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Current Masters Students (1)

  1. Bean, Nathanael S., 2Lt, USAF, CYBERSYS-24S, Machine Learning-Based Classification Of Wi-Fi Standards Using Rf Signatures

Completed Masters Students (81)

  1. Knight, Jeffrey A., Capt, USAF, GCO-24M, Machine Learning-Based Classification Of Wi-Fi Standards Using Rf Signatures, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Robert F. Mills.
  2. Feustel, Richard H., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-23M, Distributed Reconnaissance Deception Using Software-Defined Networking in a Dynamic Network Environment, Committee members: Wayne C. Henry, Timothy H. Lacey.
  3. Reyneke, Michael A., 1Lt, USAF, GCO-23M, Detection And Identification Of Covert Devices Using Infrared And Stacked Optics Detection, Committee members: Wayne C. Henry, Timothy H. Lacey.
  4. Creek, Tristan V., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-22M, Detection And Identification Of Cellphone Emitted Light Detection And Ranging Light In Security Camera Video Footage, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Frankie A. Cruz.
  5. Doster, Hunter G., 2Lt, USAF, GCE-22M, UAV Payload Identification With Acoustic Emissions and Cell Phone Devices, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Robert F. Mills.
  6. Taglieri, Albert D., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-21M, Determining Physical Characteristics With Information Leakage In IEEE 802.11ac, Committee members: Robert F. Mills, Timothy H. Lacey.
  7. Durham, Justin M., Capt, USAF, GCO-21M, Enumerating and Locating Bluetooth Devices for Casualty Recovery in a First-Responder Environment, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Richard Dill.
  8. Eilertson, Matthew D., 1Lt, USAF, GCS-21M, IoT, Committee members: Stephen Dunlap.
  9. Long, Stephanie, 1Lt, USAF, GCO-21M, Wireless Attack Platform Bluetooth Low Energy Development, Committee members: Robert F. Mills, Timothy H. Lacey, Stephen Dunlap.
  10. Barker, Nathan V., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-20M, Development Of A Drone-Mounted Wireless Attack Platform, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Robert F. Mills.
  11. Madison, Zachary D., Capt, USAF, GCS-20M, HONEYHIVE - A Network Intrusion Detection System Framework Utilizing Distributed Internet Of Things Honeypot Sensors, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Stephen Dunlap.
  12. Park, Youngjun, 2Lt, USAF, GCO-20M, Development And Evaluation Of A Security Agent For Internet Of Things, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Timothy H. Lacey, Stephen Dunlap, AOC Academic Research Excellence Award–Information Superiority.
  13. Roldan, Hector L., Capt, USAF, GCO-19M, Evaluating The Resiliency Of Industrial Internet Of Things Process Control Using Protocol-Agnostic Attacks, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Stephen J. Dunlap.
  14. Aragon, Angelito E., Capt, USAF, GCO-19M, Evaluating Machine Learning Techniques For Smart Home Device Classification, Committee members: Brett J. Borghetti, Timothy H. Lacey, Graduated Mar 19.
  15. Bramlette, Clint M., Capt, USAF, GCO-19M, Cyber-Attack Drone Payload Development And Geolocation Via Directional Antennae, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Robert F. Mills, Graduated Mar 19.
  16. Mosby, Joshua K., Capt, USAF, GCO-19M, A Blockchain-Based Anomalous Detection System For Internet Of Things Devices, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Timothy H. Lacey, Graduated Mar 19.
  17. Stafira, Lukas A., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-19M, Examining Effectiveness Of Web-Based Internet Of Things Honeypots, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Stephen J. Dunlap, Graduated Mar 19.  AF CyTCoE/CCR Research Excellence Award.
  18. Beyer, Stephen M., Capt, USAF, GCE-18M, Pattern-Of-Life Modeling Using Data Leakage In Smart Homes, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Jason M. Bindewald, Graduated Mar 18. Dean’s Award Recipient, Chancellor’s Award Recipient, AOC Academic Research Excellence Award–Information Superiority, CCR-United States Cyber Command Cyberspace Research Excellence Award.
  19. Bradford-Winkler, Luke, 2Lt, USAF, GCS-18M, Variable Speed Simulation for Accelerated Industrial Control System Cyber Training, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Stephen Dunlap, Graduated Mar 18.
  20. Jeffries, Blaine M., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-18M, Securing Critical Infrastructure: A Ransomware Study, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Stephen Dunlap, Graduated Mar 18.
