Cybersecurity Assurance & Policy (CAP) Center
CAP Scholars
Pictured Above: Jose Dominguez - Ph.D. Secure Embedded Systems Candidate
Ph.D. Secure Embedded Systems Candidates
| Name | Expected Graduation |
| Marc Conn | Fall 2029 |
| Jeremiah Conway | Spring 2027 |
| Loic Jephson Djomo Tchuenkou | Spring 2026 |
| Jose Dominguez | Spring 2026 |
| Joy Falaye | Spring 2026 |
| Robert Hill | Fall 2026 |
| Dranel Jiles | Fall 2029 |
| Alemayehu Kassa | Spring 2026 |
| Caroline Kinyanjui | Spring 2026 |
| Dayyan Noble | Spring 2029 |
| Isaiah Moore | Fall 2029 |
| Favour Okonkwo | Spring 2027 |
| Shameer Rao | Spring 2027 |
| Alexander Stoyanov-Roberts | Spring 2027 |
3rd Cohort - Secure Embedded Systems (Fall 2024)
From Left to Right: Dr. Rachida Kone, Dr. Kevin Kornegay (Advisor), Dr. Shelaniece Clash
| Name | Dissertation |
| Dr. Shelaniece Clash | Cyber Reliability Analysis of Autonomous Systems |
| Dr. Rachida Kone | Exploring the Dynamics and Countermeasures of Label-Flipping Attacks in Intrusion Detection Systems |
2nd Cohort - Secure Embedded Systems (Spring 2023)
From Front to Back: Dr. Kevin Kornegay, Dr. Paige Harvey,
Dr. Sean Richardson, Dr. Edmund Smith, Dr. Marcial Tientu.
| Name | Dissertation |
| Dr. Paige Harvey | Tackling the Class Imbalance Problem for Medical Datasets and Undergraduate Student Mentorship |
| Dr. Sean Richardson | LoRaWAN Sensor Network Jamming Detection and Mitigation Using Machine Learning in the Cloud |
| Dr. Edmund Smith | Advanced Encryption Standard in Counter Mode Analysis Using Enhanced Jaffe Method |
| Dr. Marcial Tientu | Advanced Encryption Standard in Counter Mode Electromagnetic Analysis Using Template Attack |
1st Cohort - Secure Embedded Systems (Spring 2022)
From Left to Right: Dr. Khir Henderson, Dr. Otily Toutsop,
Dr. Kevin Kornegay (Advisor), Dr. Tsion Yimer, and Dr. Denzel Hamilton
| Name | Dissertation |
| Dr. Khir Henderson | Designing a Sustainable and Secure Network Security Architecture for the Internet of Things |
| Dr. Otily Toutsop | Internet of Things Platform Security and Countermeasures |
| Dr. Tsion Yimer | Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation for Physical Attacks on Building Automation Control Network (BACnet) Systems |
| Dr. Denzel Hamilton | Exploring Explainable AI for Autonomous Vehicle Assurance |