Gursimran Singh Walia
Email: [email protected]
Awarded $19M+ in external research and program support; Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DoE), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Google, and private donors.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (DoE) - Building scholarships, faculty development, STEM outreach, and cybersecurity workforce pipelines.
NSF CyberCorps SFS- Providing long-term scholarships and federal service pathways for cybersecurity students.
SE Tutor for Inquiry-Based Pedagogy- Expanding inquiry-driven software engineering education across multiple institutions.
NSF Engines: CSRA Cybersecurity Innovation- Advancing regional cybersecurity innovation; AU selected among 44 national teams.
Center for Inclusive Computing- Created OnRamp2Cybersecurity to help non-technical students enter cybersecurity careers. Built OnRamp2Computing pathway expanding access to graduate-level computing programs.
DoD Cyber Scholarship Program- Supporting doctoral research and strengthening the Department of Defense cybersecurity workforce.
Affordable Learning Georgia (GaDoE)- Developed statewide OER for introductory programming to improve equity and instructional consistency.
NSF Inquiry-Based Software Testing Pedagogy- Improving conceptual understanding and hands-on software testing education nationally.
NSF SEP-CyLE- Created a national cyberlearning platform used by 36+ institutions and 4,000+ learners.
NSF WReSTT Project- Developed a widely adopted software testing learning platform used across the country.
NSF Software Quality & Human Error Models- Advanced research on human error in software engineering, producing award-winning publications.
NIH COBRE – Visual & Cognitive Neuroscience- Performed eye-tracking research to enhance software inspection accuracy.
Academy of Finland – NTSA Tool- Developed the NTSA tool with University of Helsinki and PMI to assess non-technical skills in software teams.
NSF GARDE Veteran Reintegration Project- Led assistive technology capstones to support veterans and individuals with disabilities.
ND EPSCoR STEM Research & Education- Applied machine learning to health and plant science datasets in cross-disciplinary collaboration.
NDSU Graduate School Seed Grants- Launched the online M.S. in Software Engineering, surpassing initial enrollment projections.
International Outreach & 2+2 Partnerships- Expanded global student pipelines through international articulations and recruitment initiatives.
NSF Software Engineering Errors in Industry- Studying industrial software errors to improve reliability and developer support.
NSF AI-INTEL- Building AI-enhanced interaction networks for next-generation cyber autonomy and analytics.
Privacy-Preserving Developer Support- Developing secure, real-time multi-modal tools for supporting developers.
Community-Based Cybersecurity Clinic- Establishing a regional clinic to assist small businesses, nonprofits, rural hospitals, and veteran-owned organizations.
