On September 27, 2025, the Worldwide Alumni Association of American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) Orange County Chapter hosted a memorable dinner to honor CECS director Professor Fadi Kurdahi with the WAAAUB Orange County Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award. The event recognized Prof. Kurdahi's remarkable contributions to education and mentorship since he received his Bachelor of Engineering […]
Prof. Fadi Kurdahi was promoted to Distinguished Professor with joint appointment under the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science. A Distinguished Professor is the university’s highest academic title and a reflection of outstanding leadership, deep commitment to education, and lasting impact in the field. Congratulations, […]
At the 3rd USENIX Symposium on Vehicle Security and Privacy (VehicleSec ‘25), PhD student Fayzah Alshammari presented “CPExploiter: from Cyber to Physical: Understanding the End-to-End Physical Attack Capability of Cyber-Attacks on Robotic Vehicles.” Alshammari’s paper expresses that previous research focuses on vulnerability discovery without understanding the end-to-end impact of robotic vehicle cyber-attacks. Her demo uses […]
