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Shankar Chebrolu

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
110 Science Drive, Box 90271, Durham, NC 27708
110 Science Drive, Box 90271, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


I am an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and Director of Security Architecture at Red Hat, with nearly three decades of experience driving enterprise security, data privacy, and risk management. My research and practitioner focus centers on AI-driven threat modeling using computer vision, Agentic AI safety (MCP), Zero Trust, and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) migration architectures. As President of the CSA Triangle Chapter and Vice Chair of Duke's Executive Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Board, I am passionate about bridging front-line industry defense with graduate education, research innovation, and ecosystem leadership

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs · 2026 - Present Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Scholarly Works


The IT-Business Equilibrium Model: Understanding the Dynamics between Business Demand and IT Supply

Journal article International Journal of Applied Management and Technology · November 21, 2013 The factors that could be used to define, measure, and improve IT flexibility are not considered to be well-defined or understood. A theoretical framework for understanding and determining such factors is proposed in this article, which could be used by bu ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

How Does Alignment of Business and IT Strategies Impact Aspects of IT Effectiveness?

Journal article International Journal of Applied Management and Technology · May 9, 2013 Alignment between information technology (IT) and business stakeholders on their strategies has traditionally been viewed as the means to achieve greater IT delivery capabilities, but there is lack of empirical evidence as to how strategic alignment impact ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Enabling Supply Chain Collaboration in a Hybrid Cloud

Conference 2012 IEEE Eighth World Congress on Services · June 2012 Full text Cite
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Education


Capella University · 2010 Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (India) · 1997 M.S.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad · 1995 B.S.