1. Continuing and Increasing Excellence: My Vision for Serving as AVPR
J. A. “Drew” Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
Director, Auburn Cyber Research Center and Alumni Professor Computer Science & Software Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Management

2. Outline My Background Today’s Challenging Funding Environment
MSU Strategic Plan
Cyber Research
My view of the role of the AVPR
Faculty, the Engine of Research
External Relations
ORED Offices
Research Ethics
Restricted Research
Sponsored Research
Centers and Institutes
Conclusions

3. My Background Texas Tech University University of Southern California
BA Journalism (Public Relations option)
University of Southern California
MS Systems Management (Mgt. Information Systems option)
Vanderbilt University
MS Computer Science
Texas A&M University
PhD Computer Science
22 years of Federal Service
Directed two multi-million dollar program offices
Ada Joint Program Office
Joint Forces Program Office

4. 12 years at Auburn University
Director, Auburn Cyber Research Center
Professorship endowed by Auburn Alumni Assn.
Appointed in Computer Science & Software Engineering
Joint Appointments
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Management
Immediate Past Chair, ACM Special Interest Group, Simulation
Past President, Society for Modeling & Simulation, International
$8M+ extramural funding in past 12 years

5. My Current Research Grants in Force
$122, NSF # Supplement to: “SFS Scholarship: Auburn-Tuskegee-Albany State-Western New Mexico Scholarship Partnership” PI Hamilton (85%), Co-PI Imsand (10%) and Co-PI Chang (5%) (Oct 2011 – Sept 2015).
$24, NSF # Supplement to: CI-TEAM Implementation Project. Collaborative Project: A Digital Forensics Cyberinfrastructure Workforce Training Initiative for America's Veterans, (Aug 2008 – Aug 2013), PI Hamilton 50%, Co-PI Qin 20%, Co-PI Ku, 20%, Co-PI Chang 10%.
$61, DOD University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) / Stevens Institute of Technology, “Graphical CONOPS Demonstrator for ARDEC,” (Sept 2012 – June 2013) PI Hamilton (100%) (Through DOD UARC Contract #: H D-0171).
$120, DOD Information Assurance Program Grant from the National Security Agency “HBCU/HSI Outreach and Mentoring,” and “DOD Transitions.” PI Hamilton (65%), Co-PI Umphress (30%) and Co-PI Chang (5%), (Aug 2012 – Aug 2014).
 $1,376, NSF # SFS Scholarship: Auburn-Tuskegee-Albany State-Western New Mexico Scholarship Partnership, PI Hamilton (85%), Co-PI Imsand (10%) and Co-PI Chang (5%) (Oct 2011 – Sept 2015).
$120, MDA Phase II SBIR with RAM Laboratories and Auburn University, “Real-time Application Security Analyzer,” (Sept 2011 – March 2014) PI Hamilton (100%).
Budget Negotiations Completed/Award Pending:
$135, NSF# Collaborative Project - SFS CB: Establishing the New Mexico Digital Forensics Academy – PI Hamilton
$136, DOD Information Assurance Program Grant from the National Security Agency – “Digital Forensic Outreach” and “Outreach to Maxwell AFB.”
Summary
$1,826,103 grants in force, $272,113 pending, $2,098,216 total

6. Challenge #1: Current Funding Environment

7. VERSION 15
9/15/ :11

8. Retraining Wounded Soldiers & Airmen

9. Cyber Outreach to Minority Institutions
CNSS Certifications:
Alabama State University
Albany State University
North Carolina A&T
Tuskegee University
Western New Mexico University
Outreach Strategy:
Teach Cyber Security Based Courses on campus
Joint research projects across campuses.
Cyber Security Exercises
Use CAE IAE criteria as roadmap for program growth
“demonstrates how majority institutions and minority serving institutions can effectively build mutually beneficial partnerships which will increase diversity in the IA community.” Diana Burley, NSF Program Director

10. My vision of the MSU AVPR Role 1/2
Serving as #2 in the Research Office
Implementing the VPR’s vision
Ensuring the smooth operation of ORED
Allow VPR to focus on strategic direction
Supporting and communicating the VP's vision and direction
Oversee and assist the activities of several research centers including
HPC2, High Performance Computing Collaboratory
nSPARC, National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center
I2AT, Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies
Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology
Center for Safety and Health
Mississippi State Chemical Lab
Research Curriculum Unit

11. My vision of the MSU AVPR Role 2/2
Advising the VP in the areas of strategy, congressional relations, and funding
Execute the required staff work
Working with the Associate Deans for Research to understand their challenges and help them with solutions
Oversee several offices reporting to the VP
Sponsored Programs, Research Security, Regulatory Compliance, Safety, and Animal Research (University Veterinarian).
Work closely with the Associate VP for Economic Development in the areas of technology transfer and RTC
Work closely with the Assistant VP in the statewide EPSCoR proposal, funding opportunities, and new faculty orientations.

