About me

Dr. Eng. Principal Researcher in AI, Network Security & Trust
(IEEE Senior Member, PhD.)

Dr. MESSOUS is a Principal Research Engnieer in AI, Networks Security & Trust at the Digital Trust Lab within Huawei European Research Institute. An IEEE Senior Member with +14 years of R&D experience and strong technical background in research topics related to: Applied-AI, Network Security, and Trust related research leading to a very successful Ph.D. thesis and a valuable experience as a Senior Researcher and a technical leader.

Professional Experience

  • Principal Research Engineer in AI, Network Security & Trust
    • Jul. 2024- Ongoing
    • Digital Trust Lab
    • Huawei European Research Institute
  • Principal Researcher in Network Security & Trust
    • Apr. 2022- Jul. 2024
    • Data & Security Research group
    • Fujitsu Research of Europe (UK)
  • Senior Researcher in AI for Cyber Security
    • Aug. 2020 - Apr. 2022
    • Data & Security Research group
    • Fujitsu Research of Europe (UK)

  • Senior Researcher / Post-Doc

    • Oct. 2017 - Aug. 2020
    • DRIVE Research Lab
    • Burgundy University (France)
  • Invited Senior Researcher
    • Jun. 2019 -Aug. 2019
    • Institute of Networked & Embedded Systems  
    • Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria)
  • R&D Engineer
    • Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2017
    • DRIVE Research Lab
    • Burgundy University (France)
  • Researcher
    • Sep. 2011 - Jul. 2015

    • Robotized Production Systems (SRP) group.

    • National Center for Development of Advanced Technologies (CDTA), (Algeria)

Professional Trainings

  • Oxford Cyber Security for Business Leaders Programme

    • Said Business School at the University of Oxford (UK) - Dec. 2023.

    • Develop awareness of core aspects of cybersecurity, contextualise reports on new threats, and make informed decisions on how to react to emerging tech trends.
  • Fujitsu Innovative Circuit Academy

    • A Fujitsu supported in-house entrepreneurial programme for Developing intrapreneurs mindset and creating new ideas for businesses. 2022

    • Our presented Project recevied the 3rd place prize.

  • Comptia Security+ Training

    • An industry-standard Training for passing a certification that covers the ability to identify, analyze, and respond to security threats and vulnerabilities. 2021

  • CCNA Training

    • Followed the Cisco Certified Network Associate at a local CCNA academy, validating foundational networking knowledge and skills, and preparing for network specialist, administrator, or engineer roles. 

    • Passed ICND1 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1) and ICND2 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 2) as part of the CCNA Routing and Switching training. 2011

Academic Background

  • PhD. in Computer Science
    • Burgundy University (France) - Oct. 2017.
    • SPIM Doctoral School (Engineering Sciences and Micro-technologies).
    • Thesis: “UAVs Network: Towards an Optimal Exploration and an Efficient Computation".
  • MAGISTÈRE (M.Sc.) in Computer Science.
    • Blida University (Algeria) - Mar. 2014.
    • Computer Science Department.
    • Major in Distributed & Mobile Computing.
    • Thesis: “Development of a Multi-agent approach for autonomous mobile manipulators”.
  • Engineer Degree (B.Sc.) in Computer Science
    • Blida University (Algeria) - Oct. 2010.
    • Computer Science Department.
    • Major in Artificial Intelligence.
    • Project: “Control and supervision of the irrigation process through a Wireless Sensor Network".