Haifa TOUATI,
HDR, Ph.D., Eng.
Associate Professor (HDR) in Computer Science
Head of Hatem Bettaher IReSCoMath Research Lab
Faculty of Sciences of Gabes
University of Gabes, Tunisia
Mail : haifa.touati@univgb.tn
Associate Professor (HDR) in Computer Science
Head of Hatem Bettaher IReSCoMath Research Lab
Faculty of Sciences of Gabes
University of Gabes, Tunisia
Mail : haifa.touati@univgb.tn
Haifa TOUATI is an Associate Professor (HDR) in Computer Science at the Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, Tunisia. She currently serves as the Head of the Research Lab "Hatem Bettahar IReSCoMath" at the same institution, leading a dynamic team of researchers focused on distributed systems, networking, security, communication, and mathematics. Previously she has been coordinator and co-founder of the professional Master's degree in Security and Networking. She has also served as coordinator of the research Master's degree in Computer Science and Networking in the Faculty of Sciences of Gabes. Most recently, in 2023, she served as a visiting professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Paris.
She received her HDR from the National School of Computer Science (ENSI), Tunisia in 2021 and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from ENSI in 2011. Prior to that, she received her Master of Science and Engineering degree both in Computer Science from ENSI in 2004 and 2001, respectively.
Her teaching interests focus on computer networks and cyber security. Since 2015, she has been a certified instructor for 5 Cisco certifications namely Cyber Security Operations, Introduction to Networks, Routing & Switching, Scaling Networks and Connecting Networks.
She has served as a keynote speaker and panelist at numerous international conferences, and she is actively involved in various reputable international conference Technical Program Committees. In addition, she is a dedicated reviewer for several high-impact journals and conferences. Her current research interests include future Internet architectures, Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. She is the author of more than 60 articles and papers in refereed journals and international conferences.