Naresh Kshetri

Dr. Naresh Kshetri

Department of Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, Indiana, USA
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BCA, MCA, MS, PhD, SMIEEE

Biography

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).

Affiliations

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, Indiana, USA

Department of Cybersecurity

Honors and Awards

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Lecturer's Professional Development Grant 2025

Rochester Institute of Technology

Offline RL to Defend Poisoning Attacks

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Faculty Research & Creativity Grant 2023

Emporia State University

XSRF and XSS Detection and Analysis

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Teaching Excellence and Innovation Grant 2022

Lindenwood University

Cyber Ethics Knowledge and Awareness

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Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), 2025 - present

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Best Capstone Project Advisor (Fall 2025)

Rochester Institute of Technology

HIPAA-Complaint Cybersecurity (Clinical Project for Cybersecurity, BS)

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EB2-NIW (2024) and EB-1A Recipient (2025)

USCIS

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