👨‍🏫 I’m Ahmed Imteaj, a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University.

🏛️ I also serve as a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) at FAU.

🚀 I am the Founding Director of the SPEED Lab (🔒 Security | 🛡️ Privacy | 🤖 Intelligence for Edge Devices), where my team and I push the boundaries of AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent edge systems.

🌍 Our mission: to design next-generation technologies that are powerful, trustworthy, secure, and resilient — bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world impact. 


🔹 During Tenure:
🏆 Secured three grants (NSF CRII, DHS CINA, ORAU).
🎖️ Awarded SIU Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2024.
🌟 Nominated for 2025 Early Career Faculty Excellence Award and Rising Star Faculty Award at SIU.

📚 Developed two new courses on Generative AI.