Homepage - Abhishek Parakh

Useful Links:

Computer Science PhD Program at KSU: https://www.kennesaw.edu/degrees-programs/doctoral-degrees/computer-science.php

Clark Library: https://clark.center/users/aparakh

Education

• Ph.D., Computer Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA - 2011

  • • Dissertation Title: New information dispersal techniques for trustworthy computing

    • Advisor: Subhash Kak

• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA - 2007

• B.S., Electronics and Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology - Jalandhar (formerly REC-Jalandhar), India - 2005

Research Interests

• AI/ML Augmented Education Technology

• Quantum Communications and Networking

• Quantum Algorithms

• Cryptography and Network Security

• Cybersecurity

Academic Positions

Kennesaw State University (2022- )

• Director of the Computer Science Ph.D. Program

• Professor (2024 - ) 

• Associate Professor of Computer Science (2022-2024)

University of Nebraska Omaha (2011-2022)

• Associate Professor of Cybersecurity (2017-2022)

  • Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair of Information Science and Technology

  • Director of Nebraska University Center for Cybersecurity (NebraskaCYBER) (Feb 2022 - Aug 2022)

  • Undergraduate Cybersecurity Program Chair (2014 - 2022)

  • CAE CD (Cyber Defense) Lead/PI (2014 - 2022)

  • CAE CO (Cyber Operations) Lead/PI (2017 - 2022) 

• Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity (2011-2017)

Funding (major)

As PI:

• NSF-SaTC-EDU, QUINTET: Quantum Internet Education and Training Synthesizer, $397,907, 2023-2025.

• QUARCEL: Quantum Resistant Cryptography Education Labs (Post-Quantum Cryptography), $105,584, NSA/Towson NCAE-C Cybersecurity Curriculum Project, 2022-2024.

• Quark: An Intelligent Adaptive Education Platform for Quantum Cybersecurity, $149,397, University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Grant, 2022-present (PI responsibilities transferred to Co-PI before moving from UNO).

• United States Department of State (DOS), $113,908, Indo-US Partnership 2020: Cybersecurity Consortium, 2020-2022

• NSF SaTC-EDU, QuaSim: A Virtual Interactive Quantum Cryptography Educator – A Project-based Gamified Educational Paradigm, $306,037, 2016-2020.

• NSA NCCP, Quantum Cryptography Laboratories, $184,085, 2017-2019. Quantum Cryptography Labs

As Co-PI:

• NSF CC* Network-Campus, $634,440, Advancing High-Speed Networking for STEM Research and Education at Kennesaw State University, 2024-2026.

• NSF SFS, $2,170,960, Scholarship for Service, 2018-2023.

• NSF SFS, $1,808,585, Scholarship for Service, 2012-2018.

Teaching (at KSU)

• Introduction to Cryptography and its Applications (Grad)

Teaching (at UNO)

• Quantum Computing and Cryptography (Ugrad/Grad)

• Distributed Systems and Network Security (Grad)

• Applied Cryptography (Grad)

• Cryptography (Ugrad)

• Introduction to Information Security (Ugrad)

• Linux Security Administration (Ugrad)