Dr. maha kadadha

Biography

Dr. Maha Jamal Kadadha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, with over ten years of research experience in applied AI, blockchain systems, and intelligent mobility. She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Khalifa University (2021), where she also completed her M.Sc. and B.Sc. Her research spans blockchain-enabled crowdsourcing, UAV and vehicular networks, digital twins, and game-theoretic optimization, with a track record of translating research into deployable, industry-aligned frameworks. She has authored 14 journal papers and 12 conference papers, with an h-index of 14 and over 900 citations on Google Scholar. She currently co-supervises PhD and postdoctoral researchers on projects related to secure multi-modal LLMs, and has led multidisciplinary teams on TII-sponsored initiatives, including a secure and resilient private phone mesh network project. She is active in the research community as a reviewer for journals such as IEEE Transactions on Services Computing and IEEE Internet of Things, and has served on conference committees including IEEE MECOM and IEEE GLOBECOM.

Education

• PhD in Engineering (2021), Khalifa University
• MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2017), Khalifa University
• BSc in Computer Engineering (2015), Khalifa University

Teaching

• Database Systems (CCEN342)
• Introduction to Computing Using C++ (COSC340)
• Computer Networks (ECCE356)
• Computer Security (ECCE356)

Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

• Khalifa University