
CAE Community of Practice Cyber Defense
CAE Symposium - CD Program Committee

This committee is formed yearly to assist in the preparation of the CAE in Cybersecurity Community Symposium. The role of the committee is to:
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Establish the planning committee
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Plan the CD track at the annual CAE Symposium
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Solicit submissions
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Solicit peer reviewers
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Manage the peer review of all submissions with EasyChair
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Coordinate all presentations + poster files
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Schedule all presentations
2025 CAE Symposium - CD Track Proceedings and Agenda:
2025 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Co-Chairs:
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Tobi West, Coastline College, CA
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Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, FL
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Anne Kohnke, University of Detroit Mercy, MI
2025 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Members/Reviewers:
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Hosam Alamleh - UNC Wilmington
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Jim Alves-Foss - University of Idaho
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Vijay Anand - University of Missouri, St. Louis
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Julia Armstrong - The Ohio State University
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Syed Badruddoja - California State University Sacramento
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Shankar Banik - The Citadel
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Ayad Barsoum - St. Mary's University
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Debasis Bhattacharya - University of Hawaii Maui College
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Matt Bishop - University of California, Davis
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Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Rakesh Bobba - Oregon State University
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Stephan Bohacek - University of Delaware
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Katie Bowers - Purdue University Northwest
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David Breeding - ECPI University
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Prasad Calyam - University of Missouri
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Zechun Cao - Texas A&M University-San Antonio
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Anna Carlin - Fullerton College
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Rohit Chadha - University of Missouri
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Eric Chan-Tin - Loyola University Chicago
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Zhixiong Chen - Mercy University
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Kristine Christensen - Moraine Valley Community College
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Bei-Tsengm "Bill" Chu - UNC Charlotte
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Ulku Clark - University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Haley Crabtree - Terra State Community College
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Deanne Cranford-Wesley - North Carolina Central University
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Jun Dai - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Ram Dantu - University of North Texas
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Thomas Devine - West Virginia University
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Dennis Dias - United States Naval Academy
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Eva Dring - SANS Technology Institute
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Eman El-Sheikh - University of West Florida
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Adel Elmaghraby - Univ. of Louisville
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Mohamed Elwakil - United States Coast Guard Academy
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Waleed Farag - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Armando Fernandez - Lecturer of Cybersecurity at Columbus State University
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Paige Flores - Towson University
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Zoe Fowler - Norwich University
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Guillermo Francia III - University of West Florida
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Bill Gardner - Marshall University
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Tirthankar Ghosh - University of New Haven
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Nicklaus Giacobe - The Pennsylvania State University
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William Glisson - Louisiana Tech University
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Greg Gogolin - Ferris State University
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Max Gorbachevsky - Utica University
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Maanak Gupta - Tennessee Tech University
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Rachelle Hall - Glendale Community College
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Seth Hamman - Cedarville University
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Jason Hammon - Western Governors University
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Derek Hansen - Brigham Young University
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Mathew Heath Van Horn - Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University
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Randy Hinrichs - Norwich University
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Fenecia Homan - Dakota State University
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Robert Honomichl - University of Arizona
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Behzad Izadi - Cypress College
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Caroline Jennings - SANS Technology Institute
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Jiri Jirik - Education Pathway National Center / Moraine Valley Community College / NCyTE
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Jenny Ju - City University of Seattle
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Andrew Kalafut - Grand Valley State University
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Bilge Karabacak - UNC Wilmington
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Siddharth Kaza - Towson University
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Tahir Khan - Western Illinois University
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Denise Kinsey-Bergstrom - Franklin University
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Yesem Kurt Peker - Columbus State University
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Mark Lawrence - New Mexico State University
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Sandra Leiterman - University Arkansas Little Rock
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Michelle Lewis - Oregon State University
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Wei Li - Nova Southeastern University
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Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University
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Dan Manson - Cal Poly Pomona
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Samah Mansour - GVSU
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Jim Marquardson - Northern Michigan University
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Daniel McIntosh - Laramie County Community College
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Rachel Meyers - Purdue University Northwest
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Stanley Mierzwa - Kean University
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Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College
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Jason Mitchell - Lansing Community College
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Mike Morris - Western Governors University
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Dave Nevin - Oregon State University
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Laxima Niure Kandel - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Casey O'Brien - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Joel Offenberg - Howard Community College
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Loyce Pailen - University of Maryland Global Campus
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Abhishek Parakh - Kennesaw State University
