October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but at UMass Lowell, cyberscience never goes offline. In the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, faculty are advancing the field of cyberscience, students are engaged in cutting-edge scholarship and gaining career-connected experiences and alumni are putting their UMass Lowell education to work across industry.
Research Shaping Cyberscience
Image by Brooke Coupal A Powerhouse in Cyberscience
Miner School faculty are advancing cyberscience by tackling complex challenges across the rapidly evolving field.
Image by Brooke Coupal Sensitive Data Secured
Assistant Professor Anitha Gollamudi is developing a novel framework developing a novel framework that will help protect sensitive data.
Image by Brooke Coupal More Trustworthy AI
Assistant Professor Hadi Amiri is working to make AI systems more reliable through research funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.
Image by Ed Brennen Improving AI-Generated Results
Through an NSF CAREER award, Assistant Professor Ming Shao aims to improve AI tools that learn from and process multiple forms of data, such as text, images, audio and video.Career-Connected Experiences
Image by Brooke Coupal Addressing Real-World Challenges
Rohan Paranjape and Viktor Akhonen are taking the cyberscience skills they learn at UMass Lowell and applying them to real-world challenges alongside industry professionals.
Safeguarding Organizations Against Cyberthreats
UMass Lowell students are completing their CyberTrust Massachusetts internships inside the new UMass Lowell Cyber Security Operations Center.
Cyber Defenders
For the second year in a row, UMass Lowell students took first place in the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Read how students are advancing cyberscience.What's Next
New Security Operation Center
UMass Lowell is officially opening its new Cyber Security Operations Center (Cyber SOC). An integral part of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC), the Cyber SOC will help fortify area cities, towns and defense industrial base companies against cyber threats. Managed by CyberTrust Massachusetts and supported by SAIC and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s MassCyberCenter and Center for Advanced Manufacturing, the Cyber SOC will also provide hands-on training for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
2026 UMass Lowell Cybersecurity Summit
Join UMass Lowell for expert cybersecurity talks, research highlights, a championship team demonstration and networking on Friday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UMass Lowell Cyber Range. Register online for the summit.Meet Our Students
Samuel Morse '27
Computer Science
Samuel Morse, founder of UML’s Artificial Intelligence Multidisciplinary Society, is exploring AI’s practical applications in business and education while helping students prepare for an AI-shaped future.
My job was created by AI. I got an internship because of it.
Viktor Akhonen '27
Computer Science
Computer science major Viktor Akhonen got involved in cybersecurity competitions, which led to an internship with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a global leader in technology integration and a partner in the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor.
Be a little proactive when you are new. Get involved with school, clubs and your interests.
Xonyia Vang '27
Computer Science
First-generation college student Xonyia Vang is pursuing a career in cybersecurity through hands-on coursework, internships and student leadership.
Technology is always advancing, so that means that security measures always have to evolve with it.
Alumni Leading Change
Sylvia Isler '96 is a distinguished technology leader, investor and mentor whose career reflects both innovation and a deep commitment to supporting others.
Computer science alum William Boag ’16, a senior health care data lead for MassHealth, remains deeply engaged with the Honors College through leadership, mentorship and philanthropy.