Srini Sampalli
Cybersecurity in the 2020’s Emerging Challenges and Potential Solutions
Dr. Srinivas (Srini) Sampalli is a Professor and 3M National Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, with expertise in emerging wireless technologies, specifically, Internet of Things and Near Field Communications, with applications to healthcare and cybersecurity. He has led numerous industry-driven research projects in this area funded by Canadian federal agencies and industry partners. He manages and oversees the EMerging WIreless Technologies (MYTech) lab in the Faculty of Computer Science Where he has supervised over 150 graduate students in his career. His primary joy is in inspiring and motivating students with his teaching and research. He has received the Dalhousie Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award, the Dalhousie Alumni Association Teaching Award, the Association of Atlantic Universities’ Distinguished Teacher Award, a teaching award instituted in his name by the students within his faculty, the Atlantic Canada Section IEEE Outstanding Educator Award, and the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, Canada’s most prestigious teaching acknowledgement. Since September 2016, he has been holding the honorary position of the Vice-president (Canada) of the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows (IFNTF), consortium of national teaching award winners from around the world.
