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On Thursday 01/23/2025, Dr. Hossien Sarrafzadeh will be visiting the CSSE department. Dr. Sarrafzadeh is a University Distinguished Professor & Director, Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education, and Outreach (CREO) at North Carolina A&T State
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He is also the PI of a consortium of four universities (North Carolina A&T, Kennesaw State, Auburn, and Tuskeegee) that are part of a Virtual Institute (VI) for Cyber Research and Experiential Education known as NKAT-VI. Our own Dr. Akond Rahman is a co-PI
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The agenda for Dr. Sarrafzadeh's visit will be as follows:</div>
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<b>Time</b></div>
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09:00-09:50am</div>
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CSSE Conf. Rm</div>
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Research Seminar (please see attached announcement)</div>
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CSSE Conf. Rm</div>
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Meeting with Cybersecurity faculty to discuss future collaborations with respect to technical research and workforce development</div>
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