Mai Abdelhakim

Dr. Mai Abdelhakim is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering, specializing in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research focuses on cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, and artificial intelligence, particularly in designing secure and reliable IoT-enabled infrastructure.

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University
• MS and BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Cairo University

Her work leverages stochastic analysis, information theory, and machine learning to address challenges in wireless communications and network security. She has published extensively on topics like multihop IoT networks, anomaly detection in autonomous vehicles, and robust image watermarking.

Dr. Abdelhakim has received the University of Pittsburgh’s Innovation in Education award (2023) and serves as a Senior Editor for IET Communications since 2023. Her collaborations span cybersecurity, wireless systems, and machine learning applications in network reliability.