Dr. Umphress is the COLSA Corporation Professor of Cyber Security and Information in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in software engineering from Texas A&M University. His research interests include software engineering, secure software development and intrusion analysis. In addition to his position at Auburn, Dr. Umphress has held teaching and researching appointments at Seattle University, the U.S. Air Force, and US Air Force Air Research Institute, where he was senior researcher. His research has been published in numerous journals, among them IEEE Software, Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems,  ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, and Air & Space Power Journal. Dr. Umphress’s honors and awards include the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Auburn University; Outstanding Instructor, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (awarded to him five times); the William Walker Teaching Award, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering; and the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster. His research has been supported by US Department of Homeland Security, US Department of Defense, US Department of Transportation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and National Science Foundation.

Contact: mccrary@auburn.edu