About Me
I am a cybersecurity researcher working at the Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab (CSL) under the supervision of Prof. Selcuk Uluagac at
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA .. I am envolved into a U.S National Science Foundation project under the program of Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace, which consists of designing and evaluating curricular modules for inclusive integration of Artificial Intelligence into Cybersecurity. Prior to that, I was a Fulbright Research Scholar within the Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab (CSL), and was associated with the SPRITZ research group at the University of Padua, Italy . I hold a Master degree in Cryptography and Information Security from Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco and a Bachelor degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco .
My research interest principally cover challenging security problems in Cyber-physical systems (CPS). In particular, the security and privacy topics in the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), and Cyber-physical systems (CPS). Furthermore, I work on the security of critical infrastructure networks (e.g., SCADA systems, smart-grid). I am also interested on research problems at the intersection of the cybersecurity and networking fields with an emphasis on their practical and applied aspects. Currently, I am focusing on the following research areas:
- Security and privacy issues of IoT and IIoT.
- Cyber threat intelligence for Industry 4.0.
- Security and privacy issues of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
- Malware detection and analysis in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
Activities
- Awards/Honours
- [A6] Nominated as RSAC Security Scholar at the RSA Conference, USA, 2024.
- [A5] Awarded the 1st Author Publication Incentive Award at Florida International University, USA, 2023.
- [A4] Received a full scholarship (Research Assistantship) at Florida International University, USA, 2023.
- [A3] Granted a Fulbright Grantee by the Fulbright Program, 2021 (Awarded $35k).
- [A2] Awarded the Fondazione Ing. Aldo Gini Award at University of Padua, Italy, 2019 (Awarded $6k).
- [A1] Received the Academic Excellence Grant at Moulay Ismail University, Morocco, 2017 (Awarded $5k).
- Research Visits
- [V2] Visiting Research Scholar (Host: Prof. A. Selcuk Uluagac) at Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, May 2021 - June 2022.
- [V1] Visiting Research Scholar (Host: Prof. Mauro Conti) at University of Padua, Italy, November 2020 - April 2021.
- PhD Schools
- International Summer School on Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Security 2019, Padova, Italy. (Executive committee member)
- IEEE-EURASIP Summer School on Signal Processing 2018, San Vincenzo, Livorno, Italy.
- The 9th Edition of the International Spring School on Distributed Systems 2017, Marrakech, Morocco.
- Memberships
- CSL (Cyber-Physical Systems Security Lab) research team member.
- SPRITZ (Security and Privacy Research Group) research team member (guest position since 2019).
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) student member since 2018.
- OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) member.
- President of Computer Science and Robotics Club at Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco (from 2017 to 2020).
- Vice President of Chess Club in Meknes, Morocco (from 2018 to 2021).
- Ex-Vice President of Outgoing Global Talent Program in AIESEC Meknes, Morocco (from 2019 to 2021).