Students

I mentor graduate and undergraduate students in the Cyber-physical Systems Security Lab on research spanning cyber-physical systems security, autonomous vehicle security, trustworthy AI, AI/ML systems security, embedded systems, IoT security, and healthcare AI.

Current PhD Students

Current

Aqsa Yousaf

PhD

Research Focus: XAI/ML and Secure AI for Healthcare Applications

Joyce Odeh

PhD

Research Focus: Autonomous Vehicle Security

Muhammad Samee Sevas

PhD

Research Focus: Autonomous Vehicle Security

Azaz Mir

PhD

Research Focus: AI/ML Systems Security

Siddhant Shettiwar

PhD

Research Focus: AI/ML Systems Security

Myriam Ladhari

PhD

Research Focus: Autonomous Vehicle Security

Current MS Thesis Students

Current

Farhan Sadiq

MS Thesis

Annjoy Njoroge

MS Thesis

Current Undergraduate Students

Current

Md. Ahanaful Alam

Undergraduate

Alumni

Former Students

PhD Alumni

Afia Anjum

PhD 2026

Research Focus: IoT Communication Network Security

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University (TCU)

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Arkajyoti Mitra

PhD 2025

Research Focus: CPS Security / Cybersecurity

Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Master’s Alumni

Jesse Kiprotich Chumo, M.S. Thesis, Spring 2026 Mohammad Sufyaan Saeed, M.S. Thesis, Fall 2025 Hetvi Samir Joshi, M.S. 2026 Pranali Sanjay Khose, M.S. 2024 — now at Amazon Utsav Desai, M.S. 2025 Mayank Vekariya, M.S. 2024

Undergraduate Alumni

Abraham Mookhoek, B.S. 2024 — now a Ph.D. student at UTA Hindar Saifaden Mujaddad Fazeel, B.S. 2024 Kazi Md Waliul Azim David Oyekola Mustafa Daher Turza Saha

Research Sponsors