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Justin Pelletier

Director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center

ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
jxpics@rit.edu
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GOL-3763

Justin Pelletier

Director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center

ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Education

BS, Stonehill College; MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Capella University

Bio

Justin M. Pelletier is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Cyber Range at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Pelletier teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Department of Cyber Security within RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. He also orchestrates security assessments for partner organizations and is the founding director for the NSA-funded National Consortium for Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance, which is housed within RIT's ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute. He holds a PhD in Information Assurance and Security, an MBA in Entrepreneurship, and a BS in Computer Science. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Pelletier was a civil servant in the intelligence community and a member of the modeling and simulations working group within the U.S. National Security Council. He is a combat veteran and currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Dr. Pelletier has authored more than three dozen scholarly articles, book chapters, and patents focused on security and information economics.

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Journal Paper
Madhira, Namita, et al. "Code red: A nuclear nightmare-navigating ransomware response at an Eastern European power plant." Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases. (2023): 1-11. Print.
Pelletier, J.M. "Longitudinal Analysis of Information Security Incident Spillover Effects." Journal of Management Science and Business Intelligence 3. (2018): 15-20. Web.
Published Conference Proceedings
Tiffany, Bragg,, et al. "Cognitive Engineering Modeling of Phishing." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2022 Annual Meeting. Ed. HFES. Atlanta, USA: n.p., Print.
Reddy, Pranusha Soma and Justin Pelletier. "The Pentest Method for Business Intelligence." Proceedings of the 2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (IEEE MIPRO), 2022. Ed. MIPRO. Opatija, Croatia: IEEE, Print.
Munaiah, Nuthan, et al. "Characterizing Attacker Behavior in a Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Competition." Proceedings of the 2019 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM). Ed. IEEE. Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil: IEEE, 2019. Print.
N, Munaiah,, et al. "A cybersecurity dataset derived from the National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition." Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, 7-9 January, 2019. Maui: HICSS. Ed. HICSS. Maui, Hawaii: n.p., Print.
Santa, James, Neil Hair, and Justin Pelletier. "Modeling e-learner Satisfaction: The Role of Online Customer Experience." Proceedings of the Marketing in Higher Education Track, Academy of Marketing Conference 2019, London. Ed. AMC. London, UK: n.p., Print.
Pelletier, J.M. and Shita, M. "Optimizing Alternative Futures: Assuring Security in the Event of Machine Superintelligence." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Big Data, Houston, TX, 6-7 April, 2018. Ed. Bruce O'Neal, Yu Sun. Houston, TX: IBII, Print.
Hair, N., Santa, J., and Pelletier, J.M. "Online customer experience in e-learning: Understanding the antecedents and outcomes of perspective graduate student’s website interactions when selecting a place of higher education." Proceedings of the OLC Accelerate 2018. Orlando, FL. Ed. Katie Fife Schuster. Orlando, Florida: OLC, 2018. Print.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Pelletier, J.M. "The Race to Feld and Secure Autonomous Combat Units." Proceedings of the 2018 USENIX Summit on Hot Topics in Security, Baltimore, MD. Ed. David Brumley, Parisa Tabriz. Baltimore, MD: n.p..

Currently Teaching

CSEC-462
Network Security and Forensics
3 Credits
This course investigates the many facets of network security and forensics. Students will examine the areas of intrusion detection, evidence collection, network auditing, network security policy design and implementation as well as preparation for and defense against attacks. The issues and facilities available to both the intruder and data network administrator will be examined and evaluated with appropriate laboratory exercises to illustrate their effect.
CSEC-473
Cyber Defense Techniques
3 Credits
Students will study, build, defend and test the security of computer systems and networking infrastructure while potentially under attack. Students will gain an understanding of standard business operations, timelines and the value of risk and project management. Techniques as related to security guidelines and goals will be studied. Aspects of legal requirements, inheriting existing infrastructure, techniques for backup and recovery of data and systems will be examined.
CSEC-490
Capstone in Cybersecurity
3 Credits
This is a capstone course for students in the cybersecurity program. Students will review a series of short modules on topics such as teamwork, project management, report writing, and presentations, and will work in teams to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world projects in various areas of cybersecurity. Projects may require performing security analysis of systems, networks, software, policies, etc., devising and implementing security solutions in real-world applications. (4th-year status and departmental approval)
CSEC-599
Independent Study in CSEC
1 - 6 Credits
Students will work with a supervising faculty member on a project of mutual interest. Project design and evaluation will be determined through discussion with the supervising faculty member and documented through completion of an independent study form to be filed with the department of computing security.
CSEC-659
Seminar in Computing Security
3 Credits
This course offers an opportunity to learn about a specific seminar topic in more depth. The course description will be replaced by the specific instance of the seminar, as it is proposed by faculty.
CSEC-799
Independent Study
1 - 3 Credits
The graduate independent study offers students the opportunity to investigate a topic not covered in an available course in the MS program in conjunction with a faculty sponsor. Working cooperatively, the faculty sponsor and the student draft a proposal of the work to be completed, the deliverables expected from the student, the number of credits assigned, and the means by which the student’s work will be evaluated. The proposal must be approved by the graduate program director before a student can be registered for independent study.

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