Dr. Akashdeep Bhardwaj is working as a Professor and Head of Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. An eminent IT industry expert with over 28 years of experience in areas such as Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and IT Operations, Dr. Bhardwaj mentors engineering graduates, masters, and doctoral students and leads industry projects and research. Dr. Bhardwaj is among the Top 2% research scientists according to Stanford University release in September 2024. Dr. Bhardwaj is a Postdoctoral from Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, and Ph.D. in Computer Science, specializing in Cloud Security. Dr. Bhardwaj has published over 135 research works including copyrights, patents, research papers, and authored and edited books in highly referred international journals. Dr. Bhardwaj has worked as a technology leader for several multinational organizations during his time in the IT industry and is experienced in IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics technologies, including compliance audits, networking cybersecurity, and digital forensics, and holds multiple industry certifications.
