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The Information Networking Institute (INI) was established by Carnegie Mellon University in 1989 as the nation’s first research and education center devoted to Information Networking. As a cooperative endeavor of:

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Kobe Information Technology - Information Security Program (Kobe MSIT-IS)

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The INI is soliciting applications for an open faculty position in the areas of networking, security and/or privacy. Job description.

In the fall semester of 2005, in collaboration with Hyogo Institute of Information Education Foundation, the INI began offering the Master of Science in Information Technology - Information Security program (Kobe MSIT-IS) at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan in Kobe.

The degree is a joint initiative between the College of Engineering’s Information Networking Institute (INI) and the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management. The MSIT-IS degree prepares students to become leaders in information security by blending education in information security technology, business management, and policy.

Application Deadlines:
May 15 (non-residents)
June 30 (residents of Japan)

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Curriculum

The MSIT-IS program leverages the existing curriculum and learning objectives associated with the Master of Science in Information Security Technology and Management (MSISTM) and the Master of Science in Information Security Policy and Management (MSISPM) program.

The curriculum provides background, insights, and general and technical coverage of key elements of information security, while equipping students with the analytical methods and management practices to succeed as managers and technologists in the growing and rapidly changing field of information security.

Specifically, the program is designed to prepare students to:

Assess the information security risks faced by an organization
Understand the technological and human problems linked to these risks
Evaluate technological tools and protocols available to protect against these risks, mitigate system vulnerabilities, and restore services
Manage the development, acquisition, and evolution of a secure information infrastructure
Assess the impact of information security policy, legal environment, and market developments on complex systems and organizational objectives
Equip themselves for life-long learning and professional growth in information security disciplines

Curriculum Specialization

The option to choose between the Management Track and the Technical Track will further prepare students to take a leading role in the career path of their choice.

While experience in information technology is a must, the Kobe MSIT-IS program is not restricted to students with a purely technological background. Thanks to the variety of electives proposed both in Pittsburgh and onsite at CyLab Japan, students with a management background may apply to enter the program on a Management track.
Overall, the core course and elective course requirements are identical the Technical Track, but Management Track students are encouraged to select management-oriented elective courses (e.g., 90- xxx or 95-xxx courses) in priority.

Learn more about the Kobe MSIT-IS program

View the Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan website for program details.

CyLab Japan Campus

Course Delivery

Some courses in the MSIT-IS program are taught from Carnegie Mellon to Kobe via distance learning technologies. Co-instructors and teaching assistants at CyLab Japan support the remote students. CyLab Japan faculty teach the remaining courses onsite in Kobe. All courses are evaluated according to Carnegie Mellon standards.

All lectures are given in English so as to offer Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan students the same kind of educational environment enjoyed by the students at the U.S. Campus. Moreover, the students must conduct and submit projects and reports in English.

Although classes are conducted in English, CyLab Japan's bilingual faculty and assistant instructors ensure that students acquire expert knowledge more efficiently than by physically studying at the University's main campus in the U.S. The CyLab Japan Campus also offers dedicated courses designed to focus on the practical aspects of information security administration by reflecting the unique social system in Japan.

Course Delivery Technologies

Some MSIT-IS courses are delivered in real-time from Pittsburgh utilizing video teleconferencing (VTC) technologies. A smartboard is used an an electronic whiteboard, which allows annotations to be streamed in real-time to CyLab Japan and saved. The Blackboard course management system acts as a central interactive repository for all course materials ( i.e., online gradebook, asynchronous discussion forums and a virtual chat for synchronous exchange of information).

CyLab Japan Faculty

Faculty at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan include 1) faculty members in the U.S. who stay in Japan and give lectures; 2) faculty members in the U.S. who conduct both remote-teaching lectures from the U.S. and face-to-face lectures in Japan; and 3) faculty members who are hired by Hyogo Institute of Information Education Foundation to conduct lectures at the CyLab Japan Campus on a full-time basis.

Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan Faculty

Nicolas Christin
Faculty, INI (in residence at CyLab Japan)
MSIT-IS advisor
Systems Scientist, CyLab

Tina Wong
Faculty, INI
Systems Scientist, CyLab

Ashish Arora
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz School

Ramayya Krishnan
Professor of Management Science and Information Systems, Heinz School

Rahul Telang
Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Heinz School

Chris May
Sr. Member of the Technical Staff, CERT/INI

Rich Nolan
Sr. Member of the Technical Staff, CERT/INI

Justin Zhan
Faculty, Heinz School (in residence at CyLab Japan)
Systems Scientist, CyLab

Riaz Esmailzadeh
Associate Professor of Management of Technology
Carnegie Mellon Heinz School Australia

Victor Pontines
Lecturer in Economics and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon Heinz School Australia

INI Adjunct Faculty at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan

Shizuo Asogawa
Carnegie Mellon CyLab MSIT-IS Program Director in Kobe, Japan

Keiji Takeda
Faculty, Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan
Professor, Hyogo Institute of Information Education Foundation

Yoshihiro Shin
Adjunct Faculty, INI

Program Sponsors

Carnegie Mellon CyLab Japan would not be possible without the support of the Hyogo Institute of Information Education Foundation and Toshizo Ido, governor of Hyogo Prefecture.