Graduate Students

Choose Your Graduate Research Topic Path

You may either select an available faculty-proposed topic or propose your own topic. A student may have only one graduate research topic on record.

Option 1

Select a Faculty-Proposed Topic

Review the topic description before saving. Only topics whose faculty mentor currently has an open mentoring slot are shown. Topics are assigned first-come, first-served.

Your designation is shown as Capstone-CYB, Capstone-CS, Thesis-CYB, Thesis-CS, or Other.
Research Topic Details
Select a research topic above
The title, description, and faculty advisor will appear here before submission.
Option 2

Propose Your Own Topic

Submit a research topic and description for faculty consideration. Your proposal is reserved for you and will show as Awaiting Faculty Mentor until a faculty member accepts it.

Your designation is shown as Capstone-CYB, Capstone-CS, Thesis-CYB, Thesis-CS, or Other.
Your ID must match the selected student record.
A clear description helps faculty determine whether they can mentor the project.