Mr. Saurabh Jain

Dr. Saurabh Jain is an Associate Professor and Program Lead (Systems Cluster) in the School of Computer Science at UPES, Dehradun, with 16+ years of experience in teaching, research, academic administration, and industry engagement. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from UPES and an M.Tech. in Information Security from MANIT, Bhopal (NIT Bhopal). His expertise spans Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Information Security, and Distributed Systems. 

He has authored 22+ SCI/Scopus-indexed research publications, including papers in reputed Q1/Q2 journals, and holds 8 granted patents in India and Australia. He has held several academic leadership and coordination roles, including Head of Department, Program Lead, M.Tech Coordinator, IBM SPOC, and Remote Center Coordinator under NMEICT, IIT Bombay/MHRD. His work also includes industry-academia collaborations, professional certifications, conferences, workshops, hackathons, CTFs, and student development initiatives.

Dr. Saurabh Jain has 16+ years of experience in teaching, research, academic administration, and program management. He is currently serving as Associate Professor and Program Lead (Systems Cluster) at UPES. His previous academic leadership roles include Head of Department (CSE) and M.Tech Coordinator (CSE). 

He has also served as IBM SPOC, coordinating faculty training, industry visits, professional certifications, SME sessions, and webinars in collaboration with IBM. As Remote Center Coordinator under NMEICT, IIT Bombay/MHRD, he attended academic workshops at IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur, conducted faculty development activities, and coordinated MHRD-supported resources and activities. He has also been actively involved in industry-academia initiatives with organizations including Cisco and CompTIA.

Cybersecurity | Blockchain Technology | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Healthcare IoT | Internet of Things | Information Security | Distributed Systems | Federated Learning | Cryptography

Dr. Jain believes that effective technical education should integrate strong conceptual understanding with practical, industry-oriented learning. His teaching approach combines classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory activities, demonstrations, case studies, problem-solving, projects, and real-world applications. 

He encourages students to develop technical skills through industry certifications, cybersecurity tools, hackathons, CTFs, internships, and practical projects. His objective is to prepare students not only for academic success but also for professional careers by developing their technical competence, critical thinking, problem-solving ability, innovation, and industry readiness.

Dr. Jain has taught courses across Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Information Security, Cyber Security, including Programming in C/C++, Object-Oriented Programming, Java Programming, Python Programming, Data Structures, Computer Networks, Data Communication, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Blockchain Technology, Web Technology, Theory of Computation, Compiler Design, and associated laboratory courses.

Dr. Jain has 8 granted patents in India and Australia and has received recognition for his contributions to research, innovation, academic activities, and conferences. 

He has also contributed to industry-sponsored academic initiatives and conference sponsorships, supporting research dissemination, student development, and industry-academia engagement. His professional achievements include industry certifications and instructor accreditation in cybersecurity through Cisco Networking Academy.

Dr. Jain is actively engaged in research, academic leadership, industry collaboration, and student mentoring. He has authored 22+ SCI/Scopus-indexed research publications, including publications in reputed Q1/Q2 journals and with publishers such as IEEE and Springer. His research broadly focuses on Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Healthcare Systems, Information Security, and Distributed Technologies. 

He has 8 granted patents in India and Australia and is actively involved in conferences, workshops, FDPs, hackathons, CTF activities, and technical training programs. He has initiated and coordinated industry-academia collaborations with Cisco and CompTIA, supporting cybersecurity certifications, training, internships, placements, and industry exposure for students. He is an Accredited Cisco Networking Academy Instructor (CyberOps Associate) and Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate. He has also contributed to academic-industry initiatives through his role as IBM SPOC and has organized and supported international conferences and technical events.

saurabh.jain@ddn.upes.ac.in