Dr. Eman El-Sheikh is Associate Vice President at the University of West Florida. She leads the Center for Cybersecurity and is also a Professor of Computer Science at UWF. Eman has extensive expertise in cybersecurity education, research, and workforce development. She received several awards related to cybersecurity education and diversity and was recognized among the 2020 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity by Security Magazine.Dr. El-Sheikh teaches and conducts research related to the development and evaluation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for cybersecurity. She has published several books, including most recently, Computer and Network Security Essentials by Springer Publishing, over 75 peer-reviewed articles and given over 100 invited talks and presentations. Eman also co-founded the Florida Women in Cybersecurity Affiliate.

The National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program, CyberSkills2Work, is an innovative nationally scalable cybersecurity workforce program to rapidly expand the number of qualified cybersecurity professionals. Over the past three years, the program prepared 1700+ diverse learners for cybersecurity careers and will train 1600+ additional learners, including women, underrepresented minorities, transitioning military, military spouses, veterans, first responders, and government personnel for 16 cybersecurity work roles and 17 industry certifications through 22 training pathways over the next two years. The program provides professional development support and employment connections.The program is funded by grants from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program ($2.5 million) at the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ($1.5 million). The training is provided by a coalition of 10 institutions designated by the NSA as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-C).