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Ishan Abhinit

Senior Security Analyst

Ishan Abhinit is working as a Senior Security Analyst and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Indiana University’s CACR and has 12+ years of experience in IT. He has previously worked as a security risk analyst co-op at GMO, Boston, as well as an SOC engineer and IT security analyst at Infosys Ltd and IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Email:: iabhinit@iu.edu

Emily K. Adams

Principal Security Analyst

Emily K. Adams is a Principal Security Analyst at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. With over 20 years of experience in IT administration, security operations, and cybersecurity R&D, she thrives in developing innovative solutions for cybersecurity challenges where conventional solutions fall short. Emily specializes in cybersecurity assessments of diverse environments, exploring challenges in critical infrastructure and cyber-physical ecosystems, and consulting on regulatory-driven solutions for academic research and industry projects.

Hauke Bahr

Senior Project Manager

Hauke Bahr is a Senior Project Manager at the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. With over a decade of experience in managing and leading project teams, he is aiming to facilitate success on various internal and external initiatives at CACR.

Leslee Bohland

Assistant Director

Leslee Bohland is an Assistant Director at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) and OmniSOC. Leslee provides leadership, financial acumen and strategic insight to ensure the financial health, integrity and growth of the organization.
Email:: lescoope@iu.edu

Mark Bruhn

Senior Fellow

Now retired, Mark served as Associate Vice President for Telecommunications and Chief IT Security and Policy Officer at OVPIT. In 2002, he was instrumental in establishing the IU-based Research and Educational Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) and served as its Executive Director. Mark has been involved in a variety of CACR initiatives since its creation.

Fred H. Cate

Senior Fellow

Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, along with being the founding Executive Director of CACR, Fred created the Center before moving on to serve as IU’s Vice President for Research.

Diana Cimmer

Project Manager

Diana Cimmer serves as a Project Manager at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR). She has worked for IU for over 26 years, 18 years in the IU UITS Finance office, before joining CACR in 2016.
Email:: dborecky@iu.edu

Robert Cowles

Distinguished Security Analyst and Senior Fellow

Robert (Bob) Cowles is principal in BrightLite Information Security performing cybersecurity assessments and consulting in research and education about information security and identity management. His CACR contributions include cybersecurity assessments at major NSF facilities and a prime contributor to Trusted CI's Cybersecurity Framework. He has also participated in cybersecurity assessments of local government entities as part of the Cybertrack program in partnership with Purdue University.

Tim Daniel

Senior Security Analyst

Tim Daniel is a Senior Security Analyst at CACR. Previously, Tim worked for a contract research organization carrying out phase 1 and pre-phase 1 clinical trials for veterinary medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology with a focus in chemistry, and an associate's degree in applied biotechnology. After high school, Tim worked for Stone Belt, a nonprofit that provides resources and supports for individuals with disabilities, where he learned patience and listening skills.

William Drake

Principal Security Analyst

Will Drake is a Principal Security Analyst and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR). Will has over a decade of IT and cybersecurity experience, holding various roles at Indiana University ranging from end-user IT support to ensuring the security of IU’s critical telecommunications infrastructure. In 2019, Will joined CACR and launched the highly successful SecureMyResearch service, which has gained national attention for its innovative approach to reducing cybersecurity and compliance burdens on researchers. He specializes in guiding research organizations through compliance challenges, helping them identify compliance strategies that are reasonable, effective, and mission-focused.
Email:: wildrake@iu.edu

Cory Gleyze

Senior Project Manager

Cory serves as a project manager at Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.
Email:: cjgleyze@iu.edu

Daniel Hickey

Senior Fellow

Daniel Hickey is a professor and program coordinator with the Learning Science Program in the IU School of Education. He worked on the CACR Principles-Based Cybersecurity Toolkit (PACT) and the Securing Smart Cities course modules. He previously developed a cybersecurity course for K12 networking professionals and designed and studied interactive “playable case studies” for undergraduate cybersecurity students.

Craig Jackson

Deputy Director

Craig Jackson is Deputy Director at the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (IU CACR), where his research and development interests include cybersecurity program development and governance, cybersecurity assessment design and conduct, legal and regulatory regimes' impact on information security and cyber resilience, evidence-based security, and innovative defenses. He has led collaborative work with critical infrastructure and national security stakeholders, as well as interdisciplinary assessment and guidance teams for Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. He is the principal architect of the Trusted CI Framework, and played a central role in building the PACT and Cybertrack assessment methodologies.
Email:: scjackso@iu.edu

Apu Kapadia

Senior Fellow

Professor Kapadia serves as both an Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, along with being the Chair of IU’s Cybersecurity Risk Management Program. He is an influential cybersecurity scholar and frequent contributor to CACR projects and events.

