People

Director
Dr. Eman Hammad
Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution
Affiliated Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hammad directs the iSTAR Lab and the SPARTA lab at the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, which focuses on security, privacy and trust for AI. Her research focuses on the cyber-physical security, trust and resilience of critical infrastructure, including smart power systems, future networks and public safety networks. She received her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto.
- Emaileman.hammad@tamu.edu
- Phone979-458-5377
- OfficeFERM 301
Researchers
Dr. Michael Mandulak
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, SPARTA Lab
William Hatcher
System Engineer and Graduate Student
Networks and systems
Ibrahim Shahbaz
Graduate Student
Intelligent systems
Omar Al-Refai
Graduate Student
Trustworthy AI, human-AI interaction
Kalyan Adhikari
Undergraduate Researcher
Agentic cybersecurity
Students interested in joining the lab can email the lab director at eman.hammad@tamu.edu.
