Information Networking Institute

The Information Networking Institute (INI) at Carnegie Mellon University educates and develops engineers through technical, interdisciplinary master’s degree programs in information networking, security, artificial intelligence engineering-information security, and mobile and IoT engineering from locations in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley. Established in 1989 in response to industry demand for professionals skilled in both computing and communications, the INI has evolved over the past three decades to become an integral part of the College of Engineering.

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Programs

Master’s

Concentrations, tracks, and certificates

Cyber defense concentration

Students in the Master of Science in Information Security program can pursue INI’s Cyber Defense Concentration. This program option is intended to provide MSIS students with a structured pathway to a focused set of skills highly relevant to cybersecurity careers.

Cyber forensics and incident response track

The Cyber Forensics and Incident Response Track is taught by instructors from Carnegie Mellon’s CERT Division and prepares students in information security and digital investigations through a skill-based curriculum using state-of-the-art software. This track is open to students in any of INI’s five master of science degree programs.

Cyber Operations Certificate

Cyber operations (Cyber Ops) is a specialization of information security that is in high demand within areas of the government and military, including the National Security Agency (NSA). This certification may be the right fit for you if you’re interested in working for similar organizations. You must be enrolled in the Master of Science in Information Security (MSIS) program to participate.

Students dressed in regalia at INI's commencement ceremony

Career outcomes

INI graduates go on to work at a variety of exciting companies and institutions. Learn about employment, location, and salary results by program.

News

Nov 4

News & Events

Astronaut alumnus runs experiments in zero-gravity scenarios

Kartik Chaudhari credits his degree from the Information Networking Institute for his success in becoming an astronaut in Canada.

The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, CMU’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its third straight title, earning its record eighth win in the past 12 years.

CMU hacking team wins eighth DEF CON Capture-the-Flag title

Feb 28

News & Events

Presidential and graduate fellowships awarded

College of Engineering Dean Bill Sanders is pleased to congratulate the 46 graduate students who have been awarded fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year.

Jan 20

Artificial Intelligence

AI Engineering will change the world around us

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is equipping next generation engineers with the ability to integrate AI into the constraints of the engineering problem by way of seven new master’s degrees in AI Engineering.

Feb 22

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Celebrating Engineers’ Week

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is excited to celebrate Engineers’ Week 2021.

Mar 26

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Celebrating women in cybersecurity

CMU’s Lorrie Cranor and Dena Haritos Tsamitis will speak at this week’s Women in Cybersecurity Conference in Pittsburgh.

Nov 23

Artificial Intelligence

Ready for takeoff

A team of researchers and students at CMU-SV are using simulation and AI technologies to optimize flight departure and arrival schedules for safety and efficiency.

At a time when demand for cybersecurity expertise has never been higher, CMU has just been awarded a $5 million renewal of its CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program through 2023.

CMU secures $5M for Scholarship for Service

Oct 25

News & Events

Advancing women in cybersecurity

At Carnegie Mellon University, the Information Networking Institute is closing the cybersecurity gender gap one student at a time.

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Feb 8

News & Events

CMU students help build BitClave’s blockchain network

CMU students worked with blockchain start-up BitClave to drive the company’s development in new directions.

Sep 28

News & Events

INI students innovate at internships

Information Networking Institute (INI) students innovated at summer internships with top tech companies, research centers and government agencies.

Sep 28

News & Events

INI director receives professorship

Dena Haritos Tsamitis, director of the Information Networking Institute, is the first recipient of the newly established Barbara Lazarus Professorship in Information Networking.

This summer, students and faculty from CMU-SV collaborated with the Cupertino Library on their third annual Teen Hackathon, CU Hacks 3.

CMU-SV students and faculty mentor teens in hackathon

Jul 31

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PPP emerges as strongest team in DEF CON history

At a time when the need for cybersecurity expertise is at its highest, CMU’s hacking team won its fourth “World Series of Hacking.”

Apr 1

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INI renews partnership with University of Hyogo

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has renewed an agreement with the University of Hyogo (UH) in Kobe, Japan to continue an information security dual-degree program.

Dec 1

News & Events

INI celebrates women in computing

Students and alumnae of the Information Networking Institute (INI) represented Carnegie Mellon for the ninth year at the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC).