Security News > 2010 > July > UTSA names Frederick Chang AT&T Distinguished Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security
http://business.utsa.edu/news/2010/att_chair.aspx June 29, 2010 (San Antonio) â The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced today the appointment of Frederick R. Chang, as the inaugural AT&T Distinguished Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security in the UTSA College of Business. Chang joins UTSA from UT-Austin where he currently serves as the associate dean of information technology for the College of Natural Sciences and as director of the Center for Information Assurance and Security. Chang will assume his role Aug. 18. Recognized as a leading expert in cybersecurity, Chang's 30-year technology career included positions as director of research at the National Security Agency and president of technology strategy for SBC Communications. Chang is a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency, and he is a former member of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academies. He has also been awarded the National Security Agency Directorâs Distinguished Service Medal. "The appointment of Dr. Fred Chang solidifies the college's information assurance and security program as one of the premier information security programs in the country," said College of Business Dean Lynda de la Vina. "His broad expertise and leadership in information assurance and cybersecurity will elevate the college's research efforts and stimulate research activity with our junior faculty and doctoral students." Chang will also serve as director of the information assurance security program and professor in the Department of Information Systems and Technology Management in the College of Business. He is charged with leading the college's information assurance program, managing research labs and developing strategic partnerships locally, regionally and nationally. [...]