COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING - CYBERSECURITY

To be a center of excellence in Cyber Security education, research, and innovation, producing globally competent professionals who safeguard digital society with integrity and impact.

Mission 1
Deliver outcome-based Cyber Security education through innovative curriculum, advanced labs, and learner-focused pedagogy.

Mission 2
Promote interdisciplinary research and innovation in secure systems, networks, and emerging technologies addressing real-world cyber challenges.

Mission 3
Collaborate with industry, government, and international institutions to enhance professional skills, entrepreneurship, and global employability in cyber defense.

Mission 4
Instill ethical values, social responsibility, and awareness of digital rights to create trustworthy security professionals.

Mission 5
Encourage adaptability, curiosity, and lifelong learning to stay ahead of evolving threats and technological advancements.

Knowledge
Cyber Security graduates will possess strong foundational and advanced knowledge in information security, cryptography, networking, and emerging technologies, enabling them to design innovative, secure, and sustainable solutions using modern tools and methodologies.

Skills
Cyber Security graduates will demonstrate proficiency in risk assessment, incident response, penetration testing, and secure system design, along with effective communication, teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in multidisciplinary environments.

Attitude
Cyber Security graduates will uphold ethical and professional responsibilities, ensuring data privacy, integrity, and confidentiality while contributing positively to organizations, peers, and society in safeguarding digital infrastructure.

PSO 1
Ability to adapt quickly to emerging security challenges, collaborate with diverse teams, and pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in safeguarding digital assets at both societal and global levels.

PSO 2
Ability to analyze, design, and implement secure architectures by visualizing the operations of existing and future systems, networks, and applications with a strong emphasis on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Engineering Knowledge:
Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

Problem Analysis:
Identify, formulate, review research literature and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions with consideration for sustainable development. (WK1 to WK4)

Design/development of Solutions:
Design creative solutions for complex engineering problems and design/develop systems/components/processes to meet identified needs with consideration for the public health and safety, whole-life cost, net zero carbon, culture, society and environment as required. (WK5)

Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems:
Conduct investigations of complex engineering problems using research-based knowledge including design of experiments, modelling, analysis & interpretation of data to provide valid conclusions. (WK8).

Engineering Tool Usage:
Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources and modern engineering & IT tools, including prediction and modelling recognizing their limitations to solve complex engineering problems. (WK2 and WK6)

The Engineer and The World:
Analyze and evaluate societal and environmental aspects while solving complex engineering problems for its impact on sustainability with reference to economy, health, safety, legal framework, culture and environment. (WK1, WK5, and WK7).

Ethics:
Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics, human values, diversity and inclusion; adhere to national & international laws. (WK9)

Individual and Collaborative Team Work:
Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse/multi-disciplinary teams.

Communication:
Communicate effectively and inclusively within the engineering community and society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations considering cultural, language, and learning differences

Project Management and Finance:
Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision-making and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, and to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

Life-long Learning:
Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability for i) independent and life-long learning ii) adaptability to new and emerging technologies and iii) critical thinking in the broadest context of technological change. (WK8)