Director
Suku Nair
Director, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ AT&T ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for Virtualization
Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer
University Distinguished Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
Lyle School of Engineering, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Dallas
nair@lyle.smu.edu
ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Director, Dr. Suku Nair is the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Officer and an University Distinguished Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Lyle School of Engineering at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University in Dallas. His research interests include Software Defined Networks, Virtualization Technologies, and Cyber Security. He is the founding director of the AT&T ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for Virtualization. He is also the founder of the Cyber Security program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, which currently enjoys the NSA/DHS ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ of Excellence in Information Assurance Education Cyber Defense designation. He has published extensively in the area of High Assurance Computing and Networking. His research has been supported through funds from National Science Foundation (NSF), National Security Agency (NSA), National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and various industry including Lockheed Martin, Alcatel, Raytheon, IBM, and AT&T. He has been a consultant to various IT, Telecom and Cyber Security Companies. Some of his recent awards include the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Ford Research Fellowship, IBM faculty award, Distinguished University Citizen award, and the University Distinguished Professorship. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1988 and 1990, respectively.