Dr. Mai Abdelhakim is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). She received her PhD in electrical engineering from Michigan State University (MSU), and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electronics and communications engineering from Cairo University. Following her PhD, she was a postdoctoral research associate at MSU. She later was a research scientist at OSRAM research center working on Internet of Things protocols, authentication mechanisms, and indoor positioning systems. At Pitt, she teaches courses on information security, machine learning, computer networks, among others. Her research leverages stochastic modeling, information theory and artificial intelligence to model and design secure, reliable, and efficient Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems. Her research interests include cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, and reliable decision-making under uncertainty. She is currently a senior member of the IEEE. She received the University of Pittsburgh’s Innovation in Education award in 2023. Dr. Abdelhakim serves as an Associate Editor of IET Communications since January 2023.