Welcome to the SysNetS Lab!

We are always looking for motivated students to join my team. If you are interested in researching Security/AI/6G shoot an email!

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SysNets lab focuses on the security and privacy of next-generation intelligent systems and networks, with a particular emphasis on emerging wireless communication protocols, including cellular networks (6G and beyond), transportation, and IoT systems. We study the design and implementation of these protocols, aiming to uncover and eliminate vulnerabilities before they are exploited in real-world deployments.

Our goal is to build systematic, scalable tools that analyze complex, widely deployed systems using a combination of AI (ML and NLP), formal methods, program analysis, and software testing. As networks evolve toward AI-native 6G architectures with increased openness, disaggregation, and exposure to new threat vectors, including adversarial AI and quantum-capable attackers, we aim to ensure that these systems are resilient, trustworthy, and secure by design. Ultimately, our work seeks to develop next-generation communication protocols and infrastructures that are post-quantum secure, robust against emerging threats, and engineered with security and privacy as foundational principles rather than afterthoughts.

Our lab is part of the National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency (TraCR). Our research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Department of Transportation (U.S. DoT), and industry partners (Polaris Wireless). We are also part of the Next Generation Mobile Systems Security Advisory Committee (NGSAC) and GSMA Open Telecom AI (GSMA Open Telco AI) (see Research).

We are looking for passionate Ph.D. Master’s and Bachelor’s students at UTD to join the team (more info) !