Dr Hoda Alkhzaimi PhD, F.ISRM

(UAE)
Director of Center of Cyber Security, New York University Abu Dhabi
President, Emirates Digital Association for Women (EDAW)

Hoda A.Alkhzaimi is currently a research assistant professor in New York University and the Director of Center of Cyber Security in NewYork University AD, as well as holding the role of President, Emirates Digital Association for Women (EDAW). She served in different posts for research and development in Cyber Security and Cryptology for the past years. She headed the Department of Research and Development for Cyber Security and Cryptology in different national initiatives in the United Arab Emirates along with her participation in a variety of security initiatives nationally and internationally.

Hoda obtained her PhD in Cryptanalysis from Denmark Technical University, and has a specific expertise in cryptology; cryptanalysis, constructing and validating security hardware and software components, constructing trusted security architectures for different environments in different products for the respective industries. Her current research interests include Space, Aerospace, and UAV security, constructing and analyzing cryptographic primitives, validating and investigating links between different cryptanalytic approaches and utilizing cryptographic primitives in different cyber security architectures, including the Internet of Things and big data analysis among others.