  21. Law, Bradford E., Capt, USAF, GCO-18M, Passive Radiolocation of IEEE 802.11 Emitters Using Directional Antennae, Committee members: Scott R. Graham, Timothy H. Lacey, Robert F. Mills, Graduated Mar 18.
  22. Mayer, Samuel A., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-18M, Quality of Service Impacts of a Moving Target Defense with Software-Defined Networking, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 18.
  23. Aust, Matthew E., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-17M, Proactive Host Mutation In Software-Defined Networking, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 17.
  24. Gallenstein, Justin K., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-17M, Integration Of The Network And Application Layers Of Automatically-Configured Programmable Logic Controller Honeypots, Committee members: Mason J. Rice, Juan Lopez, Graduated Mar 17.
  25. Goodgion, Jonathan S., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-17M, Active Response Using Host-Based Intrusion Detection System And Software-Defined Networking, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 17.
  26. McCargar, Elwyn J., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-17M, Synchronization Algorithms For Programmable Controller Logic Emulation, Committee members: Mason J. Rice, Juan Lopez, Graduated Mar 17.
  27. Portante, Anthony A., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-17M, Analysis Of Denial-Of-Service Attack Vectors In Software-Defined Networks, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 17.
  28. Byrd, Charles E., CW3 USA, GCO-16M, Exposing Inter-Virtual Machine Networking Traffic To External Applications, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 16.
  29. Girtz, Kyle A., Civ, GCO-16M, Dynamic Honeypot Configuration For Programmable Logic Controller Emulation, Committee members: Mason J. Rice, Juan Lopez Jr., Graduated Mar 16.
  30. Harned, Scott I, Capt, USAF, GCS-16M, POCO-MOEA: Using Evolutionary Algorithms To Solve The Controller Placement Problem, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 16.
  31. Todd, Michael C., Capt, USAF, GCO-16M, Dynamic Network Security Control Using Software Defined Networking, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Michael R. Grimaila, Graduated Mar 16.
  32. Corvin, Charito M., Capt, USAF, GCO-15S, A Feasibility Study On The Application Of The ScriptGenE Framework As An Anomaly Detection System In Industrial Control Systems, Committee members: Thomas E. Dube, Stephen Dunlap, Graduated Sep 15.
  33. Warner, Phillip C., Capt, USAF, GCE-15M, Automatic Configuration Of Programmable Logic Controller Emulators, Committee members: Juan Lopez Jr., Mason J. Rice, Graduated Mar 15.
  34. Zeitlin, Zachary J., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-15M, Fingerprinting Software Defined Networks And Controllers, Committee members: Timothy H. Lacey, Kenneth M. Hopkinson, Graduated Mar 15.
  35. Fink, Deanna R., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, GCO-14J, Toward Automating Web Protocol Configuration for a Programmable Logic Controller Emulator, Committee members: Jonathan W. Butts, Timothy H. Lacey, Juan Lopez Jr.
  36. Kulesza, Nicholas J., Capt, USAF, GCS-14M, Radio Frequency Fingerprinting Techniques Through Preamble Modification in IEEE 802.11b, Committee members: Michael A. Temple, Timothy H. Lacey.
  37. Dalrymple, Scott D., Capt, USAF, GCE-14M, Comparison Of Zigbee Replay Attacks Using A Universal Software Radio Peripheral And USB Radio, Committee members: Jonathan W. Butts, Timothy H. Lacey.
  38. Doroski, Michael W., 1Lt, USAF, GE-14M, Integrity Verification For Scada Devices Using Bloom Filters And Deep Packet Inspection, Committee members: Robert J. McTasney, Jonathan W. Butts.
  39. Marty, Joseph A., CPT, USA, GCO-14M, Vulnerability Analysis Of The Mavlink Protocol For Command And Control Of Unmanned Aircraft, Committee members: John M. Colombi, Timothy H. Lacey.
  40. Sonya, Solomon Y., Capt, USAF, GCS-14M, A New Secured Distributed-Access Protection System To Secure Data Within Enterprise Networks And Enhance Next Generation Data Loss Prevention Paradigms, Committee members: Douglas D. Hodson, Kennard R. Laviers.  2014 AOC Academic Research Excellence Award – Information Superiority.
  41. Jaromin, Robert M., Capt, USAF, GCS-13M, Emulation of Industrial Control Field Device Protocols, Committee members: Jonathan W. Butts, Juan Lopez Jr.
  42. Morehart, Ryan A., 2Lt, USAF, GCO-13M, Evaluating the Effectiveness of IP Hopping Via an Address Routing Gateway, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Timothy H. Lacey.
