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culture of innovation is essential for progress. Since the 1900s, innovation has made our nation stand apart from the rest. Whether it is the first airplane or the first computers, the Internet or smart phones, it is the United States that has led the way. Innovation makes communities and businesses flourish and achieve greatness. At the heart of all such communities is an innovation engine—a strong research university, such as UTSA. Collaborations with industry are critical to the kind of outstanding research which engenders innovation. UTSA’s culture of innovation is contagious with faculty and students at all levels participating. We are proud to be an institution committed to access for people from diverse backgrounds, including first generation college students, while also pursuing research and educational excellence. UTSA researchers cover a myriad of topics and are focused on addressing the grand challenges facing our world–problems related to health, security, education and sustainable infrastructure, such as energy and water. UTSA is already known as one of the national leaders for cyber security education and research. It is recognized as a center of academic excellence by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. To this outstanding foundation, the university is now adding a strong program in cloud computing and is in the midst of recruiting several new faculty and researchers. In fact, the cloud computing program is perhaps one of the largest initiatives in UTSA history. Such an effort would not be possible without the generosity of philanthropists, like the 80/20 Foundation, and the advice of industry leaders such as Graham Weston. We are looking for partners who want to invest in research that will change lives and students who will build a strong, diverse workforce for the future. I hope you’ll consider our invitation to invest in CyberUTSA. Sincerely, C. Mauli Agrawal Vice President for Research The University of Texas at San Antonio
Cloud Computing
Big Data
Cyber Security
• Only certification center in the U.S. for open cloud • Largest cloud computing installation in the country • Philanthropy is attracting top students and researchers to study and work here • Launching UTSA Open Cloud Institute
• Resources for big data analysis in a variety of fields, from business to sciences • Research in data analytics as it pertains to security, intelligence and the smart grid
• #1 program in the U.S. for preparing cyber security professionals • Nationally recognized training exercises, including the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition • Research opportunities include: security of cyber physical systems, digital forensics, insider threat, digital signal processing, wireless security and authentication
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Why Here?
Academic Epicenter
Industry Partner
San Antonio
• 54 Faculty with related expertise • 230+ graduate students, 1/3 of those doctoral students • More than 1,000 undergraduates in cyber security and related fields
• Partnerships underway with several industry leaders, including Microsoft, Rackspace and Chevron • UTSA graduates work in cyber fields for organizations such as CIA, FBI, NSA, 24th Air Force, SPAWAR, Amazon, Microsoft, Rackspace, USAA, Valero Energy, Chevron, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon
• Military cyber warriors work and retire here • Second largest hub in the U.S. for cyber operations, known as Cyber City USA • San Antonio ranks as number six in brain gain – those over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree who have moved to the city
ABOUT UTSA UTSA is a unique model in higher education commited to both top-tier excellence as well as diversity.
The University of Texas at San Antonio Commitment to Top-Tier Located in the heart of south central Texas, The University of Texas at San Antonio is at the epicenter of this nation’s demographic shift. A Hispanic Serving Institution, UTSA provides educational opportunities for large numbers of historically underrepresented and firstgeneration college students. UTSA serves approximately 29,000 students in 150+ degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. More than 59 percent of our student body is composed of students from underrepresented populations; 46 percent are Hispanic. The university is a unique model in higher education, committed to both top-tier excellence as well as diversity. We consistently help companies such as Goldman Sachs, USAA, Union Pacific, Halliburton, and others, achieve their goals for recruiting well-prepared workers who are also have a diverse world-view. Through investment in UTSA, you can build the critical, diverse workforce needed to answer some of the biggest challenges facing our world today: managing big data, leveraging cloud computing and maintaining cyber security. Your support will ensure experts have the resources to find solutions to important questions and bright students can afford to study at the top university for cyber security and academic epicenter for cloud computing, UTSA.
