Paria Shirani

Paria Shirani is an Assistant Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), University of Ottawa. She holds a PhD in Information Systems Engineering from Concordia University (FRQNT Doctoral Scholarship recipient) and completed an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

Her research focuses on cybersecurity, including IoT security, vulnerability detection, malware analysis, threat intelligence, and AI/ML applications. She leads funded projects across undergraduate, master’s, PhD, and postdoctoral levels, emphasizing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

• Research Highlights:
• Develops AI-driven solutions for IoT security and vulnerability detection.
• Pioneers binary code fingerprinting and firmware analysis techniques.
• Advances threat intelligence through machine learning and anomaly detection.

Key awards include the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, FRQNT Doctoral Scholarship, and the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair.

Collaborations involve institutions like Concordia University, Carnegie Mellon University, and IBM’s Cyber Range. She actively serves on editorial boards (e.g., ACM Computing Surveys) and organizes conferences (e.g., SecureComm, PST).