Dr. Hammad is a cybersecurity expert specializing in large-scale network, critical infrastructures and complex systems. Her research focuses on leveraging in-depth knowledge of the systems to improve cyber resilience by-design. Dr. Hammad received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and has gained a considerable industrial experience working for one of the big technical consulting companies. She is currently the director of the iSTAR lab (innovations in Systems Trust and Resilience) at Texas A&M University. Dr. Hammad is the co-chair of the IEEE Future Networks Security Working Group, and is the Co-Chair for the IEEE P1950.1 Standard for Communications Architectural Functional Framework for Smart Cities. Dr. Hammad has over 70 publications and is a recognized expert in the domain of cyber-physical systems' security and resilience, and security-by-design. Dr. Hammad is an IEEE Senior member and has delivered numerous keynotes and invited talks on engineering resilience and security by design for critical infrastructures. She is the recipient of the best-paper award, best poster award, and junior faculty award.
Dr. Hammad is a cybersecurity expert specializing in large-scale network, critical infrastructures and complex systems. Her research focuses on leveraging in-depth knowledge of the systems to improve cyber resilience by-design. Dr. Hammad received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and has gained a considerable industrial experience working for one of the big technical consulting companies. She is currently the director of the iSTAR lab (innovations in Systems Trust and Resilience) at Texas A&M University. Dr. Hammad is the co-chair of the IEEE Future Networks Security Working Group, and is the Co-Chair for the IEEE P1950.1 Standard for Communications Architectural Functional Framework for Smart Cities. Dr. Hammad has over 70 publications and is a recognized expert in the domain of cyber-physical systems' security and resilience, and security-by-design. Dr. Hammad is an IEEE Senior member and has delivered numerous keynotes and invited talks on engineering resilience and security by design for critical infrastructures. She is the recipient of the best-paper award, best poster award, and junior faculty award.
