Reza Ebrahimi Atani received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Guilan in 2002. He earned his M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2010) degrees in Electronics Engineering from  Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), where his doctoral research focused on cryptographic system design. During his Ph.D., he conducted research fellowships at FHNW (Switzerland) and KU Leuven (Belgium), specializing in design and secure implementations of cryptographic algorithms. Currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Guilan, Dr. Atani leads the Computer Security Incident Response  Teams (CSIRT) Research Laboratory. His research expertise spans: Design and cryptanalysis of security protocols for wired/wireless networks, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions and threat intelligence, Secure architectures for IoT ecosystems.