The Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences (ITDS) at UNT is excited to welcome Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon in his new role as the G. Brint Ryan Endowed Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity. The college is excited about the energy and innovation that Dr. Dhillon brings to the department and its programs. 

"Cyber vulnerabilities are an existential threat, and identifying threats and their relationship with malicious files, insiders, and IP addresses are becoming even more crucial. After all, no one arrests a computer for a computer crime. Therefore, studying AI and Cybersecurity is essential and critical for our success in an information-intensive environment. As the G. Brint Ryan Endowed Chair of AI and Cybersecurity, I hope to provide thought leadership and shape the future of how cybersecurity problems can be evaluated, understood, and addressed through AI techniques and beyond,” said Dhillon.

Dhillon was educated in England and completed his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. He was among the early scholars who helped establish the Computer Security Research Center in the UK, working closely with colleagues at Royal Holloway and Cambridge University, including Fred Piper and Ross Anderson. Over the years, besides the UK, he has worked in Hong Kong, Portugal, and Sweden. In 2019 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Örebro University, Sweden, for his contributions to the field of cybersecurity. Dhillon has published several academic papers in flagship journals, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Business Week, CNN, NBC News, and NPR. Further details about Dhillon’s accomplishments can be found at: http://www.dhillon.us.com. ​​​​​​​