership & Faculty from Coalition Institutions
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Leadership team
Principal Investigator
Assistant Vice President - Digital Transformation Center (DTC)
Education
- PhD, Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- MS, Human Resources and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- BS, Occupational Training and Development, University of Louisville
Experience
Dr. Kerrick is Assistant Vice President Digital Transformation Center at UofL and Department Chair/Faculty at UofL’s College of Human Development. Prior to that, the business school Dean of Bellarmine University. She was the Associate Director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the UofL College of Business (2002-2016) teaching in the MBA, coaching business plan teams and founder of the Entrepreneurship Minor. She is the creator of the community program “VetStart” helping military veterans start businesses and was also named “Small Business Administration (SBA) Military Veteran Business Advocate of the Year”. Before her academic career, she was one of the founding members of a technology firm for 20 years that grew to employ over 300 full time staff in a 5 state region and provided technology training for around 12,000+ students each year. A past “40 Under 40 Business First” recipient she was also named to Business First’s 2017 Hall of Fame. Dr. Kerrick is also a recipient of the 2017 National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Kentucky Hall of Fame award and in 2018 the NAWBO EPIC award. Today’s Woman magazine named her 2018 “Most Admired Woman in Education” and in 2019 Business First named her Enterprising Woman “Mentor of the Year”. She is board chair Louisville Water Company Board of Directors, secretary-NAWBO Foundation board, and board member Junior Achievement Dr. Kerrick is an accredited angel investor who has been quoted in Forbes and has rang the bell at NASDAQ stock exchange twice!
Fun Fact
She is a harmless practical joker!
Co-Principal Investigator
Education
- PhD, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Louisville
- MEng, Engineering Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Louisville
- BS, Engineering Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Louisville
Experience
Dr. Wright has taught in the Information Security concentration of the CIS undergraduate program at the University of Louisville since its inception. He has participated in numerous previous grants related to cybersecurity and curriculum development from the National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense and other grant initiatives from the National Science Foundation and Department of Labor, among others. After the University of Louisville entered into the first of its kind partnership with IBM in 2019, Dr. Wright has helped lead UofL’s Skills Academy initiative. Through this partnership, Dr. Wright has earned the IIBM Cybersecurity Practitioner – Instructor Certificate and the IBM Artificial Intelligence Practitioner – Instructor Certificate.
Fun Fact
Dr. Wright is an avid tennis player and fan. During the pandemic, he finally found time to organize his collection of magic books and memorabilia.
Co-Principal Investigator
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
- B.S. in Computer Science, Alexandria University, 1973
Experience
Adel S. Elmaghraby is the Director of Industrial Research and Innovation and Winnia Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Speed School of Engineering – University of Louisville. He has also held appointments at the Software Engineering Institute – Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He advised over 60 master’s graduates and 30 doctoral graduates. His research contributions and consulting spans the areas of Intelligent Multimedia Systems, Artificial Intelligence, HPC, Cybersecurity, Visualization, and Simulation. His research applications include Smart Cities, Data Analytics, Medical Imaging, Bioinformatics, and Computer-Aided Diagnostics. He is a well-published author, a public speaker, member of editorial boards, and technical reviewer. He is Life Senior Member of IEEE and was recognized for his achievements by several professional organizations including a Golden Core Charter Membership by the IEEE Computer Society at the 50TH-anniversary celebration. Dr. Elmaghraby continued collaborations, mentoring, and scientific contributions have resulted in research funding, international collaboration, and published articles in many prestigious journals.
Fun Fact
Adel grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, and has been living in Louisville since 1982. He loves food and travel.
Executive Director of the UofL Digital Transformation Center (DTC) & Senior Project Manager NCAE-CD Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program
Education
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management Institute
- M.S. Master of Science in Human Resources and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- B.S. Criminal Justice & Management, University of Maryland, University College
Experience
Robert has been with the University of Louisville for almost 6 years. Prior to his position as Executive Director of the UofL DTC, he served and the Executive Director and Sr Project Manager for the NCAE-C pathways cybersecurity coalition project, before that he served as the Veteran’s Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations Coordinator (VALLO) which was a department of labor project embedded in the College of Education and Human Development. Before joining UofL, Robert served for 26 years in the United States Army as a Utilities Equipment Repairer, US Army Recruiter, Instructor, and Senior Career Counselor. He spent 13 years of his career overseas in Europe, including three tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his family retired from active duty out of Fort Knox in 2018.
Fun Fact
Robert is married to Maureen, his wife of 25 years, their daughter Emma is a 3rd year law student at the UofL Brandeis School of Law, their son Robert is a recent graduate of the College of Business CIS program (May 2024), and their daughter-in-law, Anna, will graduate from the College of Education (Dec 2024). He enjoys binge watching random shows with his wife and dogs, watching sports, playing golf, and spending time with his children among their various busy schedules.
