Jerry F Miller
- jerry.miller@famu.edu
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- Computer & Information Systems
Commons, G112B
Monday - Thursday • 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Other Times or via ZOOM: By Appointment only at jerry.miller@famu.edu
CIS 5627-601 (3771) Offensive Security • Mon. Wed. 12:20 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
CNT 4406-501 Network Security & Cryptography • Online
Dr. Jerry F. Miller is the Interim Chair and an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS). He teaches and conducts research in cybersecurity,
networking, and digital forensics. He has been involved in higher education for 15
years.
Before joining FAMU, Dr. Miller served as Associate Director at FIU’s Knight Foundation
School of Computing and Information Sciences, and previously at the Applied Research
Center (ARC). While at ARC, he served as a Principal Investigator for three research
programs, directing over $4 million in research on renewable energy, global/human
security, and cybersecurity.
A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, Colonel Miller served as an Air Force rescue and
special operations helicopter pilot in the MH-60G, Programming, Plans & Budgeting
System Officer, and USAF Latin American Foreign Area Officer. He served as the Chief
of the Office of Defense Cooperation and Senior Defense Representative at the U.S.
Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Dr. Miller is the principal author of the book, Mentoring Beyond AI: Forging Pioneers
for the Dawning Era of Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse, and Space, and co-author
of several conference articles and book chapters on computer networking and security,
as well as constructed wetlands and renewable energy systems.
Dr. Miller holds a certificate as a Spanish linguist from the Defense Language Institute
Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, California. He also holds
a certificate in Emergency Management as an On-Scene Commander and served as the Commander
of Air Force Forces and Fire Marshall at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, where he handled
several emergencies, including a dangerous chlorine spill, a hurricane disaster, and
a hydroelectric generator fire in El Cajón dam.
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Forensics (Drones)
- Reading
- Hiking
- Geographic and Area History
- Florida International University • 2023
Ph.D. in Computer Science - Florida International University • 2011
M.S. in Telecommunications and Networking - Webster College (University) • 1982
M.A. in Management
M.A. in Human Relations - United States Air Force Academy • 1979
B.S. in Basic Sciences (Environmental Science) - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey • 1998
Certificate: Spanish Linguist - Eaker College, Air University • 1998
Certificate: Emergency Management, On-Scene Commander’s Course
- Interim CIS Department Chair • 2025 – Present
Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL - Assistant Professor • 2024 - Present
Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL - Adjunct Professor • 2015 - 2024
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL - Associate Director • 2006 - 2024
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL - United States Air Force Officer (Colonel, Ret) • Before 2006
Locations worldwide
Dr. Miller is the principal author of the book, Mentoring Beyond AI: Forging Pioneers
for the Dawning Era of Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse, and Space, and co-author
of several conference articles and book chapters on computer networking and security,
as well as constructed wetlands and renewable energy systems.
- CIS 5627-601 Offensive Security
- CNT 4406E-501 Network Security & Cryptography
- CIS 4360E-501 Intro to Computer Security
- COP 2034-301 Intro to Programming Using Python
- CIS 4204-301 Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
- CNT 4504E-501 Data Communications and Organizational Networking
- CIS 4920-301 Professional Development IV
- CNT 4406E-501 Network Security & Cryptography