Season 12 · Episode 610
LSU Cyber Defense and Energy Security Initiatives
February 16, 202622m 11s
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Show Notes
Interview with Greg Trahan, LSU Assistant Vice President For Strategic Research Partnerships
and
Dr. John Flake, Associate Vice President For Research, Professor Chemical Engineering
- LSU and U.S. Army Cyber Command signed an agreement to develop advanced cyber technologies, providing students and researchers access to defense labs and joint projects.
- Building on its NSA cyber designation, LSU will use unique industrial control system labs to identify and solve advanced cyberattacks against critical national infrastructure.
- LSU partnered with Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories to bridge energy research with industrial applications, focusing on nuclear energy, chemical manufacturing, and grid security.
- A new "Tiger Skid" test bed, built with Idaho National Laboratory, allows LSU to lead national cybersecurity training for defending vital industrial and energy systems.