December 6, 2023 –
UC2 held a kick-off workshop for the first two funded grants awarded in partnership with NSA NCAE.
“Managing Cyber Risks to Missions” Dr. Shouhuai Xu, University Colorado Colorado Springs and “Implementing Zero Trust at the Tactical Warfighting Edge” Dr. Prasad Calyam (University of Missouri-Columbia), Rohit Chadha (University of Missouri-Columbia), Vijay Anand (University of Missouri-St. Louis), Reshmi Mitra (Southeast Missouri State University) presented their proposals and plans to develop work over the coming year.
UC2 invited key program managers from across the DoD research enterprise, including Dr. David Montgomery, Director of OSD Minerva Basic Research; Joshua Church, DARPA SETA for Cyber Agents for Security Testing and Learning Environments (CASTLE); and Kedar Pavgi, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) Program Manager. Their programs, much like UC2, emphasize collaboration and partnership, offering new insights into accessing the DoD's toughest challenges.