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About the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Engineering Technology Program
The Cyber Engineering Technology (CETE) degree at Texas A&M University – San Antonio offers a nationally distinctive, affordable, cyber-focused degree with an engineering technology orientation. CETE is built for students who want a degree framed around applying engineering technology to secure cyber systems, software, hardware, cloud systems, networks, and associated infrastructure. The holistic curriculum covers current topics and technologies, including cryptosystems, cyber-physical systems, securing big data, and cyber intelligence. To support career readiness, students can complete several specialization courses in artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile computing, and pursue the NSA/DHS Cyber Defense Education certificate, and seek an industry internship through the university’s Mays Center. This unique combination prepares graduates for careers immediately upon graduation in fields such as cloud security, securing critical infrastructure, cyber defense, embedded security, and data analytics security.
Career Opportunities
The B.S. in Cyber Engineering Technology prepares students for careers spanning the domains of:
- securing current cyber physical systems
- software, hardware, cloud systems
- networks and associated infrastructure.
Examples of representative jobs include:
- Security Consultant
- Security/Data Analyst
- Cyber Infrastructure Specialist
- Computer Network Associate
- Cyber Systems Security Engineer
- DevSecOps Associate
- Information Technology Associate
- Network Field Technician
The preparation of students, through hands-on coursework, together with participation in security-focused competitions, internship opportunities, and student organizations make them career ready immediately upon graduation. Graduates have opportunities in the sectors of:
- technology
- cyber defense
- critical infrastructure
- healthcare
- finance
- manufacturing
- government.
Faculty Highlights
Students in the B.S. Cyber Engineering Technology program learn from research-active faculty with expertise across cybersecurity hardware, software, operations and management, embedded systems security, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cybersecurity operations, and privacy-preserving computing. Together, faculty provide students with a strong blend of technical knowledge, hands-on learning, and industry-relevant expertise.
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Venkatesh Uddameri
Research Areas: IoT security, Cyber ethics.
Office: SciTech 211D
Email: vuddameri@tamusa.edu
Phone: (210) 784-2224
Webpage: Dr. Uddameri Profile
Dr. Md Tamjid Hossain
Research Areas: Secure and trustworthy cybersecurity and AI/ML applications.
Contact: mhossain@tamusa.edu
Phone: 210-784-2369
Webpage: Dr. Hossain Profile
Dr. Robert Jones
Research Areas: GenAI in Cybersecurity.
Office: N/A
Contact: rjones@tamusa.edu
Phone: N/A
Webpage: Dr. Jones Profile
Dr. Srinivasan Murali
Research Areas: CyberSecurity (Hardware, Internet of Things, Cyber-physical systems, GenAI, VR/XR).
Office: SciTech 211H
Contact: smurali@tamusa.edu
Phone: 210-784-2383
Webpage: Dr. Murali Profile
Dr. Jeong Yang
Research Areas: Mitigating adversarial attacks on LLMs in software security, Improving the efficiency of auto-code generated by language models (LLMs and SLMs).
Office: SciTech 211R
Contact: jyang@tamusa.edu
Phone: 210-784-2315
Webpage: Dr. Yang Profile
Adjunct Faculty
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