{"id":100,"date":"2026-06-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/odu-shetty-home"},"modified":"2026-06-07T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:00:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n@import url(&#8216;https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;600;700&amp;family=Sora:wght@600;700;800&amp;display=swap&#8217;);\n.entry-content,.wp-block-post-content{font-family:&#8221;Open Sans&#8221;,system-ui,Arial,sans-serif}\n.entry-content h2,.wp-block-post-content h2{font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057;border-bottom:3px solid #98C5EA;padding-bottom:.3rem;margin-top:2rem}\n.entry-content h3,.wp-block-post-content h3{font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057}\n.hero{display:flex;gap:1.8rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f4f7fa,#fff);border:1px solid #e4e8ec;border-radius:14px;padding:1.6rem;margin-bottom:1.4rem}\n.hero-photo{width:170px;height:170px;border-radius:12px;object-fit:cover;border:4px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 6px 22px rgba(0,48,87,.18)}\n.hero-text{flex:1;min-width:260px}\n.hero-text h1{margin:.2em 0;font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057;font-size:2.2rem}\n.role{font-weight:700;color:#003057;font-size:1.1rem;margin:.2rem 0}\n.affil{color:#55606b;margin:.3rem 0}.contact-line{font-size:.95rem;margin:.5rem 0 0}\n.stats{list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:.8rem;padding:0;margin:0 0 1rem}\n.stats li{background:#003057;color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:1rem .6rem;text-align:center}\n.stats strong{display:block;font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1}\n.stats span{display:block;font-size:.82rem;color:#98C5EA;margin-top:.35rem}\n.book-covers{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1rem;margin:.5rem 0 1rem}\n.book-covers img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid #e4e8ec;border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}\n.pubs li{margin:.45rem 0}ul.news li{list-style:none}\n@media(max-width:640px){.stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.book-covers{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.hero{justify-content:center;text-align:center}}\n\n\n<section class=\"hero\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.odu.edu\/~sshetty\/assets\/sachin-shetty.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Dr. Sachin Shetty\">\n  <div class=\"hero-text\">\n    <h1>Sachin Shetty, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"role\">Professor &amp; Executive Director,<br>Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems (CSICS)<\/p>\n    <p class=\"affil\">Virginia Modeling, Analysis &amp; Simulation Center (VMASC)<br>\n    Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering \u00b7 Old Dominion University<\/p>\n    <p class=\"contact-line\">VMASC, 1030 University Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23435 \u00b7\n    <a href=\"tel:+17576866233\">(757) 686-6233<\/a> \u00b7\n    <a href=\"mailto:sshetty@odu.edu\">sshetty@odu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<ul class=\"stats\">\n  <li><strong>300+<\/strong><span>Research articles<\/span><\/li>\n  <li><strong>4<\/strong><span>Edited books<\/span><\/li>\n  <li><strong>$18M+<\/strong><span>Research funding<\/span><\/li>\n  <li><strong>20+ yrs<\/strong><span>Cyber &amp; ML research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Sachin Shetty is Executive Director of the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems\nwithin the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), and a Professor in the\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his\nPh.D. in Modeling and Simulation from Old Dominion University in 2007. His research lies at the\nintersection of computer networking, network security, and machine learning.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over the last two decades, his laboratory has received more than <strong>$18 million<\/strong> in\nfunding from the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force\nResearch Lab, Office of Naval Research, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, and\nBoeing. He has authored and co-authored over <strong>300 research articles<\/strong> in journals and\nconference proceedings and edited <strong>four books<\/strong>. He serves as ODU site lead on\nmultiple federal Centers of Excellence in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Honors &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>University Eminent Scholar, Old Dominion University (2025)<\/strong> \u2014 ODU&#8217;s highest faculty distinction<\/li>\n  <li>Fulbright Specialist Award<\/li>\n  <li>Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Fellow<\/li>\n  <li>EPRI Cybersecurity Research Challenge Award<\/li>\n  <li>DHS Scientific Leadership Award<\/li>\n  <li>Senior Member, IEEE<\/li>\n  <li>Recognized among the world&#8217;s most influential scientists (Stanford\/Elsevier listing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"news\">\n  <li><strong>2025 \u2014<\/strong> Named a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/article\/sandeep-kumar-and-sachin-shetty-named-old-dominion-university-eminent-scholars\">University Eminent Scholar<\/a>, ODU&#8217;s highest faculty honor.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>2024 \u2014<\/strong> PI on a federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/article\/odu-awarded-1m-to-help-small-va-businesses-guard-against-cyberattacks\">Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program<\/a> helping Virginia businesses guard against cyberattacks.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>2023 \u2014<\/strong> Co-PI as ODU joins a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/article\/old-dominion-university-part-of-collaboration-13-million-department-of-defense-contract\">$13M Department of Defense contract collaboration<\/a>.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>2023 \u2014<\/strong> Awarded a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\/article\/old-dominion-university-professors-awarded-nearly-1-million-cybersecurity-related-grant\">CCI cybersecurity grant<\/a> through the Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@import url(&#8216;https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;600;700&amp;family=Sora:wght@600;700;800&amp;display=swap&#8217;); .entry-content,.wp-block-post-content{font-family:&#8221;Open Sans&#8221;,system-ui,Arial,sans-serif} .entry-content h2,.wp-block-post-content h2{font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057;border-bottom:3px solid #98C5EA;padding-bottom:.3rem;margin-top:2rem} .entry-content h3,.wp-block-post-content h3{font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057} .hero{display:flex;gap:1.8rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f4f7fa,#fff);border:1px solid #e4e8ec;border-radius:14px;padding:1.6rem;margin-bottom:1.4rem} .hero-photo{width:170px;height:170px;border-radius:12px;object-fit:cover;border:4px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 6px 22px rgba(0,48,87,.18)} .hero-text{flex:1;min-width:260px} .hero-text h1{margin:.2em 0;font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;color:#003057;font-size:2.2rem} .role{font-weight:700;color:#003057;font-size:1.1rem;margin:.2rem 0} .affil{color:#55606b;margin:.3rem 0}.contact-line{font-size:.95rem;margin:.5rem 0 0} .stats{list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:.8rem;padding:0;margin:0 0 1rem} .stats li{background:#003057;color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:1rem .6rem;text-align:center} .stats strong{display:block;font-family:&#8221;Sora&#8221;,sans-serif;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1} .stats&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/sshetty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}