AI Applications in Cyber Security and Privacy of Communication Networks

Nishtha Kesswani received the M.Tech. degree from the Malaviya National Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Rajasthan. From 2014 to 2015, she was a Post-Doctoral Researcher with California State University at San Bernardino, USA. She has a vivid teaching experience at several reputed universities, including California State University at San Bernardino and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She has visited more than 15 countries and delivered invited talks at several conferences and workshops. She is currently with the Central University of Rajasthan, India. Her current research interests include wireless networks and Internet of Things. She has received prestigious awards, including the UGC Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship tenable in USA and the Young Teacher Award. She has edited a number of journals special issues as a guest editor. She is on the reviewer board of several reputed journals, including the IEEE iot, the IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, and Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier). Chaminda Hewage currently serves as the Associate Dean of Research in the Cardiff School of Technologies at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. He obtained a B.Sc. Engineering (First Class Honours Degree) in Electrical and Information Engineering from the University of Ruhuna (Sri Lanka) in 2004, followed by a Ph.D. in Multimedia Communications from the University of Surrey (UK) in 2009. Recognized for his outstanding undergraduate performance, he was awarded the Gold Medal for Engineering excellence in 2014 by the University of Ruhuna. Beginning his professional career as a Telecommunication Engineer at Sri Lanka Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd. in 2004, Hewage received the Overseas Research Scholarships (ORS) award from the Higher Education Funding Council of England in 2005 to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Surrey. Additionally, he obtained a Post-Graduate Certification in HE Teaching and Learning from Kingston University – London in 2014 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK. Dr. Mohammad Haseeb Zafar, an esteemed researcher and educator, currently serves as the Director of the Cybersecurity and Information Networks Centre (CINC) at Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU), Cardiff. In this role, he oversees all activities related to cybersecurity and information networks research and education at the centre. Dr. Zafar is also a Professor in the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, Pakistan. Previously, he held leadership roles, including Secretary of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research at UET and Professor at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he led the Postgraduate Committee and secured research grants on IoT and 5G Networks. With over 100 research publications, Dr. Zafar's research interests span cybersecurity, communication networks, and digital inclusion's impact on society. He actively contributes to the academic community through conference organization, such as ICCS 2023 in Cardiff, and technical program committee memberships.