What is the Get to Know Your Fellow CAE-R initiative?

A monthly presentation series featuring CAE-R institutions sharing research foci and recent results. Events are held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2pm–4pm ET on Zoom, and preregistration is required.

What is the Annual CAE Community Symposium CoP-R Track?

In conjunction with the annual CAE Community Symposium, CoP-R organizes activities focused on cybersecurity research.

Who are the CoP-R points of contact?

Primary POC: Tommy Morris (tommy.morris@uah.edu). Secondary POCs: Isabelle Brown-Cantrell (isabelle.brown@uah.edu) and M. Einaam Alim (mohammad.alim@uah.edu).

CAE Community of Practice Cyber Research

Q: What is the CAE Cyber Research Community of Practice (CoP-R)?

The CAE Cyber Research Community of Practice (CoP-R) is a collaboration between the CAE-R community and the NCAE-C Program Management Office (PMO) to build a cybersecurity excellence community that gathers and shares input from the broader community and supports continuous program improvement.

Q: Who leads the CAE Cyber Research Community of Practice (CoP-R)?

Leading institution: The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Q: What is the mission of CoP-R?

To collaborate with both the CAE-R community and the NCAE-C PMO to build a Cybersecurity Excellence Community of Practice in Cyber Research (CoP-R) that gathers and shares community input and provides continuous program improvement.

Leading Institution: The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Our Mission

"To collaborate with both the CAE-R Community and the NCAE-C Program Management Office (PMO) to build a Cybersecurity Excellence Community of Practice in Cyber Research (CoP-R) in order to gather and share input from the broader community as well as to provide continuous program improvement".

Ongoing Initiatives

Annual CAE Community Symposium CoP-R Track

In conjunction with the annual CAE Community Symposia, the CAE-R Community of Practice organizes several different activities focused on research in cybersecurity.

This initiative is led by:

Tommy Morris, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota
Isabelle Brown-Cantrell, University of Alabama in Huntsville

External Conferences Committee

External conferences that collaborate with the CAE-R Community.

This initiative is led by:

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota
Rakesh Bobba, Oregon State University

National Webinar Series

Connects faculty, students, government, and industry around emerging cyber research, capabilities, collaboration opportunities, and national priorities.

This initiative is led by:

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota

Engaging with DoW

Brings CAE-R researchers together with the Department of War organizations and program leaders to discuss research priorities, programs, and collaboration pathways.

This initiative is led by:

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota
Rakesh Bobba, Oregon State University
Assefaw Gebremedhin, Washington State University

National Cybersecurity PhD Student Club

A new opportunity designed to grow a network of current and previous PhD students and provide valuable resources and opportunities.

This initiative is led by:

Tommy Morris, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Isabelle Brown-Cantrell, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Responsible Use of AI Committee

This new CoP-R initiative is currently recruiting for a lead. If you are interested, please reach out.

Proposal Training for Junior Faculty

This new CoP-R initiative is currently recruiting for a lead. If you are interested, please reach out.

CAE-R Newsletter

This new CoP-R initiative is currently recruiting for a lead. If you are interested, please reach out.

CAE-R Awards Committee

This new CoP-R initiative is currently recruiting for a lead. If you are interested, please reach out.

Updated: October 1, 2026

Contacts

Tommy Morris

Community of Practice Primary POC

tommy.morris@uah.edu

Prakash Ranganathan

Community of Practice Primary POC

prakash.ranganathan@und.edu

Isabelle Brown-Cantrell

Community of Practice Secondary POC

isabelle.brown@uah.edu