Sumita Mishra

Sumita Mishra is a Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity at the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology. With academic credentials from Patna University and State University of New York at Buffalo, she has been at RIT since 2007, teaching networking and security courses at all levels.

• Current Graduate Program Director for Cybersecurity
• Research focuses on smart grid privacy and critical infrastructure protection
• Recipient of 2017 IEEE HST Cybersecurity Best Paper Award

Her research spans applied cryptography, network security, and differential privacy, with recent work on distributed privacy frameworks for smart grids. Funded by National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, and Boeing, she has published over 60 peer-reviewed works.

Key contributions include:

• Quantifying data breach costs
• Blockchain-enhanced access control
• Collaborative cybersecurity education models
• Smart grid privacy frameworks

She teaches graduate courses in cryptography, authentication models, and cybersecurity capstones, while leading research on quantum-resistant cryptography and smart grid security.