Project management team
Elena Fortunato-Wright
Program & Operations Manager
Hannah Sadikovic
Program Specialist
Ryo Josephs
IT Support Coordinator
Jeni Beck
Workforce Development Recruiting Manager
Sivabalan Anbarasi Vadivel
Marketing and Communications
Faculty members from coalition institutions
University of Louisville
Education: PharmD, BCGP, FASCP- University of California at Davis
Section of the Project: Block Chain
Faculty Profile
Education
- B.S. in Computational Mathematics, Inner Mongolia University, 1994
- M.S. in Computational Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1999
- Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engr, University of Florida, 2004
Education: PhD Electrical Engineering-University of Wisconsin – Madison
Section of the Project: Co-PI
Faculty Profile
Education: Ph.D. in Operations Research, University of Rome, 2003
Education: PhD-Georgia State University
Section of the Project: Practitioner: Network Security
Faculty Profile
Education: PhD-Georgia State University
Section of the Project: Practitioner: Network Security
Faculty Profile
Education:
- PhD, Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- MS, Human Resources and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- BS, Occupational Training and Development, University of Louisville
Section of the Project: PI
Education: Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Section of the Project: Security Principles
Faculty Profile
Education: J.D.-Louisiana State University
Section of the Project: Explorer Modules
Faculty Profile
Education: Ph.D - Columbia University
Section of the Project: Curriculum Assessment Program Evaluation
Faculty Profile
Education: PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
Section of the Project: Cyber-Threat-Hunting, IoT, & Cryptography
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering, The State University of New York – Buffalo
Section of the Project: Artificial Intelligence
Faculty Profile
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science-Indiana University Bloomington
Section of the Project: Cloud Security-Professional Module
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Education: Masters in Computer Science from James Madison University
Section of the Project: Cyber threat hunting, IoT, and AI
Education: MSE- Curriculum and Instruction, Digital Teaching & Learning
Section of the Project: Robotics, Ethics in Robotics
Education: PhD in Computer Science & Engineering
Section of the Project: Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining , Cognitive Computing, &
Robotics
City University of New York
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 1980.
- M.Sc., Electrical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt 1975.
- B.Sc., Electrical Engineering Department., Cairo University, Egypt 1973.
City University of Seattle
Education
- University of Washington
Information Assurance Risk Management Certificate, Cyber SecurityInformation Assurance Risk Management Certificate, Cyber Security - Antioch University Seattle
Master of Arts (M.A.), Whole Systems Design/Organization Systems RenewalMaster of Arts (M.A.), Whole Systems Design/Organization Systems Renewal
Hood College
Education: D.Sc. Computer Science, The George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Louisville
- B.S., Microelectronics, Communication and Computer Engineering Department, Higher Technological Institute, Egypt
Education
- Ph.D. from the Science Faculty, School of Physics at National University of La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina
Kennesaw State University
Education: M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from the University of Colorado, Denver
University of Kentucky
Education
- Post-doctoral, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Scientific Data Mining, 2002-2004
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Electrical Engineering, 2002
- B.S., University of Washington, Computer Engineering (summa cum laude), 1992
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A & M University, 2000
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, National University Of Singapore, 1997
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 1996
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 1993
Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Cheryl A. Purdy
Education: MBA- Morehead State University
Section of the Project: IT Basics, Information Security (OS), Networking, Digital
Forensics, Security Principles and Foundations
Tim Williamson
Education: MS in Business Informatics
Section of the Project: IT Basics, Security Principles & Foundations, Information Security
Dr. Leah Simpson
Education: Ed.D-Morehead State University
Section of the Project: Education Technology & Leadership
Melanie Williamson
Education: B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Instructional System Design, University of Kentucky
Section of the Project: Database Management, Database Security, and Codin
Kentucky State University
Education: Nova Southeastern University, PhD, Information Systems; Morehead State University, MBA, Business Administration; Eastern Kentucky University, MS, Applied Computer Science; University of Kentucky, MS, Computer Science and Engineering
Morehead State University
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt
Murray State University
Education
- Virginia TechVirginia Tech, PhD, EE
- The George Washington University, MS, EE
- University of Florida, BS , EEBS , EE
- SPJC St. Pete, FLSPJC St. Pete, FL, Associate of Arts – AA
University of North Florida
Education: Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering
Section of the Project: Team Lead- Network Foundations Module & Cloud Foundations Module, Network Security Module & Cloud Security Module
Education: Ph.D
Section of the Project: Coding
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering- University of Louisville
Section of the Project: Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining
Education: PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
Section of the Project: Information Security, Blockchain, Cryptography
Northern Kentucky University
Northwest Missouri State University
Education:
- D.B.A. Management; Anderson University
- M.B.A. Management Information System emphasis; Northwest Missouri State University
- B.S. Business Education and Office Information Systems; Northwest Missouri State University