Table of Contents Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report 15 SCHOOL OF DATA SCIENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY COLLABORATION CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Funded by the Permanent University Fund This project will co-locate the university’s 70-plus faculty members and advance collaborative research and development, education, and workforce development in cybersecurity , cloud computing, data and analytics, and artificial intelligence under one highly collaborative roof. With this new six-floor facility housing classrooms, laboratories and research space, the school will support bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as certificate programs and other professional credential educational opportunities. The School of Data Science will be home to the departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics and Data Sciences, Information Systems and Cyber Security, and the Open Cloud Institute. The NSCC will specifically build a collaborative and impactful government, university, and industry ecosystem engaging federal agencies, contractor and industry leaders, and academia to solve the nation’s greatest issues surrounding cybersecurity. The SDS/NSCC will also be equipped with a Secure Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) capable of safeguarding matters of national security.
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