Ajoy Kumar

Ajoy Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), affiliated with the College of Computing & Engineering. Prior to academia, he spent nearly 20 years as a Senior Software Engineer in the IT industry. His teaching portfolio includes undergraduate courses like Fundamentals of Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, and Web Design, as well as graduate courses in Database Security and Digital Forensics.

Dr. Kumar holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and a Bachelor of Technology in Engineering from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India.

His research focuses on cybersecurity domains such as secure network analysis, firewall optimization, intrusion detection systems, and VPN security. He has not yet disclosed any specific scientific awards or grants in the provided information. No advised students or active laboratory teams are mentioned.