Dr. Nitin Sukhija is an accomplished academic leader, researcher, and professor with over two decades of experience spanning High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Cyber Resilience. He seamlessly bridges the gap between massive computing infrastructures and the enterprise-grade security architecture required to shield them from high-stakes data breaches and architectural failures. At Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Sukhija serves as a Professor of Computing and Security and Director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing (C2AC). In this capacity, he acts as the primary institutional Point of Contact (POC) for the NSA and DHS National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-CD) program.
Dr. Sukhija’s cutting-edge technical research focuses on proactive threat modeling, software resilience, and real-time network anomaly detection. Recognized as a Better Scientific Software (BSSw) Fellow and NSF Trusted CI Fellow, he focuses heavily on creating lightweight, real-world tools such as Kubernetes, ServiceNow, and Prometheus to analyze and securely manage complex HPC environments. Dr. Sukhija advocates for integrating proactive threat modeling and security audits during the actual design phase of scientific software. His recent research delves into leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) within HPC ecosystems.
Nationally, Dr. Sukhija is significantly involved with several elite scientific and computing organizations. Dr. Sukhija is a core member of the NAIRR Pilot User Experience Working Group and hosts the NAIRR Pilot Project Researcher Showcases. These showcases connect top AI scholars to discuss multimodal LLMs, safe AI deployment, and grant integration. Additionally, he holds prominent volunteer leadership roles. He chairs the external board for ACCESS, an NSF-funded program providing zero-cost supercomputing access. He is also the elected Chair of the ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter, where he emphasizes a modern, interdisciplinary approach to computing. An active catalyst for workforce development, Dr. Sukhija hosts international, national and regional workshops, tutorials and seminars series that connect student talent with cybersecurity experts from academia, government and industry, ensuring the next generation of engineers can design and secure resilient computing and information systems.