Yu Cai

Biography

Yu Cai is a professor of cybersecurity in the College of Computing at Michigan Tech. He serves as the associate director of Michigan Tech's Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC) and the director of the Computing Education Center at ICC. Additionally, he is the faculty advisor for two student organizations: the RedTeam, and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA).

Dr. Cai's areas of research include cybersecurity, computer network, machine learning, and computing education. He is the lead PI of over five million dollar external grants and his research activities are funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF), National Security Agency (NSA), State of Michigan, and other sources. Dr. Cai possesses a strong enthusiasm for utilizing his research and methodologies to create tangible and beneficial contributions to society. He was a consultant for companies including IBM and Ford. Dr. Cai is an ABET program evaluator for computing accreditation.