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Rebecca Passmore - University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Justin Pelletier - Rochester Institute of Technology
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Bryan Preti - University of Advancing Technology
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Michael Ramage - Murray State University
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Lydia Ray - Columbus State University
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Chris Rondeau - Bossier Parish Community College
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Michael Ruth - Roosevelt University
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Arthur Salmon - College of Southern Nevada
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John Sands - Education Pathway National Center / Moraine Valley Community College / NCyTE
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Michael Sauer - Northern Michigan University
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Suzanna Schmeelk - St. John's University
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Christian Servin - El Paso Community College
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Filipo Sharevski - DePaul University
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Chris Simpson - National University
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Jia Song - University of Idaho
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Mirco Speretta - Fairfield University
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Stuart Steiner - Eastern Washington University
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Majd Tahat - Louisiana Tech University
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Hondo Tamez - Johnson County Community College
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Cara Tang - Portland Community College
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Albert Tay - Brigham Young University
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Blair Taylor - Towson University
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Chip Thornsburg - Northeast Lakeview College
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James Tippey - Excelsior University
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Erald Troja - St. Johns University
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Michael Tu - Purdue University Northwest
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Cihan Tunc - University of North Texas
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Prem Uppuluri - Radford University
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Paul Wagner - University of Arizona
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Mary Wallingsford - Anne Arundel Community College
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Lixin Wang - Columbus State University
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Ping Wang - Robert Morris University
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Michael Whitman - Kennesaw State University
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Xin Xing - University of Nebraska Omaha
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Jacob Young - Bradley University
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Holly Yuan - University of Wisconsin-Stout
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Morgan Zantua - City University of Seattle
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David Zeichick - CSU, Chico
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Junjie Zhang - Wright State University
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Yu Zhang - University of Kentucky
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Dmitry Zhdanov - Illinois State University
See the 2025 CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium archive here.
2024 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee
The 2024 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee is chaired by:
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Tobi West - Coastline College
The 2024 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee Members:
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Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Anna Carlin - Fullerton College
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Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy
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Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University
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Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University
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Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College
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Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College
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Michael Ramage - Murray State University
This committee is formed yearly to assist in the preparation of the CAE Community Symposium. The role of the committee is to:
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Establish the planning committee
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Plan the CD track at the annual CAE Symposium
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Solicit submissions
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Review all submissions
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Coordinate all presentations + poster files
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Schedule all presentations
In the 2024 CAE in Cybersecurity Annual Symposium that took place in Louisville, KY, this committee, under the leadership of Dr. Tobi West, coordinated:
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78 presentations and lightning talks
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Fireside chat
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Ethics panel
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Digital forensics workshop
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23 posters
With the use of six rooms and a total of 23.5 hours of content.
2023 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee
The 2023 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee is chaired by:
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Tobi West - Coastline College
The 2023 CAE Symposium - CD Planning Committee Members:
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Gretchen Bliss - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Anna Carlin - Fullerton College
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Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy
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Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University
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Xiuwen Liu - Florida State University
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Jake Mihevc - Mohawk Valley Community College
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Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College
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Michael Ramage - Murray State University
In the 2023 CAE in Cybersecurity Annual Symposium that took place in Seattle, WA, this committee, under the leadership of Dr. Tobi West, coordinated:
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41 presentations
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20 lightning talks
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2 'birds of a feather' talks
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21 posters
With the use of six rooms and a total of 21+ hours of content.
This committee is formed yearly to assist in the preparation of the CAE in Cybersecurity Community Symposium. The role of the committee is to:
-
Establish the planning committee
-
Plan the CD track at the annual CAE Symposium
-
Solicit submissions
-
Solicit peer reviewers
-
Manage the peer review of all submissions with EasyChair
-
Coordinate all presentations + poster files
-
Schedule all presentations
2026 CAE Symposium - CD Track Proceedings Call for Submissions and EasyChair:
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The 2026 CAE Symposium Refereed Proceedings - CD Track - Call for Submissions (Coming in Oct)
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EasyChair Submission System (Coming in Oct)
2026 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Co-Chairs:
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Tobi West, Coastline College, CA
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Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, FL
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Anne Kohnke, University of Detroit Mercy, MI
2026 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Members/Reviewers:
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TBD
Updated: September 9, 2025