New Award Announcement

Kyle Murbach, who joined the department of Information and Computing Sciences in January 2026, has received a $105,000 subaward through the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for research and development of key components for a next-generation malware analysis solution called Binary Emulation and Analysis Simulation Technology (BEAST) and INFLEX.  These cutting-edge systems aim to create a more powerful framework for emulating and analyzing malware behavior, providing deeper insight into how malicious code evolves and spreads, including malicious functionality that ordinarily would not be reachable. With BEAST and INFLEX, researchers would be able to gain threat intelligence on a given sample much more quickly, in an automated fashion, without requiring human analysis.

Please join us in congratulating Kyle on this award.

Research-related professional development 

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our pizza gathering on April 9. We were thrilled to see so many faculty, staff, and administrators come together and connect, as well as answering your research-related questions. We are in the process of planning more events for the next academic year, including PI Prime Time sessions with topics such as how to interact with Program Officers and how to build a research team, as well as other research-related activities. We would love to know what topics most interest you (see below). 

Supporting your research endeavors: Your feedback requested

To help OADR better support research and grant work, we encourage all research-engaged faculty and staff to reflect on the following: 

1. Where do you need the most support? 
2. What challenges do you face with proposals or funding? 
3. What topics would be most useful for professional development? 

You can share your thoughts by emailing Dionne Bash, OADR’s senior staff specialist; filling out a form with these questions; or reaching out to any member of the OADR team.