Alia Umrani

Biography: I graduated with a Master’s degree in Information Security from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan in 2020 and a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from NEDUET Pakistan. I did an internship with Pakistan International Airlines in the Engineering and Maintenance department and have a conference publication in IEEE International Conference on Smart Communities 2020. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD Computer Science in ADVANCE CRT at University College Cork (UCC) with a major in security and privacy in autonomous vehicles. My current research focuses on Applied Cryptography and Security in Vehicular Ad hoc Network Communication.

Supervisor names: Dr. Paolo Palmieri, Dr. Aisling O’ Driscoll

Research Area: Security and Privacy in Vehicular Communication