Dr. Muzaffar Rao is a lecturer in Data and Network Security at the Department of ECE, University of Limerick, Ireland. He obtained a B.E. degree in Electronic Engineering and M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering (Specialization in Telecommunication). He finished his PhD at the University of Limerick, Ireland, in the Center for Robotics & Intelligent Systems (CRIS) in January, 2017. His PhD research work was about proposing a Bump In The Wire (BITW) security solution to provide a secure communication between ROV and control station. His research interests include interface development for industrial applications, efficient system/application design for smart manufacturing, fleet management, Information Security and Cryptography; FPGA based System Designs, Hardware solutions of Cryptographic Applications, Digital Systems Design, Bump-In-The-Wire security solution, machine learning, Internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain