Network and
Information Security
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
eecs.cua.edu
For more information on the concentration, please contact
Yi Yang, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
School of Engineering
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC 20064
yangy@cua.edu (Email)
faculty.cua.edu/yangy (Web)
202-319-4765 (Phone)
202-319-5195 (Fax)
Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
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School of Engineering
The Catholic University of America admits students of any race, color,
national or ethnic origin, sex, age, or disability.
Ongoing Faculty Research
Selected Faculty Publications
Close faculty/student interaction characterizes study at CUA’s School of
Engineering. Working with faculty, students in the network and information
security concentration can delve more deeply into security, privacy, and
trust issues in:
“Building a trust-aware dynamic routing solution for wireless sensor networks,”
5th IEEE International Workshop on Heterogeneous, Multi-Hop, Wireless
and Mobile Networks, 2010.
• Wireless Networks
• Online Social Networks
• Cloud Computing
• Smart Grid
“Secure trust metadata management for mobile ad-hoc networks,” 8th
International Conference on Information Systems Security, 2012.
“Sensor source location privacy based on random perturbations,” 8th
IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking,
Applications and Worksharing, 2012.
Why Network and Information Security?
“Towards statistically strong source anonymity for sensor networks,” ACM
Transactions on Sensor Networks, 2013.
As businesses, government offices, and nonprofit organizations have
come to rely on highly sensitive, proprietary data, online and computerspecific security takes on an increasingly vital role. As a result, those with
knowledge and experience in building, maintaining, and defending
networks are well prepared for job opportunities in the field.
Students who complete the concentration in network and information
security at Catholic University will know how to:
• Stop hackers
• Fight against viruses
• Protect computers and networks from attacks
• Anticipate future needs for network security
On-Site Facilities
Wireless Sensor Network Testbed
MicaZ Mote
• Network Security Lab: 313 Pangborn Hall
• 10 Desktop Computers
• 15 MicaZ Motes from Memsic, Inc.
• 12 MTS310 Sensor Boards
Summer Internships
Students can apply for paid summer internships, working closely with faculty
and graduate students in the network and information security concentration.
Applicants for internships should send the following materials via email to
the program director, Yi Yang, Ph.D., yangy@cua.edu.
Core Courses
In addition to individual projects and research work with faculty, students
take the following courses to complete the concentration:
EE/CSC 323: Introduction to Computer Networks
EE/CSC 569: Computer Security and Privacy
EE/CSC 565: Information Security
EE/CSC 526: Network Security
EE/CSC 524: Secure Programming
EE/CSC 581: Cryptography and Steganography
This interdisciplinary concentration started accepting students during
spring 2011 for both Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering majors. Undergraduate students can start
the concentration from as early as their junior year, and graduate students
can also specialize in network and information security.
“Resource-misuse attack detection in delay-tolerant networks,” 30th IEEE
International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, 2011.
• Résumé
• Transcripts
• Letter of intent
• Letter of recommendation attesting to
applicant’s ability to undertake research
Or mail documents to:
Yi Yang, Ph.D.
The Catholic University of America
School of Engieering
314 Pangborn Hall
Washington, DC 20064
Source Location Privacy for Sensor Networks to Protect Endangered Animals