I am an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). Before joining UCSC in July 2020, I have been an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho (August 2016 - June 2020). I received my PhD from University of Montreal, Polytechnique Engineering School in 2008. My thesis was nominated for ``Best Thesis of the Year''. I am a 2020 (2021 - 2026) NSF CAREER Awardee. During my appointment at UBC, I received the ``Fonds Quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies'' Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant for research on Cognitive Radio Networks. I am a Senior Member of IEEE (2013 - present). I have been an Editor of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2014 - 2017) and  served as a Symposium Chair/Co-Chair of many IEEE flagship conferences in communication, signal processing, and networking. My current research covers security and privacy of data networks, Machine-Learning-Based Design of communication, classification and forecasting systems and quantum secret key sharing.

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 Awards & Distinctions:

• 2020 NSF CAREER Award, 2021 – 2026.

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant: For research on Cognitive Radio Networks, funded by The “Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies”, Canada, 2009.

• Best Paper Award in Fundamentals and PHY Track at the 2008 International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC’2008).

• PhD in Electrical Engineering: Nominated for the best thesis of the ECE Department, Polytechnique Mntreal, Canada, 2008.

• M. Eng in Electrical Engineering: Graduated with the highest distinction, Ecole de technologie superieure, Montreal, Canada, 2003.

News:

• 5/30/2024: I am happy to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor effective July 2024.