Lehigh University has been awarded Special Project funds to organize and hold a workshop on network security entitled, Automated Worm/DDoS Eradication System Organized Information Exchange Workshop (AWESOME), in conjunction with a Cisco bootcamp on network security that Prof Chuah is hosting at Lehigh University from August 8-11, 2005. The objectives of the workshop are:
1. To attract more women and underrepresented minority students, especially those in the Tri-State Area, to network security research; 2. To minimize the learning curve of participants who are interested in network security research by providing them with tutorials on relevant topics and some hands-on experience with an NSF-funded research testbed; 3. To help participants expand their peer support network with a community of researchers who have similar objectives and experiences.
