# Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute

Organization, school · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: OCII, Cyber Innovation Institute, UTulsa Cyber Fellows, Cyber Fellows

A cybersecurity research institute led by [the University of Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa). It works to bring cyber [talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent) to Tulsa and to turn research into companies and products. Its doctoral fellowship is called UTulsa Cyber Fellows. Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as running a two-week Tulsa [boot camp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coding-bootcamp) with Catalyst [Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/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](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/agent-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](https://utulsa.edu/news/utulsas-oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute-launches-states-first-cyber-range/)
- The University of Tulsa announced an initial $24 million investment in the institute in August 2023. [Source: prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/university-of-tulsa-launches-cyber-research-commercialization-institute-with-projected-75m-investment-301907580.html)

Figures are as published by the linked source.


Official site: <https://utulsa.edu/research/ocii/>

## Connects to (10)

- [University of Tulsa Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa-cie): The University of Tulsa's center for student and faculty entrepreneurship.
- [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs): A tech-led economic development organization in Tulsa.
- [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers.
- [Hard tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech): Companies whose product rests on physical engineering or new science, such as machines, materials or devices.
- [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff): A charitable foundation in Tulsa, set up as a supporting organization of the Tulsa Community Foundation.
- [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast): Short for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.
- [ARC-H / GreenUAS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arc-h-greenuas): The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems.
- [SAFE-T](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t): The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway Range.
- [The University of Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa): A private research university in Tulsa.
- [Tulsa Tech Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-week): A week-long series of tech events across Tulsa, each one hosted by a different person or organization.

## Follow

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute)

## 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>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute