Sai Mounika Errapotu

Sai Mounika Errapotu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She leads the Cyber Physical Systems Privacy and Security Enhanced Computing (CyPSEC) Lab, focusing on developing practical security and privacy solutions for hardware and software systems in distributed networks, IoT, and smart grids. Her research integrates cryptography, differential privacy, and optimization to address emerging challenges in cyber-physical systems.

• Education: Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Houston, 2018), B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2013).
• Postdoctoral work: AI, Networking Technologies, and Security Lab, University of Houston (2018–2019).

Her research interests span cybersecurity, privacy-preserving protocols, trust modeling, and optimization in smart grids, IoT, and wireless networks. She emphasizes application-specific solutions that balance security, privacy, and scalability.

Recent articles highlight advancements in intrusion detection via GANs and neural networks, smart home IoT security protocols, and privacy-preserving techniques in healthcare and transportation systems.

• Major Grants: $782,500 ARL grant for GAN-based intrusion detection, $1.1M DOE NNSA consortium for power systems, and $140K PNNL grant for healthcare synthetic data.
• Awards: Miguel Izquierdo Teaching Excellence Award (2021), Rising Stars Award, and Best Dissertation Award (2018).

Advising highlights include mentoring students like Humaira (CPS Rising Star), Nicholas Lopez (M.S. grad in IoT security), and Ismael Holguin (LLNL intern). The CyPSEC Lab actively publishes in IEEE and NAPS conferences, addressing vulnerabilities in protocols like DNP3 and smart home IoT systems.

Labs/Teams: CyPSEC Lab focuses on bridging theory and practice in CPS security, collaborating with industry partners and national labs.