Latest News
- [Jan, 2026], Congratulations to Samantha Betancourt, from our CYB 260 class, will start her 3rd tech-related internship with the Information Security Unit team at the New Jersey Courts as a Cybersecurity Engineering Intern. She will be participating in this internship during the Spring semester!
- [Jan, 2026], Dr. Jay was awarded the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)—widely regarded as the premier cybersecurity leadership certification and often viewed as the gold standard in the field.
Career Support & Resources
Connections and Associations
- Rider ACM Club, get together in a friendly environment outside the classroom to adapt skills that benefit you in your future field of study in science and technology.
- Rider Career Development and Success, get one-on-one support to build your resume, hands-on experience of job searching skills, job fairs, and networking opportunities.
- Cybersecurity Jobs, a place for everyone to look for job opportunities in cybersecurity.
- Rewriting the Code, a place to support women students in tech careers. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
- Women in CyberSecurity, a place to support women students in cybersecurity careers. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
- ColorStack, a place to support career opportunities for black or latinx computer science students. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
- SHPE, the nation's largest association dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in the STEM field! (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
Reading List
- Explore graduate school? This link might help: The Ph.D. Experience, by Mihir Bellare.
- "It has often been observed the true gain is in the struggle and not in the achievement—a life without a struggle on your part to make yourself excellent is hardly a life worth living." --The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn by Richard W. Hamming. (A great book to check out on a weekend afternoon!)
Research Info
We warmly invite students who are self-motivated and passionate about science and technology to reach out and join us to make this world a better place. Go Broncs!
- FuTech Lab: Our lab focuses on researching future-oriented technologies. We aim to drive positive and transformative changes in broader society by advancing cutting-edge innovations and exploring next-generation technologies. Our current research centers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security, with an emphasis on the robustness, privacy, and safety of Agentic AI systems and emerging quantum-enabled systems. By joining this lab, students could apply for up to 3 credits of CYB/CSC 490 Independent Research & Creative Expression toward their graduation.
- CURES Program: Our Collaborative Undergraduate RESearch Experience (CURES) Program leverages experiential learning to integrate authentic research experiences into undergraduate classrooms. The program empowers our talented undergraduates with a full-spectrum experience in the research lifecycle—strengthening hands-on technical skills, sharpening critical thinking abilities, and cultivating leadership mindsets. As a powerhouse for next-generation leaders in science, technology and beyond, the CURES Program prepares students to thrive in advanced research environments and innovation-driven careers.
Some of the inspring work from our talented students are highlighted below. We are truly excited and proud of our students:
- [Poster] PhishGuard:A Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT)-powered Phishing Email Detection Solution by Angelina M. Messina, she won the "Best Undergraduate Poster Award" on the Women in Cybersecurity 2025 Annual Conference.
- [Poster] DoS in Action: Comparing the Effectiveness of Four Common Attacks by Ben Raden, Logan Swillinger, Taj Adams, Jack Gottschalk.
- [Poster] Kernel Architecture And Scheduling Algorithms: A Comparative Study by Shrivishnu Mukundhan, Rafnida Rauf, Sean Martin.
- [PPT] Security Controls Against File Encryption based Ransomware by Jordyn Bostick, Jack Crane, Kevin Hubbard, and Gabrielle Turco.
- [PPT] Cryptographic Analysis of Data Recovery on crypted Systems by Jack Sabol, Brendan Cordwell, and Tanmay Agarwal.
- [PPT] Privilege Escalation in Linux by Sebastian Lisowski, Vianney Martinez, Stalin Ochoa, Vu Phan An Nguyen.
- [Paper] A Linguistic-based Method for SQL Injection Attack Detection and Defense, published in the Journal of Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and Jurisprudence, by Moira Geiger, supported by the MacMillan Fellowship for Scientific Research.
Academic Conferences
- Want to make your research more relavent to the Rider community and share your ideas with a broader audience? Please consider submit your work to Rider ISCAP Day.
- Want to submit your research work to external academic vennues or form a team and participate a program contest/catch-the-flag contest? Please visit CCSCNE in Spring semester and CCSCEastern in Fall semester.
Teaching
Dr. Jay is passionate about teaching and mentoring students. He strives to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and a deep understanding of computer science and cybersecurity concepts. He is committed to helping students develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their academic and professional careers.
Courses Dr. Jay has taught, including the most recent semesters in which each course was offered:
- CSC 340 Cybersecurity Essentials (Fall 2025)
- CYB 300 Developing & Deploying CyberPrg (Fall 2025)
- CYB 260 Network Defenses & Countermeasures (Spring 2026)
- CYB 240 Ethical Hacking & PenTesting (Fall 2025)
- CSC 240 Operating Systems (Spring 2026)
- CYB 200 Operating Systems & Cybersecurity (Spring 2026)
- CSC 140 Discrete Structures (Fall 2024)
- CYB 110 Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism (Spring 2024)
About Dr.Jay
Dr. Jay is a dedicated computer science and cybersecurity researcher and educator. He earned his Ph.D. in Systems and Security from the University of South Florida in 2021. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), credentialed by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)². While not working, he loves traveling, exploring art, and thinking. Some of the professional services and roles he has been involved include:
- Committee Member, the 41st CCSC Eastern Regional Conference 2025
- Guest Editor of MDPI Special Issue "Network and Information Security", 2025
- Advisor, ACM Club (since 2022), Asian American Students Association (since 2025), Rider University
- NSF Panelist (IUSE, CyberTraining, EDU), 2024, 2025
- Reviewer, Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), 2026
- Reviewer, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2026
- Reviewer, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025
- Reviewer, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN), 2024
You can reach him through his email: zluo@rider.edu and LinkedIn.