  43. Merritt, Eric J., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2010 (GCO-12J), Creating Network Attack Hierarchies By Analyzing Email Traffic With Predefined Profiles, Committee members: Jonathan W. Butts, Thomas E. Dube.
  44. Hersack, Jonathan D., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2010 (GCO-12J), Utilizing Graphics Processing Units For Network Anomaly Detection, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Michael R. Grimaila.
  45. Hagen, John T., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2010 (GCO-12J), Vulnerability Analysis of the Player Command and Control Protocol, Committee members: Todd R. Andel, Timothy H. Lacey.
  46. Morabito, Daniel B., Capt, USAF, CYBEROPS.MS2010 (GCO-12M), Detecting Hardware-Assisted Hypervisor Rootkits Within Nested Virtualized Environments, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Thomas E. Dube.
  47. Badenhop, Christopher W., Part-time Student, CYBEROPS.MS2008, A Black Hole Analytical Model for Reactive Ad-hoc Networks, Committee members: Todd R. Andel, Timothy H. Lacey.
  48. Masters, Gregory P., 2Lt, USAF, CS.MS2010 (GCS-12M), Evaluation Of Malware Target Recognition Deployed In A Cloud-Based Fileserver Environment, Committee members: Thomas E. Dube, Richard A. Raines.
  49. Wolf, Andre, Capt, USAF, EE.ABET.MS2010 (GE-12M), A Performance Analysis of the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol using Voice Traffic Over Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Committee members: Todd R. Andel, Timothy H. Lacey.
  50. Huber, Kevin, Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2009 (GCO-11J), Host-Based Systemic Network Obfuscation System for Windows, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, William B. Kimball.
  51. Stange, Jacob M., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2009 (GCO-11J), Authentication Theft: An Attack on .NET Smart Cards, Committee members: Jeff W. Humphries, Michael R. Grimaila.
  52. Merritt, David T., Capt, USAF, CPE.ABET.MS2009 (GCE-11M), Spear Phishing Attack Detection, Committee members: Richard A. Raines, William B. Kimball.
  53. Henry, Wayne C., Capt, USAF, CPE.ABET.MS2009 (GCE-11M), Covert Channels Within IRC, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Robert F. Mills.
  54. Ostler, Ryan T., Capt, USAF, CYBEROPS.MS2009 (GCO-11M), Defensive Cyber Battle Damage Assessment Through Attack Methodology Modeling, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Todd R. Andel.
  55. Barnard, Curtis P., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2008 (GCO-10S), Hijacking User Uploads to Online Persistent Data Repositories for Covert Data Exfiltration, Committee members: Jeff W. Humphries, Gilbert L. Peterson.
  56. Dodge, Dustyn A., 1Lt, USAF, CPE.ABET.MS2008 (GCE-10S), Cyber Situational Awareness Using Live Hypervisor-based Virtual Machine Introspection, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Ryan W. Thomas.
  57. Kovach, Nicholas S., Civ, DAGSI Program, GCO-10S, Accelerating Malware Detection via a Graphics Processing Unit, Committee members: Richard A. Raines, Gilbert L. Peterson, Michael R. Grimaila.
  58. Thomas, Brennon D., Civ, Scholarship for Service Program, CYBEROPS.MS2008 (GCO-10J), Performance Evaluation of a Field Programmable Gate Array-Based System for Detecting and Tracking Peer-to-Peer Protocols on a Gigabit Ethernet Network, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Robert F. Mills.  Polk Award Winner.
  59. Stamat, Michael L., 2Lt, USAF, CYBEROPS.MS2008 (GCO-10M), Public-key Evaluation and Research, classified, Committee members: Jeff W. Humphries, Michael R. Grimaila.  Cyberspace Research Excellence Award Winner.
  60. Antosh, Cory, Capt, USAF, GE-09M, The Evaluation Of Rekeying Protocols Within The Hubenko Architecture As Applied To Wireless Sensor Networks, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Richard A. Raines.
  61. Pagel, Brett A., 1Lt, USAF, GCE-09M, Automated XenAccess Configuration for Host-Based Intrusion Detection, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Todd R. Andel.
  62. Ramsey, Benjamin W., 2Lt, USAF, GE-09M, Subjective Audio Quality Over A Secure IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Wireless Local Area Network, Committee members: Ryan W. Thomas, Todd R. Andel.
