Dr. Mohammad Zulkernine, PEng

Dr. Mohammad Zulkernine is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cyber-Physical System Security at the School of Computing, Queen’s University, Canada. He is the Founding Director of the Queen’s Centre for Security and Privacy (QCSP) and holds a cross-appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s and the Royal Military College of Canada. Previously, he served as the Graduate Chair of the School of Computing and held a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Software Dependability. Since joining Queen’s in 2003, Dr. Zulkernine has taken sabbaticals at the University of Trento, Italy, Irdeto Canada, and the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Zulkernine leads the Queen’s Reliable Software Technology (QRST) research group and has authored over 250 publications. His current research focuses on the security of cyber-physical systems. He has led more than 35 provincial, federal, and industry research projects and collaborated on several international initiatives, including European Union and Canada-Africa partnerships. He has supervised over 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and has received prestigious awards, such as the Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision Award from Queen’s and the Distinguished Graduate Supervision Award from the School. Additionally, Dr. Zulkernine has held more than 40 leadership roles for major international conferences and journals.

Dr. Zulkernine’s diverse educational and professional background spans five countries: Bangladesh, Japan, Canada, Italy, and the UAE. He earned his BSc from Bangladesh (BUET), MEng from Japan (Muroran), and PhD from Canada (Waterloo).