
NC State University was selected by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as one of the first 23 National Centers
of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research (
CAE-R).
The CAE-R program recognizes schools that foster an Information Assurance (IA)
research focus in curriculum and labs. It establishes a process that will
present opportunities for IA research centers to drill deeper into solutions to
securing the global information grid and also provide NSA, DHS and other
federal agencies insight into the academic IA programs that can support
advanced academic research and development. These agencies recognize the need
for robust IA technology, policy, and practices in order to enable the nation
to prevent or respond to a catastrophic event. NC State, one of only two
universities from the state of North Carolina to receive the
CAE-R
distinction, will hold this designation from 2008 to 2019 (renewed in
2014). CAE-R universities are eligible for scholarships and grants through
both the Federal and Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship
Programs. The designation can lead to many opportunities for advanced research
in the field, and it is a testament to the outstanding IA research already
being conducted at NC State, and in particular, within the Department of
Computer Science.