Summary
Rishabh Das is an Assistant Professor and cybersecurity researcher with nine years of hands-on experience securing industrial control systems, blending academic rigor from a PhD in Computer Engineering with practical OT experience in oil and gas operations. He has led development of award-winning security architectures, digital twins, and AI-driven intrusion detection systems that protect legacy controllers and power-grid relays. Prior roles at Deloitte and as a graduate researcher demonstrate his ability to translate cutting-edge threat modeling and penetration testing into actionable protections for both commercial and military critical infrastructure. Unusually, his background spans low-level industrial ladder logic and HMI programming through to ML-enabled monitoring, giving him a rare end-to-end view of ICS security. Based in Athens, Ohio, he also brings a track record of building graduate coursework and cross-university training programs that have prepared over 140 students for modern cybersecurity challenges.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Science, Science at Methodist School Dankuni
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Engineering at University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan
English, Bengali, Hindi