Systems Assurance, CAS

Faculty

Amit Agrawal, Howard A. Blair, Tomislav Bujanovic, Stephen J. Chapin, Biao Chen, C.Y. Roger Chen, Shiu-Kai Chin, Wenliang (Kevin) Du, Ehat Ercanli, Makan Fardad, James W. Fawcett, Prasanta Ghosh, Albert Goldfain, Mustafa Cenk Gursoy, Carlos R.P. Hartmann, Robert Irwin, Can Isik, Philipp Kornreich, Andrew Chung-Yeung Lee, Jay Kyoon Lee, Yingbin Liang, Duane L. Marcy, Kishan G. Mehrotra, Chilukuri K. Mohan, Jae C. Oh, Susan Older, Qinru Qiu, Laleh Rabieirad, James S. Royer, Tapan K. Sarkar, Fred Schlereth, Q. Wang Song, Jian Tang, William C. Tetley, Pramod K. Varshney, Senem Velipasalar, Hong Wang, Heng Yin, Edmund Yu

The Department of EECS offers a Certificate of Advanced Study in Systems Assurance (CASSA), established in concert with the Systems Assurance Institute. The courses cover the wide spectrum of system assurance, including the theoretical foundations, the synthesis of assured software and hardware, and the deployment of large-scale systems.

This CASSA fits within the scope of the computer engineering (CE) and computer science (CS) master’s programs. To receive this certificate, students must be enrolled in either the CE or the CS program and be accepted into the certificate program.

Students who receive this certificate will have developed a broad background in security and information assurance, distinguishing themselves by their ability to:

analyze, synthesize, and make judgments based on engineering and computer science principles; and
use analytical techniques to evaluate the implications of policies, standards, and procedures; the ramifications of changes; and the potential dangers of refinements.

The curriculum for the CASSA ensures that students who successfully complete this certificate achieve the following three educational outcomes:

Students comprehend the concepts underlying security and system assurance.
Students can apply those concepts to construct assured systems.
Students can critically analyze and evaluate systems’ conformance to their requirements.

For more information, refer to the following web site: www.sai.syr.edu/education/cassa.

Requirements:

CIS 583 - Systems Assurance Seminar 3 credit(s)

Five Courses from the Following Two Tracks

(with at least two courses from each track):

Foundations for Assurance Track

CIS 628 - Introduction to Cryptography 3 credit(s)
CIS 632 - Modeling Concurrent Systems 3 credit(s)
CIS 774 - Principles of Distributed Access Control 3 credit(s)
CIS 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)

Assurance Applications Track

CIS 643 - Computer Security 3 credit(s)
CIS 644 - Internet Security 3 credit(s)
CIS 752 - Wireless Network Security 3 credit(s)
CIS 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)

Note:

Other courses may be added to this collection.

One course from the following list:

Non-Technical Assurance Electives

IST 618 - Information Policy 3 credit(s)
IST 625 - Enterprise Risk Management 3 credit(s)
IST 629 - Organizational Information Security 3 credit(s)
IST 642 - Electronic Commerce 3 credit(s)
IST 728 - Information Security Policy 3 credit(s)
PSC 655 - Global Information Technology Policy 3 credit(s)
PSC 755 - Politics and Governance in the Information Age 3 credit(s)

Note:

Other courses may be added to this collection.