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UTSA’s Carlos Alvarez College of Business is one of the leading institutions in the field of cyber security education. Students can study cyber security and information systems in our award-winning programs at the undergraduate, graduate or doctoral level. Or, our fully-online B.B.A. in Cyber Security allows students across the United States access to our top-ranked undergraduate degree program.

UTSA has been designated as a Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in the areas of CAE-Education, CAE-Operations and CAE-Research and is one of only 10 institutions in the nation to achieve all three designations.

Our program assists in meeting the national demand for information security professionals trained to defend America’s cyberspace.

From faculty to facilities and hands-on training, UTSA is the place to be for cyber security and information systems education. The college offers personalized training for students as they study biometrics, data mining, database management, intrusion detection and cyber forensics in our state-of-the-art laboratories.

Department Office
Main Campus, North Paseo Building (NPB), 3.110
Monday thru Friday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
210-458-6300

Contact

Charles Liu, Ph.D.

Department Chair in Information Systems and Cyber Security, Professor

Information Systems and Cyber Security

charles.liu@utsa.edu

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Engage in Hands-on Learning

Students have a wide range of opportunities available to them for hands-on learning. Participating in a cyber competition team, joining a student organization or finding an internship are just a few ways you'll be able to engage in hands-on learning.

Information Systems and Cyber Security Faculty

Posie Aagaard

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Stanley Adjabeng, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Benjamin Anderson

Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Michelle Atchison, Ph.D.

Adjoint Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Eric Bachura, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Peter Beaudette

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Nicole Beebe, Ph.D.

Melvin Lachman Endowed Chair, Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Brent Bloodworth, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Maria Vicente Bonto-Kane, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Glenn Brown, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Ian Burres

Professor of Practice, Undergraduate Advisor of Record, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Marc Carns, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Robert Castaneda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Ph.D.

Professor & Cloud Technology Endowed Professorship, Assistant Department Chair, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Angelica Collazo, CISSP, GSLC

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Mark Cunningham, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Terri Davis

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Tom DeSot

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Emadeldin Elgamal, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Thomas Ervin

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Jimmie Flores, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Enrique Garcia

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Frankie Grullon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Yasmin Gulzar, Ed.D

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Yuanxiong (Richard) Guo, Ph.D.

Cloud Technology Endowed Fellow, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Chelsea Hicks, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Melanie Huffman

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Darniet Jennings, Ph.D.

Adjoint Associate Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Dan Karam

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Robert Kaufman

Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Fangyu (Amy) Lin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Charles Liu, Ph.D.

Department Chair in Information Systems and Cyber Security, Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Rebecca Lively, J.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Michael MacLeod, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Akalanka Mailewa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Kevin Martin

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Patrick McCall

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

William McCulley

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Philip Menard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ph.D. Advisor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Jose Mireles

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Rita Mitra, DMA, MSCS

Professor of Practice, Undergraduate Advisor of Record, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Juan Munoz

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

David Neuman

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

John Newsom

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Edward Olszanowski

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Ira Parker

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Hilal Pataci Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Mila Paul, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Robbie Pearce

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

William Pugh, Dr.B.A.

Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Paul Rad, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

H. Raghav Rao, Ph.D

AT&T Distinguished Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Anthony Rios, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Andres Romero-Sanchez, MSc., PMP

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Yvette Sands, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

James Santiago, D.B.A

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Michael Saylor

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Christopher Sellards, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Linda Shepherd

Associate Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Natalie Sjelin

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Jacob Stauffer

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Nehir Tanyel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

David Teneyuca, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Steven Ullman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Rohit Valecha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cloud Technology Endowed Fellowship, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Marco Villarreal, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, Carlos Alvarez Faculty Fellow, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Nishant Vishwamitra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Kevin Weston

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Karen L. Williams, Ph.D.

Assistant Department Chair, Professor of Practice, Undergraduate Advisor of Record, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Eric Wooldridge, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Gianluca Zanella, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Xiaolu Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Hongyi Zhu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Daniel Zucker

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

Shawn Zumwalt

Lecturer, Information Systems and Cyber Security

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Published by Alvarez College of Business

The Carlos Alvarez College of Business launched the Career Compass professional development program in fall 2024. It is a requirement for all new freshmen and transfer students who joined the college in fall 2024 or later.