Assistant Professor 

• Computer and Information Technology

ingambek@purdue.edu 

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/ingambek 

B.S. Smith College, Engineering; PhD Purdue University, Engineering Education 

NA 

Use of information technology in education and policy  

Cybersecurity Education, Cybersecurity Policy, Social Engineering, Information Technology Ethics, Cybersecurity Workforce Development, Information Technology ethics 

NA 

Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Ross Fellowship, Coulter Scholarship 

NA 

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/ingambek  

Ida Ngambeki is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. Ida's research is in understanding how the affordances of information technologies affect individuals' learning and decision-making and the wider policy implications of those choices. Her research investigates the social and psychological factors influencing individuals' cybersecurity choices, how students learn secure programming, how individuals develop an interest in and make-decisions about their careers in STEM and how individuals use information technology to engage in transnational political participation. 

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/ingambek 

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/ingambek