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)
Md. Tanvirul Alam
PhD Student, RIT
2021-Present
Research: Cyberthreat Intelligence
Dipkamal Bhusal
PhD Student, RIT
2021-Present
Research: Explainable AI Framework
Le Nguyen
PhD Student, RIT
2024-Present
Research: Threat Intelligence for National Security
Romy Fieblinger
M.S. Thesis
06/23-Present
University of Applied Sciences, Mittweida, Germany
Morgan Reece
PhD Student (Co-advisor)
2022-Present
Multi-cloud Security, Mississippi State University
Ajay Ashok Shewale
PhD Graduate, 2023
Now at Amazon Web Services
MS Students
Ashim Mahara
MS Student
08/23-Present
Monish Kumar Manikya Veerabhadran
MS Student
01/23-12/23
Bharadwaj Sharma Kasturi
MS Student
08/23-12/23
Omkar Chavan
MS Student
12/22-06/23
Megha Gupta
MS Student
01/22-08/22
Praveen Chandrashekaran
MS Student
08/22-12/22
Now at BMW
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