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BIG DATA AND CLOUD COMPUTING
Investment from San Antonio’s 80/20 Foundation is helping attract top talent to UTSA through new endowed positions and funding for top graduate
UTSA is home to one of the largest open clouds in academia to support advanced computing and data analytics research. The UTSA Open Cloud is one of just two existing clouds in the Open Compute Project and the only certification center in the United States for new Open Cloud Project working designs and hardware. The UTSA cloud features 6,600 processor cores and 35 terabytes of memory, capable of processing massive amounts of “Big Data” for medical, financial and demographic needs. The cloud runs Rackspace’s OpenStack operating system, developed in cooperation with NASA, and utilizes Open Compute hardware originally created by Facebook. The UTSA Open Cloud is the most technologically advanced available. Our students learn from top experts in database management, big data analysis and data mining, neuroinformatics, bioinformatics, data provenance, medical imaging and simulation, and cloud security among many other areas. The Cloud and Big Data Laboratory is a neutral, third party research and education lab devoted to the understanding new technologies and innovations in multiple areas of computing. The laboratory was built in collaboration with industry partners such as Rackspace, Facebook, Open Compute Project Communities, Mellanox, Internet2 and many others.
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New UTSA Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (Texas SERI) partnership with Microsoft will provide research to help build environmentally sustainable data centers of the future.
UTSA has proposed a new master’s degree in Data Analytics through the College of Business to start in 2015. It will include coursework in advanced analytic algorithms and practical experience with the latest tools, techiques and technology. Students will gain specific data analytics experience in cyber, business, health, and data science management.
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CYBER SECURITY
UTSA’s Cyber Excellence • #1 cyber security program in the U.S. as ranked by Ponemon Institute survey for HP • Program established in 2000, one of the first in the nation
UTSA is Military Friendly • 10% of our enrollment at UTSA are military affiliated, including active duty, veterans, and military dependents • Named Military Times Best for Vets for 2015 and a top Military Friendly School five times by G.I. Jobs magazine
UTSA recently ranked #1 in the world for cyber security education and outreach by industry professionals in a Ponemon Institute for Hewlett-Packard survey. UTSA’s cyber security program is also recognized by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a leader in the field, named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education & National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research. The program represents a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving, bringing together experts from sciences, engineering and business to conduct research and educate the next generation of cyber security professionals. Our students learn from experts in digital forensics, cyber behavior, network defense, access control, security policy, data provenance, cyber energy, malware detection and much more. UTSA’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) was established in 2001 to meet a need for an academic epicenter for cyber security education in Texas. The center led the first Dark Screen Cyber Security tabletop exercise in 2002, making San Antonio the first city in the nation to conduct a mock cyber terrorism exercise. Through the Institute for Cyber Security, faculty experts in science, business and engineering conduct basic and applied research in partnership with academia, government and industry. The UTSA Center for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Assurance and Security specializes in digital forensics, information security management and strategy, applied network and information systems security, and the economics and psychology of information security. Future cyber defenders are also trained through the national cyber security competitions hosted by UTSA, including the largest for college students. We also support the CyberPatriot competition for middle and high school students, as well as the Homeland Security sponsored Cyber Security Championship Cup.
LEVERAGING SAN ANTONIO’S EXPERTISE San Antonio is quickly becoming known as Cyber City USA, due in part to the location of academic, military and industry assets here. San Antonio is the nation’s second largest hub for cyber security operations, trailing only Washington, D.C. Military: The 24th Air Force, the operational warfighting organization that executes full spectrum cyberspace operations, is headquartered in San Antonio. The city is also home to the 25th Air Force and National Security Agency components. Industry: In December, Raytheon opened a new facility in San Antonio devoted to intelligence, information and cyber services. Microsoft, CyrusOne and Stream have data centers located in the Alamo City. The San Antonio Economic Development Foundation estimates that there are at least 80 defense technology businesses operating in the city or surrounding area. The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce holds a cyber security summit each year. Academic: UTSA has several academic and outreach centers devoted to cyber research and education. In addition to UTSA, two other universities have programs devoted to cyber security and information assurance, and another has a program for terrorism law that includes focus on cyberterrorism. There is a wealth of expertise in our region from all of these sources, allowing UTSA to leverage the talent located here to yield top research results and education programs for the benefit of our nation.
“I am a firm believer that higher education is a bridge to a robust workforce that injects the economy with the necessary human capital to develop and prosper. UTSA is now the academic epicenter of cloud computing and is producing a strong cadre of cloud-computingskilled people. We have an opportunity through philanthropy to connect academia and the private sector, and leverage those partnerships to fulfill a high-need in our workforce.” Graham Weston Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Rackspace
To open discussions about how you or your company can work with and invest in UTSA to impact cyber innovation and security, please contact: Holly Richards Director of Corporate and Foundation Engagements Holly.Richards@utsa.edu (210) 458-6880