Mai Abdel-Malek is an assistant professor of practice in electrical and computer engineering. Her research interests include next-generation cellular technologies, 5G network security, electric vehicles, UAVs/drone communication, secure Internet of Things networks and device-to-device communications. Before joining the University of Arizona, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Virginia Tech’s Wireless Lab. Additionally, she worked as a research fellow at Virginia Tech-Middle East and North Africa during the 2015-16 academic year.