M. Hossain Heydari, Ph.D.

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Professor, Computer Science

Director, Graduate Information Security Program

Recently Funded Grants

Florian Buchholz (PI) and M. Hossain Heydari (co-PI), “Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service, National Science Foundation”, $2.3 Million, 2012-2016.This grant supports full ride scholarship for 4 cohorts of graduate and undergraduate students.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Xunhua Wang, "A Cyber Defense Boot Camp for High School Technology Teachers”, NSF/NSA GenCyber Program, $99,181, May 2016 - April 2017.

M. Hossain Heydari (Co-PI), Brett Tjaden (PI), and Xunhua Wang, "CyberPatriot Coach’s Boot Camp for High School Technology Teachers”, NSF/NSA GenCyber Program, $92,791, May 2016 - April 2017.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Xunhua Wang, "Cyber Defense Boot Camp for Virginia High School Technology Teachers”, Virginia Department of Education, $100,000, May 2015 - April 2016.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Xunhua Wang, "A Cyber Defense Boot Camp for High School Technology Teachers”, NSF GenCyber Program, $99,990, May 2015 - April 2016.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Xunhua Wang, Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) - FY 13, $71,403.00, Sep. 2013 - Sep. 2014.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Xunhua Wang, "A Cyber Defense Boot Camp for High School Technology Teachers", Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) - FY 12, $141,292, Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2013.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program, $34,574, August 2011 - Oct. 2012.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), Brett Tjaden, and Florian Buchholz, Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), $31,600, Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2011.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance scholarship (DoD/IAS)”, professional development and program development, $31,350, 2010 - 2011.

Brett Tjaden (PI) and M. Hossain Heydari, "A Cyber Defense Competition for Recruiting Under-Represented Students into STEM Programs", Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, $24,456, April 2009 - Oct. 2009.

Brett Tjaden and M. Hossain Heydari, "Hosting a Cyber Defense Competition", Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, $35,971, April 2008 - Sep. 2008.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, June 2010 – Nov. 2010.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2011.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and program development”, DoD, $86,832, Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2010.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2010.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and program development”, DoD, $73,341, 2008- 2009.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, 2008 - 2009.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and program development”, DoD, $56,321, Sep. 2007- Sep. 2008.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, June 08 – Nov. 08.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $15,000, Sep. 2007 - Sep. 2008.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $12,000, Sep. 2005 - Sep. 2006.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and program development”, DoD, $51,819, Sep. 2004- Sep. 2005.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $10,000, Sep. 2004 - Sep. 2005.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and program development”, DoD, $39,570, Sep. 2003 - Sep. 2004.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “New Security Paradigm Workshop travel fund”, National Security Agency, $10,000, Sep. 2003 - Sep. 2004.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship (DoD/IAS) Grant, professional development and Information Security program development”, DoD, $105,000, Sep. 2002 - Sep. 2003.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Department of Defense Information Assurance Program Initiation Grant, professional development and to develop/upgrade undergraduate and graduate Information Security courses”, DoD, $49,000, Sep. 2001 – Sep. 2002.

M. Hossain Heydari and M. Eltoweissy, “Equipment grant, worth around $400,000, acquired/helped acquire equipment for our Telecommunication labs including ATM Switches from Cabletron, Network Data Analyzer, a number of Routers, a number of Switches and Hubs, and bundles of Software”, 2001-2002

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), M. Eltoweissy, and Ming Ivory, “Establishing Center for Applications and Research in Telecommunications”, Virginia's Center for Innovation Technology, $75,000, Dec. 2000 - Nov. 2001.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI), “Security and Legal Issues in Collaborative Work Environments”, Naval Sea Systems Command, $12,000, Sep. 2000 - April 2001.

M. Hossain Heydari (PI) and Steve Greenwald, “Covert Channel communication”, Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance, $27,225, Sept. 2005.