Responding to COVID 19, CCS Ph.D. Student Becomes the Voice of Cybersecurity for Nepal

Proving that CCS students are quick to recognize and respond to real-world problems, Samrat Acharya, an NYU Ph.D. student from Nepal is lending his professional expertise to help his home nation adapt to increased internet usage during the COVID 19 crisis. Acharya, a student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was concerned because Internet and social media usage is growing in Nepal, but there is little or not information or infrastructure in place to promote cybersecurity. So, he wrote an article that was picked up by a number of media outlets in the country. Read all about Acharya’s efforts here.