Samuel William Carter
Systems Architect
swcarter@ncsu.edu
Office: 919-513-8514
About Samuel
Samuel is a systems architect in the Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute where he supports the team in all matters of cybersecurity with the purpose of improving the security posture at K-12 schools and community colleges throughout North Carolina. He serves as a leader in maintaining awareness of emerging threats, identifying new security technologies and interfacing with various vendors used by those educational institutions.
Samuel rejoined the Friday Institute in July 2021 after spending over 6 years in the private sector. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at the Friday Institute, where he managed the IT team and built out the technology infrastructure for its operations, research and outreach efforts. In addition, he has had a faculty appointment in the Department of Computer Science at NC State since 2005, where he teaches a variety of cybersecurity courses.
Updates
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EdTech Magazine: CoSN2023: Cybersecurity Conversations at the District, State and Federal Levels
Friday Institute Systems Architect Samuel Carter shared his experiences working on K-12 cybersecurity standards and solutions at the state level at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2023 conference.
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NC State News: Serious Fun
Three staffers at the Friday Institute almost went viral in 2007 with a catchy music video promoting the benefits of virtualization software for a VMware contest. The prize money they won helped improve computer access for K-12 students across North Carolina.
