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Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute
Also called: OCII, Cyber Innovation Institute, UTulsa Cyber Fellows, Cyber Fellows
A cybersecurity research institute led by the University of Tulsa. It works to bring cyber talent to Tulsa and to turn research into companies and products. Its doctoral fellowship is called UTulsa Cyber Fellows. Discussed in the Techlahoma Slack as running a two-week Tulsa boot camp with Catalyst Accelerator in 2025 for Oklahoma startups learning to do business with government.
For example: A security startup looks to the institute's researchers and fellows when it needs people with deep cybersecurity skills.
Funding
- The University of Tulsa reported in December 2024 that the institute was funded by $12 million from the American Rescue Plan Act through OCAST. Source: utulsa.edu
- The University of Tulsa announced an initial $24 million investment in the institute in August 2023. Source: prnewswire.com
Figures are as published by the linked source.
Official site: utulsa.edu
Connects to 10
- University of Tulsa Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship School
- Tulsa Innovation Labs Organization
- Talent Concept
- Hard tech Concept
- George Kaiser Family Foundation Organization, nonprofit
- OCAST Government
- ARC-H / GreenUAS Program
- SAFE-T Program
- The University of Tulsa School
- Tulsa Tech Week Program
Follow
Sources
- https://utulsa.edu/research/ocii/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/university-of-tulsa-launches-cyber-research-commercialization-institute-with-projected-75m-investment-301907580.html
- https://utulsa.edu/news/utulsas-oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute-launches-states-first-cyber-range/
- https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory