2014 PCAP Student Summer Research Program

The PCAP Student Summer Research Program provides an opportunity for community college students to join a cybersecurity-related research team at Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. The purpose of this program is to connect community college students with Pace faculty through research experience in cybersecurity. Each student will be paired with a research team for a period of one month. The research teams will focus on one of the following areas: biometrics, web application security, and mobile forensics.

Students who are currently enrolled in a two-year college program are eligible to apply for this program. Accepted students will be invited to visit Pace and to meet the research teams during the month of May. Throughout May, each student will work with his/her research team on a specific assignment. The project will involve 4 to 6 working meetings on the Pace campus, as well as independent work with advisement from faculty in the student’s respective research team. The student is expected to produce a research project report at the end of the summer research program.

Program Information:

Estimated number of students selected: 3-4

Stipend: $500

Project meeting dates: 4 to 6 on-site Pace visits and electronic communications between May 15st and June 15th.

Location: either Pace New York or Pleasantville campus

Submission: Application forms are submitted via email to Dr. Li-Chiou Chen ()

Application due date: May 1st, 2014

Notification of acceptance: May 7th, 2014

Contact Information:

Li-Chiou Chen, Associate Professor, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems

Email: Phone: (914) 773-3907

Andreea Cotoranu, Assistant Director, Seidenberg CyberSecurity Institute

Email: Phone: (914) 773-3193

Pace Cybersecurity Academic Partnership (PCAP) is supported by the National Science Foundation Scholarship for Service Program and the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program, and the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems of Pace University. PCAP aims to establish a pipeline of candidates for Pace’s cybersecurity program through collaboration with two-year colleges, and to contribute Pace’s cybersecurity education and research experiences to student activities and faculty development in partner colleges.

PCAP Student Summer Research Program Application Form

DUE May 1st, 2014

Name
Email
Phone
College
Degree Program
Expected Graduation Date of Current Degree
GPA
Research Team Preference / Rank from 1 to 3 your preference for the following areas
(1 being “very interested”)
( ) Mobile Forensics
( ) Web Application Security
( ) Biometrics
A brief statement as to why you should be accepted into the summer research program.
(200 to 300 words)