cybersecurity

Muhammad Samiullah

Cyber Security, FPGA security, AI/ML security

Omar Rushdi

Visiting Student
Cyber Security, Phishing Detection, LLM

Jalal Saleem

Visiting Student
Cyber Security, LEO Satellite Constellation, Collision Avoidance

Ahmar Husain

Visiting Student
Cyber Security, Malware Analysis, LLM

Abidalrahman Obaidi

Visiting Student
Cybersecurity, Intrusion DetectionIDS, LLMs

Abdullah Alobaidi

Visiting Student
Cybersecurity, SOC Analysis, SIEM, LLM

Ahmad Didouh

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan

Instructional Professor, Computer Science
Ali Hassan is an instructional professor in the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division at KAUST.

Divyanshu

Divyanshu, a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST, focuses on spin-controlled devices for hardware security primitives.

Embedded and Cyber Connected Systems (ECCS) Workshop

Prof. Ahmed Eltawil, Prof. Charalambos Konstantinou, Prof. Khaled Nabil Salama

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B2 L5 R5220

The workshop aims to bring together experts to present their latest research efforts related to Embedded and Cyber Connected Systems architectures and platforms that can scale efficiently, as well as operate securely and resiliently to provide the necessary resources demanded by current and future network applications.

Leveraging Power Systems’ Modularity to support Resiliency Against Synthetic Cyber Disasters

Dr. Salam Baniahmed, Technical Manager, Veloce Energy

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B1 L4 R4214

The fact of power systems’ criticality to national security mandates continuous attention to the worst-case disruption scenarios. In a cyber world, grid modernization efforts have been hindered by cyber-related concerns. This webinar sheds some light on resiliency achievement by utilizing the modular cyber-physical nature of power systems, from an electron in a battery to a digital bit in the internet abyss.

Data, AI and Cybersecurity: Synergies and Interconnection

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B9 L2 H2 H2

This Dean's Distinguished Lecture is part of the ECE Graduate Seminar. Modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, led by deep learning, have gained unprecedented momentum over the past decade.

Exploring the Human Element in Combating Malicious Software Threats

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B9 L2 H2

Malicious software or malware is a serious cybersecurity threat and the research community has explored it extensively for almost three decades. Since it is believed that people are often the weak link in cybersecurity, exploring malware attacks and defenses in the human context can provide new insights into how the threat posed by malware can be addressed.

KAUST Associate Professor Andrea Fratalocchi’s research leads to Institute of Physics Fellowship

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Andrea Fratalocchi, associate professor in the University's Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) division, was recently granted a Fellowship of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) by the Institute of Physics (IOP). Fratalocchi was awarded the IOP's highest level of membership in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in physics.

Meet KAUST new student: Ioannis Zografopoulos

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Ioannis Zografopoulos is a Ph.D. student who joined KAUST this fall as a Ph.D. candidate and member of the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems (SENTRY) Lab under the supervision of Professor Charalambos Konstantinou. Zografopoulos believes that KAUST's renowned faculty, global reputation and research infrastructure make the University the ideal environment for him to develop high-quality, impactful research.

KAUST SENTRY team wins 2021 Cybersecurity Games & Conference Embedded Security Challenge

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The SENTRY Lab team wins the 18th annual CSAW Cybersecurity Games & Conference’s (CSAW '21) Embedded Security Challenge (ESC).

Blocking microgrid cyberattacks to keep the power flowing

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Power grids have become far more complex in recent decades due to energy demands, environmental regulations and small-scale renewable energy systems that turn businesses and individuals into combined consumer-producers. One way to ensure that power supplies remain resilient is to create small groups of sources and loads called microgrids. Microgrids can operate independently of the main grid when required, such as supporting hospitals during natural disasters, for example. As microgrids grow more complex, they require sophisticated computer networks to coordinate, control and distribute

Simple hardware to defend microgrid attacks

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An inexpensive piece of hardware integrated with solar panel controllers can protect isolated power networks from cyberattacks.

Ioannis (Yannis) Zografopoulos

Ioannis Zografopoulos received his Ph.D. at the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE) of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2023. Prior, he graduated with a B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in Computer, Communications, and Network Engineering, and an M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, in 2014 and 2015, respectively. His research interests include cyber-physical systems security, with an emphasis on embedded systems for industrial, distributed energy, and power grid

Charalambos (Harrys) Konstantinou

Professor Konstantinou is an expert in critical infrastructure security and resilience, focusing on smart grid technology, renewable energy integration and real-time simulation.

Abdallah Al-Moubayed

MS Degree , Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering ,King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) .Now Abdallah is Visiting Student to (KAUST)