Georgia Institute of Technology School of Cybersecurity and Privacy

The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP) is an interdisciplinary academic unit within the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Established in 2020, the school brings together cybersecurity and privacy teaching and research across several parts of the institute rather than operating as a narrowly departmental organization. Its faculty base draws from the College of Computing, the College of Engineering, the School of Public Policy, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Scheller College of Business, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. The school's central purpose is to advance education and research concerned with the security and privacy of computing systems, networks, connected devices, and broader cyberspace. Its stated vision is to help make cyberspace safer and more secure. This mission gives the school a scope that extends beyond technical computer security. In addition to subjects such as information security, networking, Internet of Things security, and cyber-physical systems, its work includes policy and other institutional dimensions of cybersecurity. SCP offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral education in several related fields. The degrees are formally granted through the Georgia Tech College of Computing and may be awarded in collaboration with other academic units. This structure reflects the school's cross-college character and allows students to engage with both technical and policy-oriented approaches to cybersecurity and privacy. The school continues and expands Georgia Tech's earlier institutional focus on information security. Its predecessor organizing locus was the Institute for Information Security & Privacy, which coordinated related research before SCP was created. The school also exists within a larger research ecosystem that includes the Georgia Tech Information Security Center, founded in 1998, and the GTRI Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory, also known as CIPHER, founded in 2010. Research areas associated with the school include cyber-physical systems, information security, the Internet of Things, networking, and cybersecurity policy. Faculty and students participate in both research and teaching, linking degree programs with applied and theoretical work conducted across Georgia Tech. Administrative offices for the school and many of its faculty and graduate students are located in the CODA Building, alongside the administrative offices of the School of Computational Science and Engineering. SCP is best understood as an academic and research brand within Georgia Tech rather than as a commercial cybersecurity product company. Its principal offerings are degree programs, research activity, laboratories, and interdisciplinary expertise. The school serves students and research collaborators seeking advanced education or inquiry in cybersecurity and privacy, while its connections to engineering, public policy, international affairs, business, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute support a broad institutional approach to cyber risk and digital trust.

The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy was established at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2020 as an academic unit within the College of Computing. Its formation enlarged and institutionalized Georgia Tech's existing work in information security and privacy, which had previously been organized in significant part through the Institute for Information Security & Privacy. Richard DeMillo was appointed the school's founding chair. Rather than concentrating cybersecurity expertise in a single disciplinary department, the school was designed as an interdisciplinary unit. Its faculty and research community draw from the College of Computing and a range of other Georgia Tech organizations, including the College of Engineering, the School of Public Policy, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Scheller College of Business, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. This arrangement gives the school access to technical, organizational, policy, and international perspectives. The school provides undergraduate, master's, and doctoral education in several fields related to cybersecurity and privacy. These credentials are technically awarded by the College of Computing and can involve other Georgia Tech academic units. Teaching and research are therefore connected across institutional boundaries, with the school serving as a coordinating identity for security and privacy expertise. SCP's research scope includes cyber-physical systems, information security, Internet of Things technologies, networking, and policy. It operates within a longer Georgia Tech research tradition that includes the Georgia Tech Information Security Center, founded in 1998, and the GTRI Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory, known as CIPHER, founded in 2010. These earlier and continuing initiatives form part of the institutional context surrounding the school. The school's stated unifying vision is to keep cyberspace safer and more secure. Its work addresses both the technical protection of systems and the broader governance and societal questions associated with digital infrastructure. Administrative offices for SCP, along with those of many faculty members and graduate students, are located in the CODA Building. The school remains an active Georgia Tech academic and research unit rather than a standalone commercial brand.

1. 2020School of Cybersecurity and Privacy established

   Georgia Tech created the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy within the College of Computing, appointing Richard DeMillo as its founding chair.

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2. 2010CIPHER laboratory founded

   The GTRI Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory, known as CIPHER, was founded as part of Georgia Tech's applied cybersecurity research environment.

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3. 1998Georgia Tech Information Security Center founded

   The Georgia Tech Information Security Center was established as an earlier institutional base for information-security research associated with the university.

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An interdisciplinary, research-oriented academic center that combines computing, engineering, policy, international affairs, business, and applied research perspectives on cybersecurity and privacy.

• Undergraduate cybersecurity and privacy degreesAcademic degree

  SCP supports undergraduate education in fields related to cybersecurity and privacy. The degrees are granted through the Georgia Tech College of Computing and may involve collaboration with other academic units, reflecting the school's technical and interdisciplinary structure.

• Master's cybersecurity and privacy degreesAcademic degree

  The school offers master's-level study in several cybersecurity- and privacy-related fields. Programs are situated within Georgia Tech's broader computing curriculum and connect advanced technical education with research and policy perspectives.

• Doctoral cybersecurity and privacy degreesAcademic degree

  Doctoral education associated with SCP supports advanced research into areas such as information security, cyber-physical systems, networking, Internet of Things security, and policy. Doctoral credentials are formally awarded through the College of Computing and may involve multiple Georgia Tech units.

• Cybersecurity and privacy researchResearch2020

  Faculty and students conduct research across technical and policy domains, including cyber-physical systems, information security, Internet of Things technologies, networking, and cybersecurity policy. The school's interdisciplinary faculty structure supports collaboration across computing, engineering, public policy, international affairs, business, and applied research.

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