Kutub Thakur is the founder Director of NJCU Center for cybersecurity, Assistant professor and Director of Cybersecurity Program at New Jersey City University. He worked for various private and public entities such as United Nations, New York University, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, ConEdison, City University of New York, and Metropolitan Transport Authority. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science with specialization in cybersecurity from the Pace University, New York, M.S in Engineering Electrical and Computer Control systems from University of Wisconsin, B.S and A.A.S in Computer Systems Technology from the City University of New York (CUNY). He reviewed for many prestigious journals and published several papers in reputable journals and conferences. His research interests include digital forensics, network security, machine learning, IoT security, privacy, and user behavior. Dr. Thakur is currently serving/served as the program chair for many conferences and workshop. He is also currently supervising (also, supervised) many graduate and doctoral students for their theses, proposals, and dissertations in the field of cybersecurity.
