Over the years, IA-REDI has developed meaningful partnerships with internal departments, government agencies, and industry leaders. Our partnership with NNSA has resulted in numerous summer internships and several substantial grants.
External Partners
Amazon Web Services Machine Learning University AWS-MLU AI/ML
AWS has agreed to provide training, teaching materials, and cloud access to AI models to help faculty and students with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity-related topics. Seven Cybersecurity faculty took part in 2 summer boot camps offered by AWS MLU-HBCU. In fall 2025, faculty and 2 students attended the AWS-MLU AI/ML Teaching and Research Symposium held September 25, 2025, at Amazon HQ2 Building in Arlington.
IBM SkillsBuild
Norfolk State has committed ALL freshmen will take at least one of IBM's three foundational ("Getting Started") courses. This partnership with IBM gives our students early exposure to technical skills aimed at making them more marketable. These tools enhance undergraduate and graduate students' technical skills and prepare them for internships at IBM. Over 900 students have completed at least 1 IBM course:
- Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence
- Getting Started with Data
- Getting started with Cybersecurity
Virginia CyberRange – Several NSU Faculty have been granted an account on the training, the scalable, cloud-hosted infrastructure that provides virtual environments for realistic, hands-on cybersecurity labs and exercises.
NNSA K-20 Consortium
Norfolk State University is collaborating with Allen University, Benedict College, Bowie State University, Claflin College, Charleston County School District, Clark Atlanta, Denmark Technical College, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Morris College, North Carolina A&T University, Paine College, Sandia National Laboratories, University of the Virgin Islands, and Voorhees College to create a cybersecurity workforce pipeline.
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Norfolk State University is assisting the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) with the developing and enhancement of their Master’s degree in cybersecurity.
Israeal Charles Norcom High School
Norfolk State University IA-REDI established a cybersecurity club at Israel Charles High School, Portsmouth Virginia, in October of 2013. The cybersecurity club mentor is Mr. Daron Moore and IA-REDI faculty and students provide mentorship and guidance.
University of Idaho Center for Secure and Dependable Computing
Three IA-REDI faculty members are alumni of the University of Idaho Center for Secure and Dependable Computing (CSDS). As a result, NSU IA-REDI maintains close ties with CSDS. CSDS assisted IA-REDI with center designation and with obtaining their SFS grant.
National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security
As a National Security Agency (NSA)/Department of Homeland Security(DHS) Center of Academic Excellence (CAE), NSU partners with these agencies. The NSA SEAL liaison to NSU is Mr. Bryant Frazier. The DHS ACE liaison is Michael SNELL.