Dr Muzaffar Rao is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick (UL). He is also an Associated Investigator (AI) in ‘Lero –the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software’ and ‘CONFIRM – Smart Manufacturing’ research centre. He was awarded his PhD in January 2017 from the University of Limerick. During PhD, he worked on hardware implementation of cryptographic algorithms/security protocols.

His research interests include: OT/ICS security, IT/OT integration, BitW (Bump-in-the-Wire) security, AI/ML in cybersecurity, IoTs & IIoTs, robotic automation, cyber-physical systems, and Embedded systems. His research work has resulted in several peer-reviewed publications in international conferences and Journals.

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