The primary objective of the Cyber Academic Group is to offer educational programs, such as the multidisciplinary Cyber Systems and Operations program, to military Officers and government civilians.

These programs are intended to enable graduates to substantively improve the ability of our nation not only to support cyber-dependent missions and functions, but also to achieve focused objectives within the cyber domain itself. This is complemented by a synergistic linkage between cyber research relevant to the Department of Defense and U.S Government and the CAG’s graduate education programs. Student research topics address timely and relevant problems of sponsors and complement the longitudinal research efforts of CAG faculty members.

Faculty from the departments of Computer Science, Defense Analysis, Information Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, and National Security Affairs as well as the Information Dominance Center for Excellence, the Center for Cyber Warfare, and the MOVES Institute are represented within the CAG, thereby ensuring education and research applied to the cyber programs are thoroughly interdisciplinary. Its members and their colleagues teach courses and conduct fundamental and applied research focused on a broad range of challenges in cyber systems and operations. As subject matter experts, they bring their knowledge and understanding into the classroom and ensure that courses and student research are current and relevant.