Experts say India is emerging as a global cybersecurity power
A special session organized by The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) concluded that despite regulatory challenges and persistent technical vulnerabilities, India’s strategic emphasis on in-house development and the rapid strengthening of its cybersecurity operations workforce position the country as a resilient player in the global security ecosystem.
The session was addressed by Dr. James Lerums of Purdue University’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) and was attended by leading Indian industry executives, including Kaushik Saha, Group Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Digital Infrastructure at RPSG Group; N.K. Ghosal, Director of NKG & Associates; Angshuman Bhattacharya, AVP at Adani AI Labs; Vivek Suthar, Head of IT at Birla Corporation; and Surbhit Lihala, Vice President–IT at Keventer Agro.
Marcus Rogers, professor and associate dean for faculty at Purdue Polytechnic, has been elected treasurer of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). This position puts Rogers onto AAFS’ board of directors, where he joins an accomplished group of 12 directors plus six officers.
Ananth Grama named to lead Purdue’s Institute for Physical AI
Ananth Grama, the Samuel D. Conte Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, has been appointed as director of the Purdue Institute for Physical AI (IPAI).
Vijay Raghunathan appointed to national advisory board to help shape U.S. semiconductor workforce
Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue’s vice president for global partnerships and programs, director of semiconductor education, and a professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been appointed as an inaugural member of the Workforce Advisory Board for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC).