{"682247":{"#nid":"682247","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Cybersecurity and Privacy Thread Welcomes Its First Alum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough it\u2019s only been offered for one academic year, Georgia Tech\u2019s new Cybersecurity \u0026amp; Privacy (C\u0026amp;P) Thread in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program has its first graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen senior \u003Cstrong\u003EAliyah\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ECrumbley\u003C\/strong\u003E found out about the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/cybersecurity-and-privacy\u0022\u003Enew thread\u003C\/a\u003E last summer, she was determined to complete it before walking the stage this May.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI work in the College of Computing\u2019s advising office, so I heard some buzz about it before the official announcement,\u201d said Crumbley. \u201cI started bugging my advisor about it right away and changed threads as soon as I officially could.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of the courses in her other thread, Information Internetworks, overlapped with Cybersecurity and Privacy. When it came time to make the change, Crumbley had to carefully plan her last two semesters at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/general\/2025\/IMG_6414.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022A woman sitting outside\u0022 width=\u00221365\u0022 height=\u00222048\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAliyah Crumbley, the first graduate of the Cybersecurity and Privacy undergraduate thread. Photos by John Popham\/College of Computing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the new courses added to her schedule was \u003Cem\u003EECE 4117: Introduction to Malware Reverse Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E with Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EBrendan\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ESaltaformaggio\u003C\/strong\u003E. Although she was initially nervous, the course quickly became one of her favorites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/threads-better-way-learn-computing\u0022\u003E[\u003Cstrong\u003EThreads: A Better Way to Learn Computing]\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe class made me use my brain in a way I hadn\u2019t before,\u201d said Crumbley. \u201cProfessor Saltaformaggio knows how difficult the course can be and is open to questions to help as much as possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a professor, Aliyah is the kind of student you hope for\u2014the one who asks deep, thoughtful questions in class,\u201d said Saltaformaggio.\u0026nbsp;\u201cThe questions that make the professor pause and consider all the lessons that could be sparked by answering that one question. On more than one occasion, my lectures went on a scholarly exploration of the ideas that Aliyah brought up. The classroom is richer with students like Aliyah.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter reflecting on her time at the College of Computing, Crumbley is grateful for the opportunity to learn from the experienced professors during her undergraduate program. Her experience in the classroom was always positive, and she admired their professionalism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am really glad Georgia Tech is staying up to date with everything in the computing world,\u201d said Crumbley. \u201cThey were willing to develop this thread and bring courses from the master\u2019s degree to the undergrad program. It opened my eyes to what I really wanted to do with my computing degree. I think it is a great addition.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter walking the stage this week, Crumbley will begin preparing to start her new job as a JPMorgan Chase \u0026amp; Co. software engineer in the Asset and Wealth Management division. She will help the company integrate artificial intelligence technology into data management and analytics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlthough it\u2019s only been offered for one academic year, Georgia Tech\u2019s new Cybersecurity \u0026amp; Privacy (C\u0026amp;P) Thread in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program has its first graduate.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen senior Aliyah Crumbley found out about the new thread last summer, she was determined to complete it before walking the stage this May.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Although it\u2019s only been offered for one academic year, Georgia Tech\u2019s new Cybersecurity \u0026 Privacy (C\u0026P) Thread in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program has its first graduate."}],"uid":"36253","created_gmt":"2025-05-05 19:53:05","changed_gmt":"2025-05-05 19:57:08","author":"John Popham","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677031":{"id":"677031","type":"image","title":"Aliyah Crumbley.jpg","body":null,"created":"1746474847","gmt_created":"2025-05-05 19:54:07","changed":"1746474847","gmt_changed":"2025-05-05 19:54:07","alt":"Aliyah Crumbley sits in the back of the Ramblin Wreck on the Georgia Tech campus.","file":{"fid":"260891","name":"IMG_6456.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/05\/IMG_6456.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/05\/IMG_6456.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5280092,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/05\/IMG_6456.jpg?itok=L6oGsdkC"}}},"media_ids":["677031"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"660367","name":"School of Cybersecurity and Privacy"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"344","name":"cyber"},{"id":"171558","name":"Georgia Tech graduates"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJP Popham\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II | School of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jpopham3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}