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.

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).

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