Yassin Maleh
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Abstract
As we move towards a more interconnected world, the integration of digital and physical systems through Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is becoming increasingly pervasive in critical sectors such as healthcare, transportation, energy, and manufacturing. However, the growing complexity and interdependence of these systems introduce significant challenges, particularly in terms of security and sustainability. Blockchain technology has emerged as a powerful tool to address these challenges by offering decentralized, transparent, and tamper-resistant solutions that ensure data integrity and trust in a variety of applications.
This keynote explores the role of blockchain in enhancing the security and sustainability of Cyber-Physical Systems. It will provide an overview of the unique challenges faced by CPS, such as vulnerability to cyberattacks, lack of trust in data exchange, and the need for resilience in critical infrastructures. We will dive into how blockchain technology can offer secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions to protect these systems against emerging threats and ensure long-term viability.
Biography
Professor Yassine Maleh is an associate professor of cybersecurity and IT governance at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco, since 2019. He is the founding chair of IEEE Consultant Network Morocco and founding president of the African Research Center of Information Technology & Cybersecurity. He is a former CISO at the National Port Agency between 2012-2019. He is a senior member of IEEE. Dr Maleh has made contributions in the fields of information security and privacy, Internet of things security, wireless and constrained networks security. His research interests include information security and privacy, Internet of things, networks security, information system, and IT governance. He has published over than 200 papers (book chapters, international journals, and conferences/workshops), 40 edited books, and 8 authored books. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP, IF: 0.8), and the International Journal of Smart Security Technologies (IJSST). He serves as an associate editor for IEEE Access, since 2019 (Impact Factor 4.098), the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF), and the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP). He is a series editor of Advances in Cybersecurity Management, by CRC Taylor & Francis. He was also a guest editor for many special issues with prestigious journals (ieee transactions on industrial informatics, IEEE Engineering Management Review, Sensors, Big Data Journal). He has served and continues to serve on executive and technical program committees and as a reviewer of numerous international conferences and journals such as Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE Sensor Journal, ICT Express, and Springer Cluster Computing. He was the General chair and publication chair of many international conferences (BCCA 2019, MLBDACP 19, ICI2C’21, ICACNGC 2022, CCSET’22, IEEE ISC2 2022, ISGTA’24, etc…). He received Publons Top 1% reviewer award for the years 2018 and 2019.