Program Advisory Board

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

Juseop Lim
Sr. Digital Forensic Examiner| Adjunct faculty
DFI Forensics Inc | New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

Jag Madan
Chief Information Officer
Trail Appliances

Deepak Rout
Founder | Adjunct faculty
Assuranz| New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

David Royer
CISO
West Fraser

Derek Manky
Chief Security Strategist & VP Global Threat Intelligence
Fortinet

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

Tokunbo Makanju
Associate Dean and associate professor, College of Engineering and Computer sciences
New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

Lachlan Turner
Director Cyber Labs
Lightship Security, Inc

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

Victor Oluwajuwon Badejo
Manager, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Financial Crime| Adjunct faculty
PwC Canada | New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

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

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

Lloyd Jura
Director Industry Outreach (MSc Cybersecurity)
New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver

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