#MIWIC2022: Dr Hadis Karimipour, University of Calgary

Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2022’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability and where relevant, supplemented with additional commentary by their nominator.


This year, the awards were sponsored by Beazley, BT, KPMG and KnowBe4.


Dr Hadis Karimipour, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor, University of Calgary


What does your job role entail?


My job role consists of conducting research, and teaching.


Her nominator adds:


“Dr. Hadis Karimipour is an internationally acclaimed researcher with a strong track record of success. She has shown a prodigious ability to produce high-impact research in the early stages of her career. Working at the forefront of her field in the last 5 years, she has developed a reputable and translational research program that is focused on security of large-scale cyber physical systems. 


Dr. Karimipour is an expert in the field of cyber physical systems and has developed tools that are applicable to critical infrastructure. She is among the pioneers in developing and applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to cyber-attack detection techniques. She has also built novel frameworks that have made it easier to model cybersecurity threats. Since 2016, Dr. Karimipour has published 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, 2 books, and 23 book chapters. Most of her publications have appeared in the top venues in her field such as IEEE In ..

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