{"id":2135,"date":"2014-04-04T14:50:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T18:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:09:22","slug":"fius-applied-research-center-launches-its-cyberspace-technology-testing-and-training-center-ct3c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/feature\/fius-applied-research-center-launches-its-cyberspace-technology-testing-and-training-center-ct3c\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU\u2019s Applied Research Center launches its Cyberspace Technology Testing and  Training Center (CT3C)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University (FIU) launched its new\u00a0Cyberspace Technology Testing and Training Center (CT3C) during an inaugural ribbon cutting\u00a0ceremony held on March 18th, 2014, led by FIU Provost &amp; Executive Vice President, Dr. Douglas\u00a0Wartzok and the Principal Deputy Director of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), Mr. G.\u00a0Derrick Hinton, SES.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1405\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ribbon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1405\" class=\" wp-image-1405 \" src=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ribbon-1024x670.png\" alt=\"From left to right: Mr. Brian Fonseca (Director of Operations, ARC), Ms. Alessandra Monetti (Engineer, SRC in support of TRMC), Dr. Leonel Lagos (CT3C Program Director and Director of Research, ARC), Mr. G. Derrick Hinton, SES (Principal Deputy Director, TRMC), Dr. Douglas Wartzok (Provost &amp; Executive Vice President, FIU), Dr. In\u00e9s Triay (Executive Director, ARC), Dr. Shekhar Bhansali (Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, FIU), Mr. Himanshu Upadhyay (IT Program Manager, ARC)\" width=\"558\" height=\"365\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Mr. Brian Fonseca (Director of Operations, ARC), Ms. Alessandra Monetti (Engineer, SRC in support of\u00a0TRMC), Dr. Leonel Lagos (CT3C Program Director and Director of Research, ARC), Mr. G. Derrick Hinton, SES (Principal\u00a0Deputy Director, TRMC), Dr. Douglas Wartzok (Provost &amp; Executive Vice President, FIU), Dr. In\u00e9s Triay (Executive\u00a0Director, ARC), Dr. Shekhar Bhansali (Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, FIU), Mr. Himanshu\u00a0Upadhyay (IT Program Manager, ARC)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the inaugural ribbon-cutting, six (6) FIU STEM students were inducted as \u201cCyber Fellows\u201d\u00a0into the Cyberspace Workforce Development Program, which is headed by Program Director and ARC\u00a0Director of Research, Dr. Leonel Lagos. Keynote speakers at the induction ceremony included Dr.\u00a0Kenneth Furton, Dean of FIU\u2019s College of Arts &amp; Sciences, Mr. Derrick Hinton, SES, Principal Deputy\u00a0Director of TRMC, Mr. James Hutchinson, Director of the Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) and\u00a0Dr. In\u00e9s Triay, ARC\u2019s Executive Director. In addition, two of the newly inducted Cyber Fellows, Mr.\u00a0Christopher Lopez and Ms. Silvia Vidaurre, inspired the group present by sharing their summer<br \/>\ninternship experiences sponsored by the DOD\u2019s TRMC. FIU alumnus and former U.S. Department of\u00a0Energy Fellow, Ms. Alessandra Monetti, who is now an engineer with the Scientific Research\u00a0Corporation, also addressed the crowd, sharing her experience as an FIU STEM student performing\u00a0applied research at ARC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1406\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fellows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1406\" class=\" wp-image-1406 \" title=\"Cyber Fellows\" src=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fellows-1024x634.png\" alt=\"Cyber Fellows\" width=\"558\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Christopher Lopez (Computer Engineering), Alfred Gonzalez (Information Technology), William\u00a0Chavez-Salinas (Computer &amp; Electrical Engineering), Silvia Vidaurre (Computer Engineering), D\u2019Mita Levy (Computer\u00a0Science), Tiago Moore (Computer Science)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the CT3C is to support the Department of Defense (DOD) &#8211; Test Resource Management\u00a0Center in its mission to plan, assess and test cyberspace technology development, acquisition, fielding,\u00a0and sustainment of defense systems for the Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). ARC has\u00a0entered into an agreement with TRMC to set up a node for testing cyberspace technologies used in\u00a0Contact Information: Leonel E. Lagos, LagosL@fiu.edu\u00a0Director of Research, Applied Research Center\u00a0defense networks and systems. The agreement is divided into four phases over a one-year performance\u00a0period.<\/p>\n<p>ARC performs sponsored research in the areas of cyberspace architectures and frameworks, multi-agent systems for network monitoring and control, visualization concepts and technologies, cyber resilience, reliability, efficiency, information security management and data anomalies. This research allows for the training and mentoring of FIU STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) undergraduate and graduate students with diverse technical backgrounds. Cyberspace security areas include firewall management, intrusion detection\/prevention systems, security monitoring, log monitoring\/retention, vulnerability management, and unified threat management.