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ScholarshipforWomenStudyingInformationSecurity (SWSIS)
Awardsfor2017-18AcademicYear
JeremyEpsteinAppliedComputerSecurityAssociates,Inc.
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WhatisACSA?• Non-profitsponsorofACSAC,NSPW,andothersecurityworkshops• Runbyaboardof14unpaidmembers
MarshallAbrams,TheMITRECorporation(Founder)DavidBalenson,SRIInternationalMattBishop,UCDavisGabrielaCiocarlie,SRIInternationalJeremyEpstein,NationalScienceFoundationDanielFaigin,TheAerospaceCorporation(Secretary)CarrieGatesAnnMarmor-Squires,TheSq Group(VP)CharliePayne,Adventium LabsHarveyRubinovitz,MITRE(Treasurer)SteveSchwab,USCISICristinaSerban,AT&TSecurityResearchCenter (President)RobertZakon,Zakon GroupLLCMaryEllenZurko,MITLincolnLaboratory
• Moreinfoatwww.appliedcomputersecurity.org
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ACSAMission
TheAppliedComputerSecurityAssociates(ACSA)isanon-profitassociationofcomputersecurityprofessionalswhohaveacommongoalofimprovingtheunderstanding,theory,andpracticeofcomputersecurity.Tothisend,ACSAsupportsanumberofactivities,allofwhichservethegoalofimprovingthecomputersecurityfield.
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TheSWSISProgram• Goalistoencouragewomenstudying
informationsecurity• Scholarshipsupto$10Kforwomenin
junior/senioryearormastersprogram• Renewablegivensatisfactoryprogress• Focusonanyaspectofinformationsecurity• Applicantreview/selectionbyCRACommitteeon
theStatusofWomeninComputingResearch(CRA-W)
• Co-fundingbyHewlettPackardEnterprise$250K• Co-fundingbySymantec$75K
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Newfor2017-18:RebeccaGurleyBaceMemorialScholarship
• InmemoryofBeckyBace,mentor,inventor,andentrepreneur,andlong-timeACSACattendee
• FirstscholarshiptoKimberlyRuth,UniversityofWashington
• Contributionsaccepted:seewww.swsis.org ortalktoanACSAboardmember
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Who?• TheACSASWSISTeam
– JeremyEpstein,NationalScienceFoundation,chair
– AnnMarmor-Squires,TheSq Group– CristinaSerban,AT&T– MaryEllenZurko,MITLincolnLabs
• TheCRA-WTeam– RebeccaWright,Rutgers(chair)– TerryBenzel,Universityof
SouthernCalifornia– MarinaBlanton,Universityat
Buffalo– DianaBurley,GeorgeWashington
University– MelissaChase,Microsoft– Tadayoshi Kohno,Universityof
Washington– DanielaOliveira,Universityof
Florida– ZacharyPeterson,CalPoly,SanLuis
Obispo– Bhavani Thuraisingham,University
ofTexasatDallas
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2017-18results• About75completesubmissions• 15SWSISScholarsfrom(italics
areatACSAC):– MadeleineBarowsky,Wellesley
College– CelineIrvene,GeorgiaInstituteof
Technology– CatherineMcLean,Northeastern
University– KimberlyRuth,Universityof
Washington– BrookeBullek,Bucknell University– RobinBurkett,GeorgeMason
University– AngelaRice,WGUWashington
– CarolineCox,WashingtonCollege– NicolePrice,NewMexicoState
University– ScarlettLevine,StateUniversityof
NewYorkatAlbany– IvyOeltjenbruns,DakotaState
University– YinMei,NYUTandon Schoolof
Engineering– VictoriaMondragon,AlbanyState
University– HannahKabir,StateUniversityof
NewYorkatAlbany– LoanHanlon,Universityof
MarylandUniversityCollege
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IntroducingMadeleineBarowsky• Education:B.S.CS&Math,WellesleyCollege,
Dec2017• Interests:Cryptography&privacy,especiallyat
theirintersectionofprivacy-preservingtechnologieslikesecuremultipartycomputation(MPC)anddifferentialprivacy
• AfterBachelors:Traveling,thentoindustryonasecurityteam;gradschoolinthefuture
• Hobbies:Fencingandcooking!
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IntroducingNicolePrice• Education:SenioratNewMexicoStateUniversity(NMSU),LasCrusesNM
• Interestareas:programmingandsoftwaredefinednetworking,bringingmoresoftwareengineeringtocybersecurity
• AfterBachelors:Graduatingthisweek,startingonMS@NMSU
• Hobbies:math,music,andbeinginthemountains
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IntroducingCelineIrvene
• Education:2ndyeargraduatestudentatGeorgiaTech–graduatingthismonth!
• Interestareas:IoTdevicesecurityandCPSsecurity
• AfterMasters:StartingonaPhDinECEatGeorgiaTech
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IntroducingIvyOeltjenbruns• Education:BSCyberOperations/CyberForensics,Dec2018@DakotaStateUniversity
• AfterBachelors:PursueMSinAppliedComputerScienceatDSU
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IntroducingRobinBurkett
• Education:MSComputerForensics,May2018@GeorgeMasonUniversity
• Afterdegree:Applyskillsincurrentjob
• Hobbies:photography,especiallyofanimals,andenjoytraveling
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IntroducingScarlettLevine• Education:B.S.DigitalForensics@UniversityatAlbany,May2019
• Interestareas:Digitalforensics• AfterBachelors:“planongettingafluffywhitepuppytokeepmecompanywhileIfindacomputerforensicscareerworkingforthegovernmentorprivatesector”
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IntroducingVictoriaMondragon• Education:BS@theUniversityatAlbany,May2018
• Interestareas:Forensics,law,cybersecurity,criminaljustice
• AfterBachelors:Jobwithinaforensicsand/orlawenforcementagency
• Hobbies:RecipientoftheUniversityatAlbany'sSpellmanaward- maintainingthehighestGPAofallfemalesofethnicminorityattheuniversity
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IntroducingHannahKabir• Education:MSinCybersecurity@Johns
Hopkins,fall2020• Interestareas:Networksecurityandethical
hacking• Employment:Cybersecurityanalystat
KeyBank• Futureplans:Eventuallybeacybersecurity
consultant• Honors:Duringlastundergraduate
semesteratUniversityatAlbany,wonthePresident’sAwardforLeadership– AdaCraigWalkerAwardforbeingawomanwho“injudgmentofthefacultybesttypifiestheidealsoftheUniversity.”
• Hobbies:CookingelaboratedessertsandhikingintheAdirondacks
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IntroducingCatherineMcLean• Education:BSCSwithconcentrationin
cyberoperations,NortheasternUniv,May2019– Teachingassistantforintroprogramming
class– Passionateaboutsupportingnext
generationofwomeninsecurity• Interestareas:Emulationdevelopment
andvulnerabilityresearch• AfterBachelors:PursueMSCS• Internships:CyberEngineerata
governmentdefensecontractor(Raytheon)inMaryland(twice)
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Whatcanyoudo?
• ApplytobeaSWSISScholar• Spreadthewordabouttheprogram• Encourageyouremployertoco-fund• Mentor/recruitourSWSISScholars
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2018-19program
• ApplicationsacceptedDec4 2017-Feb12018• Moreinfooneligibilityandapplicationsat
• ThankyoutoHPE,SymantecandCRA-W!