CReST
Security Education Resources:
- NICE (National Initiative For CyberSecurity Education)
- Security Knitting Kit Project at Tennessee Tech University
- SEED-virtual lab at Syracuse University
- ITSEED at Michigan Technological University
- RAVE – Remotely Accessible Virtualized Environment at University of Alaska Fairbanks
CReST Leaders:
Dr. Ambareen Siraj – Associate Professor, Tennessee Tech University (Lead Principal
Investigator)
Dr. Blair Taylor – Associate Professor, Towson University (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Siddarth Kaza – Associate Professor Towson University (Co-Principal Investigator)
Dr. Sheikh Ghafoor – Associate Professor, Tennessee Tech University (Co-Principal
Investigator)
Dr. Anthony Skjellum – Professor, Auburn University (3rd CReST Workshop Organizer)
Dr. Faisal Kaleem – Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul (2nd
CReST Workshop Organizer)
Dr. Diana Burley – Professor, George Washington University (1st CReST Workshop Organizer)
Dr. Catherine E. Brawner – Research Triangle Educational Consultants (Evaluation Specialist)
Konstantin Menako – Graduate Assistant, Tennessee Tech University
Vance R Trammell – Undergraduate Assistant, Tennessee Tech University
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Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8AM–4:30PM CDT
(931) 372-3519 | ceroc@tntech.edu
Street Address:
Cybersecurity Education, Research and
Outreach Center (CEROC)
Ashraf Islam Engineering Building (AIEB) 238
1021 Stadium Dr.
Cookeville, TN 38501
Mailing Address:
Tennessee Tech University
Cybersecurity Education, Research and
Outreach Center (CEROC)
Campus Box 5134
Cookeville, TN 38505




