Thaier Hayajneh, Ph.D. is the founder and director of Fordham Center for Cybersecurity, University Professor of Computer Science, and director of the cybersecurity programs at Fordham University, New York. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Information Sciences with specialization in cybersecurity and Networking from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. He served on several NSF Cybersecurity review panels and serves as a CAE reviewer and mentor for NSA. His research focuses on system’s security, wireless security, applied cryptography, blockchain and cryptocurrency, and IoT security, privacy, and forensics. Hi research is/was funded by NSA, DoD, NSF…etc. He published over 85 papers in reputable journals and conferences and is serving/served as Editor in Chief, Editor, Program Chair, and a guest editor for several prestigious journals and leading conference.