12. Mississippi State University Strategic Goals 2012 - 2017
Overarching
To be consistently ranked among America's top public universities
Strategic Goals
Foster Teaching and Learning
Promote Research and Creativity
Expand Outreach and Engagement
Encourage Globalization
Enhance Institutional Culture and Environment

13. Research and Scholarship at Mississippi State University in 2013
Goal 1 - Increase the quantity and quality of PhD students and doctoral programs to emulate nationally recognized peer institutions.
Goal 2 - Effectively promote and recognize faculty scholarship to enhance the national reputation of the university.
Goal 3 - Identify and support institutional research focus areas that have a statewide, regional, and national priority.
Goal 4 - Increase total university research funding to a level in excess of $200M sustained over a three-year period.

14. ORED Priorities
MSU must continue to enhance its reputation through a strengthened focus on the highest quality scholarly activities.
High-caliber faculty are the essential element of an internationally recognized research university.
Mississippi State University must continue to expand its role as the economic engine for the state of Mississippi and the Southeast.
As a land-grant institution, MSU has a unique role in the State of Mississippi; it must fully recognize and embrace this role.
MSU must work to better balance its portfolio, placing added focus on competitive funding.
The university must embrace the parallel development of strong academic colleges and strong research centers.
To achieve its potential, the university must place a priority on leadership development in its research program.

15. Faculty – the Engine of Research
Aligning MSU Research Focus Areas with faculty hiring
Environment and Energy
Health and Education
Knowledge Management Systems
International Development
Mobility Systems and Materials
Research Faculty are key to growth
Faculty are key to moving forward on the 4 strategic goals.
AVPR must support faculty

16. External Relations: Communicating MSU Research
Carnegie Foundation Ranking:
RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
#6 in Agriculture Research Expenditures
#34 in Engineering Research Expenditures
#31 in Comp. Sci. Research Expenditure
NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations
Great job Dave Dampier & team!
MSU NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Computational Field Simulation

17. Research Ethics Honor is not negotiable
Big difference between acts of commission and acts of omission
Excellent MSU Research Ethics Policy at:
PI and ORED responsibilities
Conflict of Interest
Human Subjects, Animal Subjects, Lab Practices
Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities
Collaborative Research with Industry
Peer Review
Data Acquisition
Research Misconduct
Authorship and Publication

18. Regulatory Compliance
Human Subjects
Animal Care and Use
Risk Management
Safety
Environmental
Conflict of Interest
“Starkville City Jail” - Johnny Cash

19. Restricted Research (Research Security)
Top Secret
Clearances
Classified Research
Zero defect environment
Breaches must be reported
Considerable research funding available
Export Controlled
International Traffic in Arms Control (ITAR)
State Department
Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
Commerce Department
Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC)
Treasury Department
ITAR
SCIF
NOFORN
FOUO
Compartmented

20. Sponsored Programs Administration
Research Funding Agencies
Missile Defense Agency
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA)
DHS Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
Pre-Award Support
Close coordination with sponsored programs accounting
Contract Vehicles
Administration
F&A Policy
Cost Sharing

21. Centers and Institutes
“The university must embrace the parallel development of strong academic colleges and strong research centers.”
Centers and Institutes foster interdisciplinary research
Exceptions to the rule are the norm
Performance reviews should play a role in helping a center or institute move forward

22. Promises to Keep Transparency Ethical Behavior ALWAYS Teamwork
Strong focus on winning
Extramural funding often takes more than one try
Never ask a faculty member to do something I would not do myself.
Personally engage in competing for grants

23. Conclusions Looking to the Future
Support faculty – internal grants
Travel to funding agencies
Face-to-face with as many funding agencies as possible (NSF, DARPA, NIST, etc.)
AAU Membership
MSU as the dominant Cyber Research University
Short term view