YassineMekdad

Yassine Mekdad

Florida International University, USA

     
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      Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 10555 West Flagler Street Miami, FL, 33174, USA
     
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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).
I am always eager to work extra mile with strongly motivated and passionate people in order to solve some of the most pressing current issues in cybersecurity. If you are interested, please drop me an email.


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