  63. Santos, Lady Noreen P., 1Lt, USAF, GCE-09M, Voice over Internet Protocol over Mobile Ad hoc Networks: A Performance Analysis of the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Ryan W. Thomas.
  64. Schrader, Karl R., Maj, USAF, GCE-09M, An FPGA-Based System for Detecting and Tracking Contraband Digital Information Transmitted Via Peer-to-Peer Protocols, Committee members: Gilbert L. Peterson, Robert F. Mills.  Tau Beta Pi Thesis Award Winner.  Cyberspace Research Excellence Award Winner.  ENG Gross Award nominee.
  65. Erickson, Theodore J., 1Lt, USAF, GCE-08M, Digital Signal Processing Leveraged for Intrusion Detection, AFIT/GCE/ENG/08-04, Committee members: Robert F. Mills, Gilbert L. Peterson.
  66. Gruenther, Alexander C., 2Lt, USAF, GCE-08M, Cyber Attack, classified, Committee members: Paul D. Williams, Richard A. Raines.
  67. Lidowski, Robert L., 1Lt, USAF, GCS-08M, A Novel Communications Protocol Using Geographic Routing For Swarming UAVs Performing A Search Mission, AFIT/GCS/ENG/08-14, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Michael A. Temple.
  68. Phillips, Adrian N., Capt, USAF, GCE-08M, A Secure Group Communication Architecture for a Swarm of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, AFIT/GCE/ENG/08-09, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Richard A. Raines.
  69. Swanson, Severin M., 1Lt, USAF, GE-08M, Evaluation of an OPNET Model for Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) Airborne Network, AFIT/GE/ENG/08-32, Committee members: Michael A. Temple, Rusty O. Baldwin.
  70. Brault, Gregory J., Capt, USAF, GE-07M, Multi-Dimensional Range Querying Using A Modification Of The Skip Graph, AFIT/GE/ENG/07-04, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Christopher B. Mayer.
  71. Gorsuch, James E., 1Lt, USAF, GCS-07M, Analysis of Routing Worm Infection Rates on an IPv4 Network, AFIT/GCS/ENG/07-04, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Richard A. Raines.
  72. Hyland, Matthew T., Capt, USAF, GCS-07M, Performance Evaluation Of Ad Hoc Routing Protocols In A Swarm Of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, AFIT/GCS/ENG/07-07, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Michael A. Temple.
  73. Roberts, Daniel K., Maj, USAF, GE-07J, Performance Analysis and Comparison of Multiple Routing Protocols in a Large-Area, High-Speed Mobile Node Ad Hoc Network, AFIT/GE/ENG/07-28, Committee members: Kenneth M. Hopkinson, Richard A. Raines.
  74. Seyba, Jason R., 2Lt, USAF, GCS-07J, Voice and Video Capacity of a Secure Wireless System, AFIT/GCS/ENG/07-35, Committee members: Richard A. Raines, Paul D. Williams.  Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association (AFCEA) Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Research Excellence Award Winner.
  75. Finnigan, Kevin M., 1Lt, USAF, GIA-06M, Cryptanalysis of Pseudorandom Number Generators in Wireless Sensor Networks, AFIT/GIA/ENG/06-05, Committee members: Henry B. Potoczny, Richard A. Raines.
  76. Illari, Roger A., 1Lt, USAF, GE-06M, Development Of A Wireless Model Incorporating Large-Scale Fading In A Rural, Urban And Suburban Environment, AFIT/GE/ENG/06-25, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Michael A. Temple.
  77. Kautz, Justin T., 2Lt, USAF, GCE-06M, An Adaptable Energy-Efficient Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, AFIT/GCE/ENG/06-03, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Scott R. Graham.
  78. Melloy, John R., Maj, USAF, IC4-06J, Wireless Sensor Network Applications for the Combat Air Force, AFIT/IC4/ENG/06-05, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin
  79. Morris, Kevin M., 2Lt, USAF, GE-06M, Performance Analysis Of A Cooperative Search Algorithm For Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Under Limited Communication Conditions, AFIT/GE/ENG/06-44, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Michael A. Temple.
  80. Sanchez, Esteban F., 1Lt, USAF, GCE-06J, Evaluation of the Effects of Predicted Associativity On the Reliability and Performance Of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, AFIT/GCE/ENG/06-05, Committee members: Rusty O. Baldwin, Richard A. Raines.
  81. Demers, Darren J., Maj, USAF, GCS-05J, An FPGA-Based Communication Protocol with CRC Error Detection, AFIT/GAC/ENG/05-06, Committee members: Henry B. Potoczny.
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