Dr. Anwar Haque is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Western University, Canada. Dr. Haque holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Master's degree in Computer Science, both from the University of Waterloo. Before joining Western, he was an Associate Director at Bell Canada. Dr. Haque's primary research areas of interest include next-gen communication networks, IoT, cyber-security, and applied AI focusing on developing secure and resilient autonomous cyber-physical systems (CPS). He has authored/co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed research publications in leading journals and conferences, holds several patents/licenses, and supervised more than 100 HQPs. His collaborative research grants are valued at more than CAD 15 million. At Western, he served as the industry expert-in-residence in the Faculty of Science, a member of Western's Senate, and on the inaugural advisory committee for the newly established Bell-Western 5G Research Centre. Additionally, Dr. Haque is the founder and CEO of Bamboo Innovations Inc., a successful tech venture in the smart systems industry.