Gursimran Singh Walia
Email: [email protected]
Secured externally funded research and program support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. 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.
