Rate My Professor Dan Carrere

Carrere's courses at UO include CS 102: Fundamentals of Computer & Information Security, CS 332: System & Security Administration, CS 410/510: Digital Forensics, CS 434/534: Computer & Network Security II, and CS 437/537: Computer & Network Security Practicum. He holds several leadership roles, including Program Advisor for the Cybersecurity Degree, Club Advisor for UOsec.org, Program Director for the UO Cybersecurity Camp in 2024 and 2025 (part of NWCyberCamp.org and GenCyber: NSA/DoD HS Camp), Advisor and Developer for the UO Teaching Security Operations Center (TSOC), and member of the UO Computer Science Undergraduate Education Committee (UEC). His academic interests encompass cybersecurity in systems, networks, and infrastructure; Unix systems including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Illumos (SmartOS, OmniOS), and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, RH); networking with optical and WDM; storage using ZFS filesystems; and virtualization such as bhyve, KVM, Xen, Zones, and Jails. Additionally, Carrere was among the early founders of BSD Unix and Linux user groups and served on the boards of directors for open-source funding organizations like BSDFund and LinuxFund. He contributes to cybersecurity outreach through the Nurturing Inclusive Cybersecurity Education (NICE) initiative supported by HECC, supports the Cybersecurity Club, develops async learning options, and participates in efforts toward NSA CAE-R designation for the UO CS PhD program. Carrere is committed to creating inclusive learning environments, curriculum development, and enhancing secure connectivity for Internet Service Providers.