Cybersecurity Fall 2024 Capstone Project Showcase
Capstone projects are the culmination of the MICS students’ work in the School of Information’s Master of Information and Cybersecurity program.
Over the course of their final semester, teams of students propose and select project ideas, conduct and communicate their work, receive and provide feedback, and deliver compelling presentations along with a web-based final deliverable. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.
Join us for an online presentation of these capstone projects. Each team will present for twenty minutes, including Q&A.
Judges
Swathi Joshi
Vice President, SaaS Cloud Security
Oracle
Swathi Joshi currently leads the SaaS information security team at Oracle with a charter to secure SaaS applications. Before that she led Netflix's detection and response team which focuses on managing the inevitable security incidents that arise and building detection pipelines. Prior to Netflix, she was at Mandiant, helping companies defend against advanced persistent threats (APT). Swathi was born in Mangalore, India. She received her master’s degree in information security and assurance from George Mason University and sits on the board of Sahasra Deepika and the Forte Group.
Ilona Simpson
Chief Digital and Information Officer
ZF Foxconn
Ilona Simpson is the chief digital and information officer (CDIO) at ZF Foxconn. She joined the company from Netskope, a leading cybersecurity technology player, where she served as CIO EMEA and was a member of the strategy office. With a career spanning over 20 years in IT and digital, Ilona has held regional, divisional, and global CIO roles at Porsche, DHL Supply Chain, and Aston Martin. She has a proven track record of delivering operational efficiencies, driving digital innovation, and leading cybersecurity transformations. Ilona has successfully turned around digital P&Ls, played key roles in M&A transactions, and is known for her passion for building high performing teams, resilient innovation, and customer centricity. She is a mentor to a number of technology and cybersecurity leaders, and a trusted advisor to non-technology executives. Last not least, she is a passionate (albeit not very talented) sailor.
Judith Wunschik
Chief Cybersecurity Officer
Siemens Energy
Dr. Judith Wunschik has served as chief cybersecurity officer for Siemens Energy since October 2019. She is accountable for securing Siemens Energy's business operations, products, data, and assets, as well as for ensuring compliance with cybersecurity regulations. She is serving as thought leader for cybersecurity as well as advisor to Siemens Energy's senior leadership on cyber risks related to products, services, and business operations. In her current position, she is shaping the future global cybersecurity capabilities for Siemens Energy, including information security operations, supply chain security management, and industrial cybersecurity for products and solutions.
Dr. Wunschik previously held senior management positions in the European banking sector, most recently as chief information security officer for ING Germany and ING Groep N.V. in Amsterdam. Her work included responsibility for various information security functions such as security monitoring and incident response, IT risk management, as well as IT development & operations in the software delivery chain. She is highly experienced in working with a wide range of expert groups and is a renowned public speaker and valued member of prestigious international security committees. Additionally Judith Wunschik holds a Ph.D. in the fields of solid-state physics and computational theoretical physics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.