Rate My Professor Milos Manic

Milos Manic, Ph.D., is a Professor of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), serving as Director of the VCU Cybersecurity Center. He earned his Dipl.Ing. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Nis, Serbia, in 1995 and 2000, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Idaho in 2003. Before joining VCU in 2014, Manic held tenured faculty positions at the University of Idaho with a dual appointment at the Idaho National Laboratory and at the University of Nis. An internationally recognized expert, his research focuses on data mining and machine learning applied to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, energy security, and resilient intelligent control. Notable contributions include developing smart power grid protection systems that learn from potential hackers and leading VCU's efforts in a $111 million, five-year public-private partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio to secure U.S. Department of Energy industrial infrastructure against cyber attacks.

Manic has obtained over 40 research grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and industry partners. He played a key role in VCU's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research and Cyber Defense Education. His accolades include elevation to IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to machine-learning-based cybersecurity for critical infrastructures, senior membership in the National Academy of Inventors in 2019, and 2020-2022 Fellowship in Virginia’s Commonwealth Cyber Initiative for AI and cybersecurity. Additional honors encompass the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 2019 Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award, 2017 IEM Best Paper Award, 2012 J. David Irwin Early Career Award, and the 2018 R&D 100 Award for his Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor. Holding several U.S. patents, such as Systems and Methods for Control System Security (issued 2021), Manic has authored over 200 refereed publications, including 'Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor to Support Industrial Control Network Awareness' (IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2014) and 'Cyber-Physical System Security With Deceptive Virtual Hosts for Industrial Control Networks' (IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2014). He has delivered over 40 invited talks worldwide and served as President of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society for 2024-2025.