Nimisha Roy is a Lecturer in the School of Computing Instruction and Director of Online Undergraduate Initiatives in Georgia Tech's College of Computing. In her director role, she leads efforts to expand and strengthen the College's online undergraduate offerings. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Science, including Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and the CS Capstone, and is an instructor in Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Analytics (OMSA) program. She received her Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2021.

Dr. Roy's research explores the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in computing education and infrastructure resilience, with a focus on generative AI, AI-powered pedagogical innovation, and sustainable computing practices. She was selected by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as one of 24 national experts for a National Science Foundation-funded project shaping AI integration in K–20 computing education across the U.S. She has advised students at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, and her work has been published in more than 45 peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and book chapters.

Dr. Roy's work has been recognized with Georgia Tech's Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award (2026), the College of Computing's Monica Sweat Outstanding Lecturer in External Engagement Award (2026), the William D. 'Bill' Leahy Jr. Outstanding Instructor Award (2025), and the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellowship (2024). In 2023, the Indian Geotechnical Society named her one of the top 75 Indian women leaders in Geotechnical Engineering worldwide. She serves on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports, a journal published by Nature.