Contributions
Biography
Jay Aikat is the Chief Operating Officer in charge of managing day-to-day operations at RENCI in UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). Aikat is also a Research Professor in UNC-CH’s department of computer science, where she has mentored several undergraduate, master’s and PhD students, and taught undergraduate and graduate computer science classes. Her research interests are in computer networking, cloud security, education, and data science. She also plays a crucial role in the upcoming launch of the new School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) at UNC-CH. Previously, she worked for eight years in leadership roles in Information Technology, mostly in academia. Aikat earned her PhD and MS in computer science from UNC-Chapel Hill. She also holds an MS in electrical and computer engineering and a BS in electrical and electronics engineering.