Avijit Roy is an engineer, researcher, and educator based in New York City, originally from Bangladesh. Affiliated with the City University of New York (CUNY) and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, his work spans cybersecurity, digital forensics, applied artificial intelligence, and large-scale data systems.

His research focuses on privacy-preserving architectures, adversarial robustness, explainable AI, and security-oriented machine learning systems, with recent work exploring propaganda detection, low-resource language infrastructure, and human-centered investigative technologies. He is also a recipient of the Claude Hawley Medal for best master’s thesis and scholastic distinction at John Jay College, as well as the ICICC 2026 Best Paper Award for innovative interdisciplinary research on privacy-preserving management information systems.

Professionally, he works across software engineering, institutional analytics, and technical education—building practical systems while mentoring students in programming, secure computing, and ethical technology practices.

Outside of technology, he enjoys long-distance travel and photography, experiences that continue to shape his perspective on resilience, systems thinking, and human-centered design.