Cybersecurity Vigilance and Security Engineering of Internet of Everything

Prof. Kashif Naseer Qureshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science (MCS), a Master's degree in Information Technology (MSIT), and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM). He is actively engaged in various projects, including the Cyber Reconnaissance and Combat project, the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission project, projects with the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, and projects with the Higher Education Commission. His primary research interests encompass wireless and wired network protocols, cyber-security, trust and privacy preservation, computer forensics, and cloud security. Notably, Prof. Qureshi's accomplishments have earned him recognition, with his name being listed among the top 2% of researchers for two consecutive years by Stanford University, USA. He has a strong publication record, with numerous high-impact factor papers published in international journals and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has actively contributed to the academic community by serving on various conference International Program Committees (IPCs) and journal editorial boards. Prof. Qureshi's research involvement extends internationally, with participation in projects related to routing and cyber-security in the United Kingdom, China, Korea, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Furthermore, he holds the position of Adjunct Professor in two esteemed colleges in Canada, where he contributes his expertise in the fields of cybersecurity and information technology.

Prof. Thomas Newe is a Professor in Cyber Security in the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at The University of Limerick and is a Principle Investigator in the SFI Smart Manufacturing Centre, Confirm and a Funded Investigator in the SFI Centres; Lero-Software Research Centre, and MaREI-Marine and Renewable Energy Research Centre. He holds a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering, a Master in Engineering in Security Protocol Design, and a Ph.D. in Formal Logic for Security Protocol Verification. He has been a University of Limerick faculty member since 1994. Tom is a board member of Cyber Ireland, an initiative that brings together Industry, Academia, and Government to represent the needs of the Cyber Security Ecosystem in Ireland, and a founding member of Cyber Skills, a HEA-HCI Pillar 3 initiative that aims to address the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals. His research interest includes many topics under the general areas of cyber security for Data, Networks, the Internet of Things, and Smart Collaborative Robotics. He has to date graduated 16 Ph.D. students in these areas.

Prof. Gwanggil Jeon received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. (summa cum laude) degrees from the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, in 2003, 2005, and 2008, respectively. From 2009.09 to 2011.08, he was with the School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. From 2011.09 to 2012.02, he was with the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, as an Assistant Professor. From 2014.12 to 2015.02 and 2015.06 to 2015.07, he was a Visiting Scholar at Centre de Mathématiques et Leurs Applications (CMLA), École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS-Cachan), France. From 2019 to 2020, he was a Prestigious Visiting Professor at Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Italy. He is currently a Full Professor at Incheon National University, Incheon, Korea. He was a Visiting Professor at Sichuan University, China, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, Xinjiang University, China, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, and the University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. Dr. Jeon is an IEEE Senior Member, and Associate Editor of Sustainable Cities and Society, IEEE Access, Real-Time Image Processing, Journal of System Architecture, and MDPI Remote Sensing. Dr. Jeon was a recipient of the IEEE Chester Sall Award in 2007, the ETRI Journal Paper Award in 2008, and the Industry-Academic Merit Award by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups of Korea Minister in 2020.

Dr. Abdellah Chehri is an Associate Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Kingston, Ontario. Before joining the RMC, he was an associate professor at the University of Quebec (UQAC). He has an affiliate professor at the University of Quebec UQO, UQAT and an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa. From 2009-2012, he worked as a research fellow at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Chehri completed his Ph.D. at University Laval (Canada) and his Master's studies at University Nice-Sophia Antipolis-Eurecom (France). He has served as guest/associate editor for several well-reputed journals. Dr. Chehri is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc), IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS), IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Public Safety Transportation Committee Co-Chair, and IEEE Canadian Humanitarian Initiatives Committee.