Mark Krenz

Chief Security Analyst

Chief Security Analyst Mark Krenz is focused on cybersecurity operations, research, and education. He has more than two decades of experience in system, network administration, programming, and system security and has spent the last decade focused on cybersecurity. He also serves as the CISO of Trusted CI.
Email:: mkrenz@iu.edu

Nicholas Multari

Distinguished Security Analyst and Senior Fellow

Nicholas J. Multari is the senior technical advisor for research in cybersecurity at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. He establishes the direction and leads the execution of the various research projects resulting in a rigorous foundation upon which security concepts are matured and implemented. Prior to joining PNNL, he was the manager for trusted cyber technology at Boeing Research and Technology in Seattle, Washington.

Steven Myers

Senior Fellow

Steve Myers served on the Luddy School faculty at IU before joining Apple as a Security Engineer and Core Cryptographer. He played a central role in crafting the IU Cybersecurity Risk Management Program, and worked with CACR on a variety of grants and events.

Scott Orr

Senior Fellow

Scott Orr was a longtime CACR staff member currently serving its sister organization, OmniSOC. Scott contributed to IU’s cybersecurity landscape in a variety of ways, including leading its CAE certification efforts and through successful business development.

Tori Richardson

Senior Administrative Assistant

Tori Richardson is a Senior Administrative Assistant.

Ranson Ricks

Assistant Director and Principal Project Manager

Ranson is the Assistant Director and Principal Project Manager with the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR). Ranson has more than 30 years of experience leading project teams in the Department of Defense and industry. Ranson’s major projects include Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, Framework Cohort engagements and Research Infrastructure Security Community initiatives, as well as Indiana’s Local Government Cybersecurity Assessment Program, Cybertrack.
Email:: rjricks@iu.edu

Scott Russell

Chief Security Analyst

Scott Russell is a Chief Security Analyst with the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) and the Deputy Director of Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. A lawyer and researcher, Scott’s expertise ranges from privacy and cybersecurity to international law. He is the program lead for the Trusted CI Framework, a co-author of Security from First Principles: A Practical Guide to the Information Security Practice Principles, played a central role in building the PACT and Cybertrack assessment methodologies, and served as temporary faculty with Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane.
Email:: scolruss@iu.edu

Sagar Samtani

Senior Fellow

Dr. Sagar Samtani is an Associate Professor and Weimer Faculty Fellow at the Kelley School of Business where he directs Kelley’s Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. He, and his lab, have been active with CACR initiatives such as through grants, student engagement, and helping with the CACR Speaker Series.

Scott Shackelford

Executive Director

Professor Scott J. Shackelford is the Provost Professor of Business Law and Ethics at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. He serves as the Executive Director of the Ostrom Workshop and the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. He is also an Affiliated Scholar at both the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society.
Email:: sjshacke@indiana.edu

Kelli Shute

Chief Project Manager

Kelli is a CACR's Chief Project Manager with over 20 years of experience leading project teams, including in the private sector. She joined CACR in 2019 as Senior Project Manager for Trusted CI, ResearchSOC, and our collaboration with the Indiana Secretary of State's office on election cybersecurity. In August 2020, she was appointed to the role of Executive Director for Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. She also serves as an assessor for Cybertrack, our collaboration with Purdue University and the Indiana Office of Technology.

Robert Templeman

Executive Director of Cybersecurity Innovation and Chief Engineer

Dr. Robert (Rob) Templeman, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of Cybersecurity Innovation at IU and Chief Engineer at CACR. Rob lends engineering experience to CACR projects, spanning requirement specification, analyses of alternatives for design synthesis, validation of design implementations and root cause analysis. Much of Rob’s recent technical efforts focus on securing system/system interfaces and the intersection of security and AI/ML.
Email:: retemple@iu.edu

Joseph Tomain

Senior Fellow

Joseph A. Tomain's contributions to CACR include examining the relationship, and often competing interests, between speech and privacy rights, as well as the cybersecurity implications that must be considered when assessing online privacy.

Von Welch

Senior Fellow

Von Welch served as CACR’s second Executive Director and IU's AVP for Information Security. As AVP, Von served ably for eleven years and successfully grew CACR substantially through new awards and initiatives, including Trusted CI and the creation of OmniSOC.