Nidhi Rastogi

Nidhi Rastogi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Software Engineering within the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She leads the AI4Sec Research Lab, which focuses on data-driven AI solutions for cybersecurity, emphasizing interpretability and practical applications. Her research interests span Cyber Threat Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Graph Analytics, and Healthcare Analytics.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (2018), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• M.S. in Computer Science (2008), University of Cincinnati
• Bachelor of Information Technology (2003), University of Delhi

Research Interests: Transdisciplinary work in cybersecurity, AI, heterogeneous networks, and graph analytics. She develops systems for threat intelligence, explainable AI, and security monitoring. Notable projects include the CyNER library for cybersecurity NER, TINKER framework for open-source CTI, and personal health knowledge graphs.

Awards & Mentoring:

• Students advised include Le Nguyen (1st place at UPSTAT23), Tanvirul Alam (IEEE SP Travel Grant), and Dipkamal Bhusal.
• Recent recognitions include program committee roles for ACM CCS'24 and ACSAC'24.

Labs & Collaborations: The AI4Sec Lab collaborates with federal agencies, national labs, and enterprises. Current projects address autonomous vehicle security, healthcare analytics, and systemic cyberattack detection using graph-based methods.