Chen Zhong

Assistant Professor

Cybersecurity @ ITM

Bio

Chen Zhong is an assistant professor of cybersecurity in the Information and Technology Management (ITM) Department at the University of Tampa. Her interests cover the areas of Cybersecurity (cybersecurity data analytics and threat detection), Artificial Intelligence (knowledge-based decision-making support), and Human-Machine Teaming (intelligent system and data visualization).

She received her Ph.D. degree in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State University in 2016. She was advised by Prof. Peng Liu and Prof. John Yen. She received her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Nanjing University in 2011.

Interests

Cybersecurity
Cyber Situational Awareness in CSOC
Artifical Intelligence
Human Machine Teaming
Cybersecurity Education

Education

PhD in Information Sciences and Technology, 2016

Penn State University
BSc in Computer Science, 2011

Nanjing University

Recent Publications

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FAIXID: A Framework for Enhancing AI Explainability of Intrusion Detection Results Using Data Cleaning Techniques

Hong Liu, Chen Zhong, Awny Alnusair, Sheikh Islam

Can Cyber Operations Be Made Autonomous? An Answer from the Situational Awareness Viewpoint

Chen Zhong, John Yen, Peng Liu

AOH-Map: A Mind Mapping System for Supporting Collaborative Cyber Security Analysis

Chen Zhong, Awny Alnusair, Brandon Sayger, Aaron Troxell, Jun Yao

Cybersecurity Education: From Beginners to Advanced Players in Cybersecurity Competitions

Lindsey J Thomas, Moises Balders, Zach Countney, Chen Zhong, Jun Yao, Chunxia Xu

A cyber security data triage operation retrieval system

Chen Zhong, Tao Lin, Peng Liu, John Yen, Kai Chen

Assessing programming education approaches for college beginners with different backgrounds

Hong Liu, Chen Zhong

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Teaching

I teach the following courses at Univeristy of Tampa.

Spring, 2021
- ITM 380 Network Security
- CYB 630 Incident Response Management
  - Course Intro
- Fall, 2020
  - ITM 380 Network Security
    - Course Intro
  - CYB 610 Cloud Systems Security
    - Course Intro

Assistant Professor, Indiana University Kokomo (2016-2020)

INFO 450: System Analysis and Design (Capstone)
- Contextual inquiry/design and data modeling, application of analysis techniques in the analysis and design of organizational information systems
INFO 399: Ethical Hacking
- Network traffic analysis, wireless security, database security, cryptography, scanning and reconnaissance, reverse engineering
- National Cyber League
INFO 303: Organizational Inforamtics
- Database, data communication, decision making system
INFO 202: Social Informatics
- Cyber crime, privacy, security, and Internet censorship
INFO 101: Introduction of Computer
- Introduction of programming, operating system, software, the internet, computer network and database
- Robotic Competition: Campus News

Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania State University (2015)

IST 451: Network Security
- Topics cover cryptography, user authentication, malicious sofware, command injection, intrusion detection, system security, internet security, wireless network security

Teaching Award

Indiana Univresity Trustees Teaching Award

Teaching Certifications

Universal Design, Center for Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Kokomo, 2017
Online Course Strategies, Center for Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Kokomo. 2016
Online Teaching Certificate, Pennsylvania State University, 2015