Wafaa Kanakri

Wafaa Kanakri

Assistant Professor
wafaa.kanakri@siu.edu
618-453-4690
ASA C 0103B
Cybersecurity Technology, Information Technology
Dr. Wafaa Kanakri is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Her research focuses on the intersection of cybersecurity, machine learning, and applied cryptography, with particular emphasis on trustworthy and secure machine learning systems.Her research interests include machine learning security, trustworthy AI, federated learning security, applied cryptography, privacy-preserving machine learning, and model integrity and authentication. Her teaching interests include cybersecurity, cryptography, machine learning for cybersecurity, web security, and computer security.

Research Areas: 

  • Cybersecurity
  • Applied Cryptography
  • Machine Learning Security
  • Trustworthy and Secure AI
  • Federated Learning Security
  • Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
  • ML Model Integrity and Authentication

Teaching Areas:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Cryptography
  • Machine Learning for Cybersecurity
  • Web Security
  • Computer Security

Degree: 

  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University