Güzin Ulutaş is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Head of the Cybersecurity Division at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU), Türkiye. Her research focuses on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and multimedia security, with particular expertise in deepfake audio and video detection, IoT/IoMT security, federated learning, anomaly-based intrusion detection, digital forensics, steganography, watermarking, and secret sharing. She has led and contributed to several national and international research projects, including TÜBİTAK-funded projects and Horizon Europe initiatives, collaborating with academic and industrial partners on AI-driven security and privacy-preserving technologies. Her current research particularly explores robust and trustworthy AI methods for deepfake detection, privacy and security in federated learning, and intelligent cybersecurity solutions for distributed and data-intensive environments.