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Sushmita Ruj is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. She leads the IfCyber program in the Faculty of Engineering, focusing on cybersecurity education and research. Ruj has a strong background in cybersecurity and has collaborated with researchers from five continents, delivering over a hundred technical lectures worldwide. She has received multiple competitive research grants, including those from the Australian Research Council and IBM Research. Ruj's previous roles include Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO's Data61 and Associate Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute. She holds a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Indian Statistical Institute, with her research focusing on cryptography. Her work aims to benefit society through impactful research and mentoring students as critical thinkers and leaders.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and guiding research in cybersecurity.
CSIRO's Data61 • Australia
Led projects focused on data sharing and cybersecurity.
Indian Statistical Institute • Kolkata, India
Contributed to teaching and research in computer science.
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore • Indore, India
Focused on cybersecurity research and education.
Includes Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems, and Cybersecurity Management streams.