Dr Halima Ibrahim Kure is a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity at the University of East London, United Kingdom, and an interdisciplinary researcher specialising in cybersecurity risk management, artificial intelligence, and trustworthy systems. She holds a PhD in Cybersecurity and Risk Management and has extensive experience spanning academia, industry, and innovation-led research. Her research focuses on AI-driven cybersecurity, risk modelling, asset discovery, vulnerability management, cyber threat intelligence, and the secure application of artificial intelligence in critical and emerging technologies. She has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles and IEEE-indexed conference papers, with recent work addressing trustworthy AI, energy-efficient robotic systems, data poisoning attacks, and cyber risk assessment frameworks. Dr Kure is the Founder and Principal Investigator of AssetGuard+, an AI-powered asset discovery and compliance intelligence platform developed through Innovate UK’s CyberASAP programme. She also brings applied industry experience as a cybersecurity and GRC consultant, translating real-world security challenges into impactful research and teaching. She currently serves as a Guest Editor for an MDPI Technologies Special Issue on cybersecurity challenges and AI applications in engineering and actively contributes to international research, peer review, and academic leadership.