Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Dr. Saja Alqurashi currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity at King AbdulAziz University, beginning August 2024. In addition, Dr. Alqurashi serves as an Advisor at Mawhiba and as a Program Committee member with Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) since October 2023, along with a role as a Scientific Reviewer for IEEE since 2021. Previous experience includes a Teaching Assistant position at Colorado State University, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in cybersecurity research, and contributions as a Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer at CSI. Dr. Alqurashi's research expertise is demonstrated through roles in the CyberRays lab and mentoring in various capacities within organizations such as WiCyS. Educational qualifications include a PhD and an MS in Computer Science from Colorado State University, an Executive Certification from MIT Sloan Executive Education, and multiple degrees from King AbdulAziz University focused on Network Security and Information Technology.
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Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in the cybersecurity field. Founded through a National Science Foundation grant to Tennessee Tech University in 2012, WiCyS (pronounced Wee-Sis) is the brainchild of Dr. Ambareen Siraj, who grew the initiative into a vibrant and active community of women and supportive men from academia, industry, government and research. The organization is working to improve diversity and pipeline in the cybersecurity workforce, and it does so through numerous initiatives, together with Strategic Partners and an army of energetic volunteers. WiCyS' Founding Partners are Cisco, Facebook and Palo Alto Networks. In addition to Dr. Siraj and representatives from the Founding Partners, the WiCyS Board of Governors includes Chair Dr. Janell Straach of UT-Dallas, Treasurer Dr. Costis Toregas of George Washington University, and leaders from Carnegie Mellon University, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Societe Generale. WiCyS helps build a strong cybersecurity workforce with gender equality by facilitating recruitment, retention and advancement for women in the field. WiCyS offers mentoring, training programs, scholarships, virtual and in-person conferences, leadership series, career fairs, webinars, and more to women at all stages of their cybersecurity career journey!