Security & Privacy
Trustworthy/Secure AI; Digital Forensics; Cryptography/Blockchain; Privacy/Security Architecture; Secure IoT & Edge; CPS & Critical Infrastructure Security; AI for Cybersecurity
Research labs
- Security and Forensics Engineering (SAFE) Lab
- Security and Quantum Intelligence (SecQ) Lab
- Mobile and Wireless Networks Group (MoWiNG) Lab
- Mobile Systems & Intelligent Communications (MuSIC) Lab
- Advanced Wireless and Security (ADWISE) Lab
- Modern Heuristics Research Group (MHRG)
- Virginia Cybersecurity Center (CSec)
Research faculty
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2323
iahmed3@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Digital Forensics, Malware, Cyber-physical Systems Security, System Security, Cybersecurity Education
Engineering East Hall, Room E4225
akkayak@vcu.edu
Focus Areas: Cybersecurity and Privacy, Trustworthy AI, IoT (Internet of Things), Cyberphysical Systems (CPS), Blockchain
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2312
ebulut@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Applied Machine Learning with Sensor Data and Wireless Signals, Mobile Computing: Wireless Networks Cyber-physical Systems Mobile Social Networks Wireless Charging, Security: Cyber Security Network Security Privacy and Trust, Mobile (3G/4G) Systems: Mobile Packet Core Cloud Mobile Data Offloading, Internet of Things (IoT), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Wireless Sensing
Engineering Research Building, Room 2321
tndinh@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Network vulnerability assessment, Security and privacy in social networks and wireless networks, Combinatorial Optimization, Approximation algorithm
Engineering East Hall, Room E4234
harahshehk@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Network security, IDS, IoT security, Integration of AI in real-world systems
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2328
misko@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Computational Intelligence Techniques (Machine Learning) with Applications in Energy Cybersecurity and Human Machine Interfaces, Software Defined Networks, Fuzzy Neural Data Mining Techniques, Energy Security, Human-machine Interfaces
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2339
meerzas@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Smart Healthcare and Fitness, Responsible Content Governance, Robust and Trustworthy AI, AI Security and Privacy
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2330
tnadeem@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Cybersecurity and Privacy, Wireless Networks, Edge/Cloud Computing, Generative AI, Trustworthy AI, AI-enabled health, cyber-physical systems, cobots
Engineering East Hall, Room E4255
sonmeza@vcu.edu
Focus areas: ABET Accreditation & Program Assessment, Cybersecurity Workforce Development, User Interface Design, C Programming, Systems Programming
Engineering Research Building, Room ERB2331
vekslerm@vcu.edu
Focus areas: AI Security, Cyber-physical Systems Security, Adversarial AI, Cybersecurity, Trustworthy AI
Engineering East Hall Room E4240
hszhou@vcu.edu
Focus areas: Cryptography, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Techniques, Information Security, Distributed Computing