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Dr. Eman Hammad

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

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Researchers

Dr. Michael Mandulak

Dr. Michael Mandulak

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, SPARTA Lab

William Hatcher

William Hatcher

System Engineer and Graduate Student

Networks and systems

Ibrahim Shahbaz

Ibrahim Shahbaz

Graduate Student

Intelligent systems

Omar Al-Refai

Omar Al-Refai

Graduate Student

Trustworthy AI, human-AI interaction

Kalyan Adhikari

Kalyan Adhikari

Undergraduate Researcher

Agentic cybersecurity

Students interested in joining the lab can email the lab director at eman.hammad@tamu.edu.

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