Below are the ICCWS Biographies of the Conference and Programme Chairs, Key Note Speakers and Mini-Track Chairs.
Dr. Stephanie J. Blackmon is an associate professor, higher education leader, and technology researcher whose work focuses on privacy and technology integration; technology integration in college and university teaching and learning; technology integration in training; educational technology such as learning management systems (LMSs) and various course types such as massive open online courses (MOOCs); ethical integration of technology such as learning analytics and artificial intelligence; and leadership and experiential learning in technology and cybersecurity workforce development. Dr. Blackmon’s research often involves working with interdisciplinary teams, and she has been a lead PI on several grants related to trust, privacy, and experiential learning in technology and co-PI on grants related to AI and workforce development, and cyber-clinic design and delivery. Dr. Blackmon’s work also involves policy and framework development designed to support ethical technology integration, as well as ethical technological development.
Dr. Saltuk Karahan is the Undergraduate Program Director of the School of Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University (ODU). He is also the Cybersecurity Education Research Director for COVA CCI (Commonwealth Cyber Initiative). He has been teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, including Cyber War, Leadership and Management in Cybersecurity, and Advanced Cyber Law and Policy at ODU. He is a Co-PI on the NSF-funded CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service Project that aims to increase the federal, state, local, and tribal workforce in cybersecurity. Before joining ODU, Dr. Karahan assumed leadership positions at NATO's Allied Command Transformation. Dr. Karahan’s research interests and projects focus on the central themes of the interdisciplinary approach to cybersecurity education and how the developments in information security technology impact international security.