Research Team

AI4SEC Lab at Rochester Institute of Technology

Meet our talented team of PhD students, MS students, and undergraduate researchers

PhD Students (Primary Advisor)

MA

Md. Tanvirul Alam

PhD Student, RIT

2021-Present

Research: Cyberthreat Intelligence

DB

Dipkamal Bhusal

PhD Student, RIT

2021-Present

Research: Explainable AI Framework

LN

Le Nguyen

PhD Student, RIT

2024-Present

Research: Threat Intelligence for National Security

RF

Romy Fieblinger

M.S. Thesis

06/23-Present

University of Applied Sciences, Mittweida, Germany

MR

Morgan Reece

PhD Student (Co-advisor)

2022-Present

Multi-cloud Security, Mississippi State University

AS

Ajay Ashok Shewale

PhD Graduate, 2023

Now at Amazon Web Services

MS Students

AM

Ashim Mahara

MS Student

08/23-Present

MK

Monish Kumar Manikya Veerabhadran

MS Student

01/23-12/23

BK

Bharadwaj Sharma Kasturi

MS Student

08/23-12/23

OC

Omkar Chavan

MS Student

12/22-06/23

MG

Megha Gupta

MS Student

01/22-08/22

PC

Praveen Chandrashekaran

MS Student

08/22-12/22

Now at BMW

RR

Rigved Rakshit

MS Student

01/22-08/22

Now at Schlumberger SLB

PhD Committee Member

Ali Khalid

RIT

2023-Present

Narayanan Asuri Krishnan

RIT

2023-Present

Hrushikesh Mukherjee

University of Florida

08/22-Present

PhD Committee

George Mason University

2024-Present

PhD Committee

University of Texas at El Paso

2024-Present

Undergraduate & High School Researchers

High School Students

Ayushi Mehrotra

Troy High School, Fullerton, CA | CyberVSR Scholar, RIT

06/23-Present

Krishna Narayanasamy

Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA

06/23-08/23

Undergraduate Researchers (RPI, 2019-2021)

Ruisi Jian, Megan Goulet, Chuqiao Gu, Qicheng Ma, Destin Yee, Sean Hale, Jared Gridley, Aaron Hill, Lydia Zhou, Ryan Christian, Thomas Hopkins

Join Our Research Team

We're looking for motivated students interested in AI security, cyberthreat intelligence, and explainable AI. We offer research opportunities for PhD, MS, and undergraduate students.

What We Offer

  • ✓ Cutting-edge research in AI and security
  • ✓ Publications at top-tier venues (NeurIPS, NDSS, IEEE S&P, CCS)
  • ✓ Industry collaborations (Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM)
  • ✓ Funding opportunities and research assistantships
  • ✓ Mentorship from award-winning faculty