<\/p>\n<h3>Cyberspace Technology Research<\/h3>\n<p>ARC performs multi-disciplinary cyberspace technology applied research in partnership and\u00a0collaboration with FIU\u2019s College of Engineering and Computing and College of Arts &amp; Sciences. The\u00a0Center counts with industry experts and infrastructure to support applied research in the areas of\u00a0cyberspace and information assurance (IA) test technology development and gap analysis. These\u00a0cyberspace technologies have applications within the Test &amp; Evaluation\/Science &amp; Technology\u00a0(T&amp;E\/S&amp;T) portfolio:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Testing &amp; Evaluation of Cyberspace technologies at CT3C Test bed lab<\/li>\n<li>Gap Analysis of Cyberspace test technologies<\/li>\n<li>Threat Analysis and Penetration Testing<\/li>\n<li>Real Time Monitoring and Forensics<\/li>\n<li>Malicious Software Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Net-Centric suite of tools for Interoperability T&amp;E Capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARC has set up a cyberspace lab to support DOD\u2019s TRMC in the areas of cyberspace and IA test\u00a0technology development. The cyberspace lab is used for the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design and development of a cyber-test bed<\/li>\n<li>Establish a TRMC node by connecting to the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability<br \/>\n(JMETC) and NST Technology Integration Environment (TIE) laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Identify and assess technologies for testing and evaluation (T&amp;E) of cyber ranges [e.g., Emulab<br \/>\nused in the National Cyber Range (NCR)]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1407\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\" wp-image-1407 \" src=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lab-1024x634.png\" alt=\"Cyberspace Technology Testing &amp; Training Lab\" width=\"558\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyberspace Technology Testing &amp; Training Lab<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Cyberspace Workforce Development<\/h3>\n<p>In an effort to develop expertise in cyber security and developing a cyber security workforce, ARC has engaged FIU STEM students in the areas of cyber space technology testing research work. This cyber training program provides hands on research and internship opportunities to FIU students. The objective of this workforce development program is to create a \u201cpipeline\u201d of STEM scientists and engineers specifically trained and mentored to enter the DOD\u2019s workforce in technical areas of cybersecurity need. The Cyberspace Workforce Development Program has the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actively recruit top students at FIU to apply for the Cyber Security Workforce<br \/>\nDevelopment Program;<\/li>\n<li>Provide selected FIU students at undergraduate and graduate levels with hands-on training<br \/>\nand research opportunities related to cyber security research;<\/li>\n<li>Provide qualified FIU faculty and\/or professional ARC staff mentors to the students to guide<br \/>\ntheir training and research;<\/li>\n<li>Improve retention of students by exposing undergraduate students to cyber security<br \/>\nresearch and encourage the students to pursue masters degrees at FIU;<\/li>\n<li>Provide tuition waivers to graduate students participating in this program;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate the development of thesis research topics based on research being conducted under<br \/>\nthis program;<\/li>\n<li>Encourage and facilitate students to present their research findings at local and national cyber<br \/>\nsecurity conferences;<\/li>\n<li>Secure summer internships at DOD facilities and\/or DOD contractor locations for students<br \/>\nparticipating in the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the summer of 2013, ARC selected and placed six (6) FIU STEM students for cyber security\u00a0research internships sponsored by the DOD\u2019s TRMC. This agreement included four internships at the\u00a0Point Mugu Naval base in Southern California and two internships at Georgia Tech Research Institute in\u00a0Atlanta (GTRI). These six internships were made possible under an agreement between FIU\u2019s ARC and\u00a0DOD\u2019s TRMC, the agency that oversees DOD\u2019s test infrastructure and invests in technologies to test\u00a0new military equipment (from fighter aircraft to computers) before they are deployed and used in the\u00a0field. These students will continue performing cyberspace research work at ARC\u2019s Cyberspace\u00a0Technology Testing and Training Center, sponsored by TRMC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1408\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mentees.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\" wp-image-1408 \" src=\"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mentees-1024x634.png\" alt=\"Cyberspace Interns with ARC Mentors\" width=\"558\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyberspace Interns with ARC Mentors<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt pull-left\">The Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University (FIU) launched its new\u00a0Cyberspace Technology Testing and Training Center (CT3C) during an inaugural ribbon cutting\u00a0ceremony held on March 18th, 2014, led by FIU Provost &amp; Executive Vice President, Dr. Douglas\u00a0Wartzok and the Principal Deputy Director of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), Mr. G.\u00a0Derrick Hinton, SES. &nbsp; Following the inaugural ribbon-cutting, six (6) FIU STEM students were inducted as \u201cCyber Fellows\u201d\u00a0into&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54885,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions\/54885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eicdev.fiu.edu\/phparc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}