Reza Tourani

Reza Tourani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Saint Louis University since Fall 2018. He earned his Ph.D. (2018) and M.S. (2012) in Computer Science from New Mexico State University, preceded by a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Islamic Azad University of Tehran (2008). His career includes prior work in the telecommunications industry in Iran.

• University: Saint Louis University
• School: School of Science and Engineering
• Department: Department of Computer Science
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Dr. Tourani’s research focuses on security and privacy in resource-constrained environments, including:

• Internet of Things (IoT): Secure communication protocols and edge computing
• Information-Centric Networking (ICN): Access control and request flooding mitigation
• Cyber-Physical Systems: Smart grid and UAV swarms
• Private Communication: Anonymity in distributed systems
• Networked Systems: DDoS defense and caching optimization

His recent articles explore trends in:

• DDoS mitigation in Named Data Networking (PERSIA framework, 2020)
• Secure UAV swarm communications (2020)
• Attribute-based encryption for edge computing (APECS, 2021)
• Collaborative caching mechanisms (MuNCC, 2016)
• Smart grid data security (iCASM, 2020)

Dr. Tourani has secured research grants from Saint Louis University and Intel Labs to advance projects on privacy-aware contact tracing and edge computing security. He actively mentors students in cybersecurity, IoT, and networked systems.