DRACO Design of Resilient Architectures for Computing

Funding

Every dollar invested in DRACO funds student researchers, builds open-source security tools, and produces graduates ready to lead in industry and government. Our work is made possible through the support of federal agencies, industry partners, and the broader UCF community.

$7.7M Total Awarded
$4.3M PI Share
6 Active Projects
43 Total Projects

Active

Trace-AI
Arctic Wolf Network  ·  02/26 -- 02/27
$100K PI
Trace-AI 2:1 Match
FL High Tech Corr.  ·  02/26 -- 02/27
$50K PI
Red Teaming
Leidos  ·  01/26 -- 12/26
$100K PI
Shadow AI
Arctic Wolf Network  ·  09/24 -- 05/26
$165K → $148K PI
Shadow AI 2:1 Match
FL High Tech Corr.  ·  09/24 -- 08/25
$80K → $72K PI
(Sub-award) Western Regional Noyce Network
NSF / Univ. of OR  ·  10/22 -- 09/25
$150K → $75K PI

Pending

Automation Tech. for Superconducting Logic
Northrop Grumman Corporation  ·  Submitted 03/2025
$2M → $1.2M PI

Completed

CS For All: RPP WySLICE (DRL#1923542)
National Science Foundation  ·  08/19 -- 07/25
$1M → $650K PI
GenCyberWY 2023
National Security Agency  ·  09/22 -- 03/24
$325K → $162K PI-LI
WySTACK
National Science Foundation  ·  04/21 -- 03/24
$600K → $360K PI
MilliporeSigma Outreach -- TACoS IX (Summer 2023)
MilliporeSigma  ·  2022 -- 2023
$17K → $8K Co-PI
Microsoft for Code.org Regional Trainer Support
Microsoft  ·  08/22 -- 07/23
$35K PI
Templeton Endowed Professorship
Uwyo Endow.  ·  07/22 -- 06/23
$45K PI
Kraken Research Support
Kraken  ·  07/21 -- 06/23
$150K PI
Secure Blockchain Initiatives
Kraken  ·  07/21 -- 06/23
$75K PI
Ripple XRPL Validator
Ripple  ·  02/22 -- 03/23
$45K PI
Ripple Smart Contracts
Ripple  ·  02/22 -- 03/23
$285K → $142K PI
IOHK Research Lab
IOHK  ·  02/22 -- 03/23
$337K → $168K PI
GenCyberWY 2022
National Security Agency  ·  09/21 -- 08/23
$175K → $88K PI-LI
Red Teaming Artificial Intelligence
INL/DoE LDRD  ·  10/20 -- 09/23
$1M → $400K Co-PI
MilliporeSigma Outreach -- TACoS VIII (Summer 2022)
MilliporeSigma  ·  2021 -- 2022
$17K → $8K Co-PI
Micro-Credentials
Wy Dept. Ed  ·  10/19 -- 09/22
$400K → $200K Co-PI
CAES Joint Security Cert.
INL-CAES  ·  01/22 -- 10/22
$12K PI
Lifelong Learning at the HTI Workshops
National Science Foundation  ·  08/21 -- 07/22
$100K → $20K Co-PI
code.org Regional Partnership
Microsoft  ·  08/21 -- 07/22
$50K → $25K Co-PI
GenCyber Wyoming (H98230-21-1-0122)
National Security Agency  ·  04/21 -- 05/22
$125K → $62K PI-LI
Next Gen Secure Digital Ecosystems
Uwyo Provost  ·  06/21 -- 05/22
$45K → $9K Co-PI
IOHK Research Lab
IOHK  ·  05/20 -- 02/22
$1M → $500K Co-PI
GenCyber WY (H98230-20-1-0086)
National Security Agency  ·  05/20 -- 04/22
$100K → $50K PI-LI
Grand Challenge: NextGen Sec. Digital Ecosys.
Uwyo Research  ·  04/21 -- 12/21
$20K → $4K Co-PI
CAES Joint Security Cert.
INL-CAES  ·  01/21 -- 10/21
$12K PI
Cryptographic Resistance to SCA
INL/DoE LDRD  ·  09/20 -- 08/21
$100K → $33K Co-PI
code.org Regional Partnership
Microsoft  ·  08/20 -- 07/21
$126K → $63K Co-PI
CAES Joint Security Cert.
INL-CAES  ·  02/20 -- 09/20
$44K PI
CAES Visiting Faculty Sum. Prog.
INL-CAES  ·  05/20 -- 08/20
$15K PI
code.org Regional Partnership
Microsoft, UW  ·  08/19 -- 07/20
$126K → $63K Co-PI
Async Cybersecurity
UWYo (Dist.Ed)  ·  08/19 -- 06/20
$35K PI
GenCyber WY (H98230-19-1-0095)
National Security Agency  ·  05/19 -- 04/20
$100K → $50K PI-LI
CAES Joint Security Certificate
INL-CAES  ·  07/19 -- 09/19
$10K PI
COWPOKES-CS (H98230-18-1-0095)
National Security Agency  ·  05/18 -- 04/19
$100K → $50K PI-LI
Teacher Extensions in Wy
Wy Dept. Ed  ·  09/18 -- 03/19
$75K → $22K Co-PI
CAES Joint Security Certificate
INL-CAES  ·  07/18 -- 09/18
$25K PI
RAMPED II
Wy Dept. Ed  ·  01/18 -- 09/18
$300K → $120K Co-PI