CREM leadership is comprised of individuals who have created their own companies in the field of cybersecurity, have developed R&D innovations that have successfully migrated to start-up companies, and have direct experience in the world of manufacturing and cybersecurity. CREM leaders have been chosen because they understand that where you are going is what will change our world.
Dr. Nilanjan Banergee, Director
Dr. Banerjee is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is also an Associate Director of Cybersecurity in Manufacturing at UMBC. He is an expert in mobile and sensor systems with focus on designing end-to-end cyber-physical systems and application to physical rehabilitation, physiological monitoring, and home energy management systems. He is an expert in cybersecurity for embedded and cyber-physical systems. Presently his research focuses on two broad areas (1) Wearable Sensing and Analytics for Physiological Sensing; and (2) Cybersecurity for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. He is interested I commercializing his research products. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tanzen Medical, Inc. and he is the CSO of LifePlus, INC. Dr. Banerjee holds a Ph.D and a M.S. in Computer Science from the university of Massachusetts Amherst and a BTECH. (Hons.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Ms. Donna Ruginski, Co-Director
Ms. Ruginski is Executive Director for Cybersecurity Initiatives at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She leads all cybersecurity initiatives at UMBC and is responsible for expanding research programs in the Center for Cybersecurity. Ms. Ruginski was founder and Chief Executive Officer of SAINT Corporation, a visionary leader and early pioneer in forming one of industry’s first vulnerability scanning software companies. She served as Chief Operating Officer for a cybersecurity consultancy, where she was responsible for business operations. She serves on the Cyber Advisory Board for bwtech@UMBC Research Park and is a mentor for the Maryland New Venture Fellowship for Cybersecurity where she works with teams to further the development of technologies created within the University of Maryland System. She is the recipient of the 2021 Maryland Cybersecurity Award–Cyber Warrior Woman of the Year. Ms. Ruginski received her M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering and B.S. in Mathematics from Towson University.