Program Advisory Board: Master of Science in Cybersecurity (MS)

Our College of Engineering and Computing Sciences advisory boards provide guidance to academic departments within the school and promote a continuing relationship between New York Tech students, faculty, alumni and industry experts.

The goals of each board include:

  • Advising and assisting on academic and professional matters
  • Providing input on current trends in the industry
  • Identifying necessary skills and areas of interest for curriculum development
  • Promoting and enhancing the quality of the programs
  • Identifying projects and funding sources

Cybersecurity Advisory Board

Alex Dow
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Innovation,
Mirai Security

Babak Dastgheib-Beheshti
Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences,
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury

Deepak Rout
Founder,
Assuranz Security, Inc.

Irene Young
Executive Director/Campus Dean,
New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

Juseop Lim (Alumni Representative)
Digital Forensics and eDiscovery Senior Manager,
Mondelēz International Confectionaries, Inc.

Ljiljana Trajkovic
Professor, School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Simon Fraser University

Nur Zincir-Heywood
Associate Dean of Research, Computer Science,
Dalhousie University

Victor Oluwajuwon Badejo (Alumni Representative)
Manager of Information Security and Governance,
BCAA, Inc.

Amin Milani Fard
Program Coordinator (MSc Cybersecurity),
New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

David Royer
Chief Information Security Officer,
West Fraser Forestry, Inc.

Derek Manky
Chief Security Strategist and VP Global Threat Intelligence,
Fortinet, Inc.

Jag Madan
Chief Information Officer,
Trail Appliances Electronics, Inc.

Lachlan Turner
Director of Cyber Labs,
Lightship Security, Inc.

Lloyd Jura
Executive Partner,
Jura Technologies, Inc.

Tokunbo Makanju
Associate Dean and Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences,
New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

Xun Yu
Associate Dean of Academics, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences,
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury