Cybersecurity in Emerging Engineering Systems, Undergraduate Certificate

Cybersecurity courses (choose at least two courses)

In the first focus area, students are expected to study the essence of cybersecurity and the available tools to secure systems. Students seeking this certificate are required to choose at least two courses from the list below, with at least one from:

1. ECE 1155 - INFORMATION SECURITY  
2. INFSCI 1049 / INFSCI 2149 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY  
3. INFSCI 1600 - SECURITY AND PRIVACY   
4. LAW 5623 - CYBER POLICY, CRIME & NATIONAL SECURITY  

• ECE 1155 - INFORMATION SECURITY
• ECE 2156 - ADVANCED INFORMATION SECURITY
• INFSCI 1049 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY
• INFSCI 1670 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER FORENSICS
• LAW 5623 - CYBER POLICY, CRIME & NATIONAL SECURITY
• CMPINF 1205 - COMPARATIVE DIGITAL PRIVACIES
• CS 1653 - APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY
• CS 1657 - PRIVACY IN THE ELECTRONIC SOCIETY
• INFSCI 1600 - SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 1620 - ADVANCED SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 2170 - CRYPTOGRAPHY
• INFSCI 2621 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER FORENSICS
• MATH 1025 - INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL CRYPTOGRAPHY
• TELCOM 2813 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER FORENSICS
• TELCOM 2820 - CRYPTOGRAPHY

Systems courses (choose one)

Students will explore emerging technologies in various engineering domains in the second focus area. No one solution fits all in cybersecurity since every system is unique (e.g., in vulnerabilities, requirements, tools, and criticality). The second focus area will elaborate on system needs in one or more engineering contexts. Students seeking this certificate should complete one course from the list below.

• ECE 1150 - COMPUTER NETWORKS
• ECE 1188 - CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
• ECE 1675 - ROBOTIC CONTROL
• ECE 1710 - POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SMART GRIDS
• ECE 1773 - POWER GENERATION, OPERATION, AND CONTROL
• ECE 1776 - MICROGRID CONCEPTS & DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
• ECE 2776 - MICROGRID CONCEPTS & DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
• ECE 2165 - DEPENDABLE COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• ECE 2680 - ADAPTIVE CONTROL
• ECE 2780 - RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
• ECE 2781 - SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
• ECE 3795 - ADVANCED TOPICS POWER
• BIOENG 1255 - DYNAMIC SYSTEMS: PHYSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
• BIOENG 1351 - BIOSIGNAL ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS
• BIOENG 1680 - BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF CONTROL
• BIOENG 2351 - BIOSIGNAL ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS
• CEE 1412 - INTRODUCTION TO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
• CEE 1710 - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
• CEE 1725 - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• CEE 1730 - HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
• CEE 2410 - WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
• CHE 0400 - REACTIVE PROCESS ENGINEERING
• CHE 0500 - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 1: DYNAMICS AND MODELING
• ENGR 1017 - MANUFACTURING FOR THE FUTURE: FLEXIBLE, GREEN, AND DIGITAL
• ENGR 1702 - NUCLEAR PLANT TECHNOLOGY
• IE 1052 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND ANALYSIS
• IE 1080 - SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS
• IE 1302 - ENGINEERING FOR PROCESS SAFETY
• INFSCI 1640 - WIRELESS NETWORKS
• ME 2046 - DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
• MEMS 1045 - AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
• MEMS 1049 - MECHATRONICS
• MEMS 1081 - SMART MANUFACTURING - KEY TO INNOVATIONS

Artificial Intelligence courses (choose one)

In this focus area, students will learn about artificial intelligence, which provides emerging tools for novel cybersecurity techniques. Students choose one course from the list below.

Note: The special topics course included in the list (ECE 2195 ) should be in artificial intelligence/machine learning.

• ECE 1390 - INTRO TO IMAGE PROCESSING
• ECE 2390 - IMAGE PROCESSING AND COMPUTER VISION
• ECE 1395 - INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING
• ECE 2195 - SPECIAL TOPICS: COMPUTERS
• ECE 2372 - PATTERN RECOGNITION
• ECE 2525 - DETECTION AND ESTIMATION THEORY
• BIOENG 2390 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN BIOENGINEERING
• BIOENG 2525 - APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS
• CEE 1323 - PRACTICAL DATA SCIENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
• CEE 2350 - MACHING LEARNING IN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
• IE 1185 - STOCHASTIC MODELING AND DATA ANALYTICS IN HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ME 2043 - MACHINE LEARNING-BASED METHODS FOR DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
• ME 2063 - DATA-DRIVEN MODELING FOR ENGINEERS

Capstone Experience

At least one three-credit hour project with a focus on cybersecurity is required. The project is expected to combine the three focus areas. For example, a project concentrates on the cybersecurity of one engineering system and applies tools of artificial intelligence to address a cybersecurity problem. Other projects with a cybersecurity focus can also be accepted. The project can be achieved by:

1. a project-based course such as ENGR 2811 - INNOVATING FOR PUBLIC IMPACT  or ME 2812 - HACKING FOR ENERGY . 
2. a senior design project with a major cybersecurity component.
3. a semester-long project, independent study/faculty-guided research project with a major cybersecurity component.
4. an internship or co-op, where the intern’s work focuses on cybersecurity.

Students should prepare a description of the project, approved by the direct project supervisor, and send it to the certificate coordinator to request to have the project counted toward the certificate. The description should explain the cybersecurity aspects of the project.