Saurabh Bagchi

Dr. Saurabh Bagchi serves as Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, where he has established himself as a leading expert in dependable computing and distributed systems since 2002. After completing his B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and MS/PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he began his career at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center before joining Purdue, where he now directs the Center for Resilient Infrastructures, Systems, and Processes (CRISP). His groundbreaking research in distributed systems reliability, cybersecurity, and Internet-of-Things has earned him numerous prestigious accolades including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, Adobe Faculty Award, AT&T Labs VURI Award, and Google Faculty Award. As an ACM Distinguished Scientist and member of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors, he has published over 850 articles with more than 10,200 citations, while serving as Director of the NSF Center "CHORUS" and co-founding KeyByte LLC as CTO. His impact extends beyond research through his mentorship of 25 PhD and 50 Masters students, who have gone on to successful careers in industry and academia, while his work continues to shape the future of resilient computing systems through innovations in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and defense systems