Dr. Naresh Kshetri (BCA ’10, MCA ’14, MS ’17, PhD ’22) is a full-time Lecturer / Faculty (Cybersecurity & CSE140 Course Coordinator) at Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, New York, USA. Dr. Kshetri completed his PhD (Computer Science with concentration in Cybersecurity) from University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL), graduated with an MS (Cybersecurity) from Webster University, and also earned an MCA (Computer Applications) degree from University of Allahabad. With more than twelve years of experience and research interests in Cybersecurity, AI Security, Blockchain technology, he has published in various journals, conferences, and book chapters. His research is funded by the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Missouri – St. Louis, the Lindenwood University, and the Emporia State University. Dr. Naresh has taught various Cybersecurity and CS courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has served as a reviewer (invited) for international journals (IEEE Access, IEEE TNSM, IEEE OJVT, Wiley ETT, PeerJ CS and so on), conferences (IEEE ICICT, IEEE AIBThings, IEEE ETNCC, ACM SIGCITE, AOM, and so on), books (CRC Press, Elsevier, IGI Global), and on the Technical Program Committee (TPC including Session Chairs and International Advisory Committees) member of prestigious conferences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (M '18, SM '25), Professional Member of ACM (M '25).
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, Indiana, USA
Department of Cybersecurity
Lecturer's Professional Development Grant 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology
Offline RL to Defend Poisoning Attacks
Faculty Research & Creativity Grant 2023
Emporia State University
XSRF and XSS Detection and Analysis
Teaching Excellence and Innovation Grant 2022
Lindenwood University
Cyber Ethics Knowledge and Awareness
Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), 2025 - present
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Best Capstone Project Advisor (Fall 2025)
Rochester Institute of Technology
HIPAA-Complaint Cybersecurity (Clinical Project for Cybersecurity, BS)
EB2-NIW (2024) and EB-1A Recipient (2025)
USCIS