Shiu-Kai Chin is a Professor in the
Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse
University. He is coordinator for
the MS Cybersecurity program and directs the 18-credit hour Cybersecurity Semester
at the undergraduate level. He is director of the Center for Information and
Systems Assurance and Trust (CISAT). He is
affiliated with the Institute for National
Security and Counterterrorism. He serves on the University’s Enterprise
Risk Management Committee. He is co-author, with Dr. Susan Older, of the
textbook Access Control, Security, and Trust: A
Logical Approach, CRC Press,
2010.
Professor Chin’s research focuses on assured security by design. He created Certified Security by Design (CSBD).
CSBD is part of a collaborative effort called System-Theoretic and Technical Operational Risk Management (STORM).
CSBD applies mathematical logic to the engineering of trustworthy
systems—from high-level concepts of operation (ConOps) down to individual actions
taken by machines and people. STORM combines CSBD with Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec), which
is the basis for the Air Force’s Functional Mission Analysis for Cyber (FMA-C). The Air Force has directed that FMA-C
be used as its baseline mission analysis methodology Mission Defense Teams. STPA-Sec
and FMA-C assure the right products are built for missions. CSBD assures that
the products are built right. Together as STORM, they provide compelling
evidence of trustworthiness, faithful implementation of commander intent, and
mission assurance.
Professor Chin’s research is used in both defense and financial
services applications. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information
Directorate has applied CSBD and STORM to create trustworthy hardware for
loading mission software into combat aircraft. JP Morgan Chase used elements of
CSBD to verify their SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication) protocols for large-value commercial transactions.
Shiu-Kai is an instructor in the Air Force Research
Laboratory’s (AFRL) Advanced Course in Engineering (ACE) Cybersecurity Boot
Camp. ACE is a 10-week summer program whose mission is developing the next generation
of cyber leaders through education, hands-on training, officer development, and
weekly 8-mile runs. He is the only instructor who has taught the full span of
the AFRL ACE since its inception in 2003.
Shiu-Kai served as Provost Faculty Fellow in 2015 and 2016
focused on SU’s Academic Strategic Plan.
He was interim Dean of the College of
Engineering and Computer Science
from 2006 to 2008. From 1998 until 2006 he was Director of the Center
for Advanced Systems Engineering (CASE) at
Syracuse University—a New York State Center of Advanced Technology funded by
the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR). He served as Program
Director for Computer Engineering until 2006.
Professor Chin received the
Crouse Hinds Award for Excellence in Education from the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science in 1994. In
1997, he was appointed Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith
Professor for Teaching Excellence - Syracuse University's highest teaching
award. In 2002, he received the 2001-2002 Chancellor's Citation for
Outstanding Contributions to the University's Academic Programs. In
2004, he was appointed as Associate University Marshal. In 2005, he was
selected as one of two Outstanding
Teachers by the Syracuse University Alumni Association. In 2012, he was
appointed University Marshal.
Prior to joining SU in 1986,
Professor Chin was a senior engineer and program manager at General Electric.
During his eleven years at GE, he designed several products including a nuclear
fuel-rod monitor, a memory manager for a heart imaging system similar to a CAT
scanner, and a custom radiation-hard CMOS processor combined with a GaAs C-band
transceiver for controlling phased-array radars. He is a graduate of GE's
Advanced Course in Engineering.
Shiu-Kai is a member of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Board
and is its Financial Officer. Shiu-Kai is a Commissioner on the Onondaga
County/City of Syracuse Human Rights Commission and was Chair of the HRC in
2016. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of WCNY
Public Radio and Television. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of InterFaith Works of Central New York.
He served as President of the Alliance
of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) in 2010.
He is a trainer in the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) and
for a decade was part of AVP facilitation teams at Auburn Prison - a maximum
security prison. AVP is an international, non-denominational program that
teaches conflict resolution and communications skills.
Shiu-Kai serves on the boards of directors for several professional
organizations including the Griffiss
Institute. He is on the NUSTAR (National Unmanned Aerial System
Standardized Testing and Rating) Advisory Committee.
Shiu-Kai is a life member of the Adirondack
Mountain Club and the Adirondack 46ers
(#1064).
Updated: 2019