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    Call 706-867-2189 for more information on the Institute for Cyber Operations.

    Christopher Mitchiner
    Christopher MitchinerProfile page

    Executive Director of the Cyber Institute

    Phone706-864-1619

    Office locationCottrell Center, 228, Dahlonega

    Caitlin Conneely
    Caitlin ConneelyProfile page

    Cyber Program Officer

    Phone706-867-2055

    Office locationCottrell Center, 227, Dahlonega

    Kimberly Bruner
    Kimberly Bruner

    Administrative Assistant IV

    Phone706-867-2189

    Office locationCottrell Center, 226, Dahlonega

    Associated Faculty

    Tamirat Abegaz
    Tamirat Abegaz, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor - Computer Science

    Phone706-867-4599

    Office locationCottrell Center, 309, Dahlonega

    Ahmad Ghafarian
    Ahmad Ghafarian, Ph.DProfile page

    Professor - Computer Science

    Phone706-864-1498

    Office locationCottrell Center, 304, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Information Security, Computer Forensics

    Ash Mady
    Ash Mady, Ph.D.Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone706-867-3014

    Office locationCottrell Center, 393, Dahlonega

    Sean Mullins
    Sean Mullins

    Part Time Faculty

    Office location Dahlonega

    Bryson Payne
    Bryson Payne, Ph.D.Profile page

    Coordinator, Student Cyber Programs

    Phone706-864-1694

    brysonpayne.com/

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 129, Dahlonega

    John-David Rusk
    John-David Rusk

    Limited Term Faculty

    Office locationChestatee Building, 231H, Dahlonega

    Mingyuan Yan
    Mingyuan Yan, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor - Computer Science

    Phone706-867-4579

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 103, Dahlonega

    Jianjun Yang
    Jianjun Yang, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone678-717-3513

    aculty.ung.edu/jyang/

    Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5130, Gainesville

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