Ijaz Ahmad

Ijaz Ahmad (Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in wireless communications from the University of Oulu, Finland, in 2012 and 2018, respectively. He is currently a Senior Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He is also an Adjunct Professor with the University of Oulu. He has visited several institutions as a Visiting Scientist, such as the Technical University of Vienna, Austria, in 2019, and Aalto University Finland, in 2018. He has more than 45 publications including journals, conference papers, book chapters, and patent application. He has published an edited book on the security of 5G, called A comprehensive guide to 5G security (Wiley Inc.). His research interests include cybersecurity, security of 5G/6G, and applications of machine learning in wireless networks. He was a recipient of several awards including the Nokia Foundation, Tauno Tönning and Jorma Ollila grant awards, and the VTT Research Excellence Award for 2020 and 2021. Furthermore, he has received two best paper awards at IEEE conferences.