Information Technology
MSIT Students Nafeeul Walee and Damilola Elelegwu Presented Their Research at IEEE SoutheastCon 2024 in Atlanta
Information Technology has played an important role in many sectors and research areas, particularly in project management and cybersecurity. Our MSIT students recently presented their (team’s) research findings at the IEEE SoutheastCon 2024 in Atlanta on March 23.
Nafeeul Alam Walee and his team (with Tasnim Akter Onisha, Azeezat Akinola, and Gijs van Deventer) used machine learning techniques (logistic regression, linear regression, and decision tree regressor) to explore and compare the differences among various project management methods (Agile vs. others), and measured management impacts using prediction probabilities, classifications, confusion matrix, R-squared, and Mean Square Error (MSE). The research findings offer valuable insights into understanding Agile’s impact on IT industries, encouraging further exploration and refinements to make informed decisions on project management strategies and fostering future research to enhance IT project success rates. Their paper will soon be included in IEEE Xplore: Nafeeul Alam Walee, Tasnim Akter Onisha, Azeezat Akinola, Gijs van Deventer, and Lei Chen, “Impact of Agile Methodology in IT Industries: A Comparative Study”, in Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon, Atlanta, March 21-24, 2024.
Damilola Elelegwu (graduated in Dec. 2023) introduced a novel browser extension designed to effectively thwart keylogger malware attacks. His approach analyzes input-related processes, promptly identifying and flagging any malicious activities through a developed browser add-on/extension, which empowers users with the immediate choice to terminate the suspicious process or validate its authenticity. According to Damilola, this is the first of its kind to offer end users such crucial real-time anti-keylogger control through a web browser. He is seeking possible patents and potential business collaborations from this research and development. His paper, co-authored with his thesis committee, will soon be included in IEEE Xplore: Damilola Elelegwu*, Lei Chen, Yiming Ji, and Jongyeop Kim, “A Novel Approach to Detecting and Mitigating Keyloggers”, in Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon, Atlanta, March 21-24, 2024.
Assistant Professor Frank Katz Presents at NSA-CAE Symposium in Seattle
Frank Katz, Asst. Prof. of Information Technology and Director of the Center for Applied Cyber
Education, attended the NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) Conference and the
annual NSA CAE (Centers of Academic Excellence) Symposium in Seattle, WA from June 6 – June 9, 2023.
He attended the Symposium as Georgia Southern’s Primary Point of Contact (PoC) to the CAE Program.
On Thursday, June 8, he presented a 10 minute “Lightning Talk” entitled Student Perception of Cyber
Resilience vs. Prevention, based on his previous research paper presented at the 2021 Conference on
Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Practice (CCERP) at Kennesaw State University. The research
was based on a discussion question given to students in IT 3530, Fundamentals of Information Systems
Security, over a two year period. Data was updated to include student posts since 2021.
Georgia Southern Redesignated as a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
On June 21, 2023, it was announced that after an over one-year long effort, Georgia Southern was re-
designated as an NSA CAE-CD (Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense).
The Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation is awarded to regionally accredited academic institutions
offering cybersecurity degrees and/or certificates at the Associates, Bachelors, and graduate levels.
We are proud of our redesignation, and it not only shows a commitment to continuing our efforts in
Cybersecurity Education, Outreach, and Service to maintain our designation. This redesignation allows
Georgia Southern to continue to offer various opportunities to our students only allowed to NSA CAE
institutions, including the DoD Cyber Security Scholarship Program (DoD CySP), which provides tuition,
books and a $25,000 stipend to students who apply and are selected for this highly competitive
program. The designation is now valid through the 2028 academic year, and the certificate will be
presented to Georgia Southern at a later date.
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