He received his PhD from University of Pittsburgh in 2013. His research interests span a wide range of topics in cybersecurity and privacy including privacy preserving machine learning, privacy and security of cloud computing, security and privacy of online social networks, mobile and location privacy, advanced access control models, insider threats, and usable security and privacy. He has published three book chapters and more than 50 papers in renowned conferences and journals and is recipient of best paper award at ACM CODASY 2011. Dr. Takabi serves on organizing/ program committee of several top security conferences including ACM CCS, IEEE Security and Privacy, ACM CODASPY, and ACSAC. He is a member of IAPP, ACM, and IEEE.