Saptarshi Debroy

Dr. Saptarshi Debroy is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), and a member of the Doctoral Faculties at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He founded and directs the Distributed Systems and Security (DiSSect) Laboratory and is affiliated with the Computer Simulation, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization (CoSSMO) Laboratory. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor at CUNY (2016-2024) and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Missouri (2014-2016).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida (2014)
• Master of Technology, Jadavpur University, India (2008)
• Bachelor of Technology, Institute of Engineering and Management, West Bengal University of Technology (2006)

Research focuses on distributed systems innovation with emphasis on:

• Distributed Computing & Data Science: Resilient management of distributed systems, AI/ML for resource provisioning, IoT/CPS applications
• Usable Cyber Security: End-to-end security assurance, trustworthy edge/cloud computing, SDN vulnerability analysis

Core methodologies include software-defined networking, deep learning algorithms, and federated system architectures for disaster response and scientific workflows.

Publication analysis reveals strong emphasis on edge computing optimizations (67% of recent works), cybersecurity innovations (22%), and AI/ML integration (11%). Dominant trends include latency-quality tradeoffs in real-time systems, DNN inference optimization, and moving target defense strategies, with applications spanning disaster response, healthcare, and scientific computing.

Scientific Awards & Honors:

• NSF CAREER Award 2020 (Cyber-Physical Systems)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE PIMRC 2011
• Jadavpur University Gold Medal 2008
• National Scholarship Merit Certificate (2000, 2002)
• 3 NSF Travel Grants, 2 IEEE Comsoc Travel Grants

Advises 8 PhD students in cloud/edge computing and cybersecurity. Secured $2.37M+ in research funding as PI, including:

• NSF CAREER: Resilient Fog Framework for Disaster Response ($523K)
• NSF CICI: Trusted Volunteer Edge-Cloud Workflows ($600K)
• Google Research: DNN Model Extraction Threats ($100K)
• NSF: Health Incident-Response Framework ($612K)

Leads the DiSSect Lab focusing on distributed systems security and co-directs the CoSSMO Lab. Research collaborations include FDNY for disaster response systems and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab through Sustainable Research Pathways.