Assane Gueye
Associate Teaching Professor, CMU-Africa
Assane Gueye joined Carnegie Mellon University Africa on August 1, 2020. Prior to joining CMU Africa, he was a faculty member at the ICT Department at the University Alioune Diop of Bambey, Senegal, where he also leads the research group “Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication pour le Développement” (TIC4Dev). Gueye also holds a guest researcher position with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Assane completed his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley in March 2011. He received a master’s degree in 2004 in communication systems engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
His research focuses in two main areas: performance evaluation and security of large-scale communication systems, and information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D). Assane is a Fellow of the Next Einstein Forum (Class of 2016). In 2019 he was nominated as a member of the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) inaugural Fellow Class.
Education
2011 Ph.D, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley
2004 M.S., Communications Systems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Research Interests
- AI and ML for security
- Applications of security and privacy
- blockchain
- blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- communication systems
- cyber physical systems security and privacy
- energy and critical infrastructure security
- ICT for development
- intrusion and anomaly detection and prevention
- IoT security and privacy
- machine learning
- network security
- privacy
- protocol security
- security
- security education, awareness, and training
- systems security
Media mentions
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
CMU-Africa Week showcases research and culture
The CyLab Security and Privacy Institute recently hosted CMU-Africa Week on CMU’s Pittsburgh campus. In its first year, the event aimed to build collaboration around research problems in Africa.
Business Day
Gueye quoted on increase in fraudulent activities
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye discussed the importance of staying mindful online as recent reports document sharp increases in money lost due to fraudulent activities. As Africa becomes more digitally connected, growing cybersecurity threats could hinder financial inclusion online. “We should be more intentional that these technologies will bring more good and not harm,” said Gueye.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Securing Africa’s cyberspace
In their first year, CyLab-Africa and the newly announced Upanzi Network have made deliberate strides toward improving cybersecurity in Africa.
CMU Engineering
A new initiative to drive financial inclusion in Africa
Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will bring together academia, government, and the private sector to make digital financial services more accessible.
CMU Engineering
Dean’s Early Career Fellows announced
Five College of Engineering faculty members have been awarded the Dean’s Early Career Fellowship in recognition of their exemplary contributions to their respective fields.
CMU-Africa
Afretec planning grants announced
The African Engineering and Technology Network, led by CMU-Africa, awarded six planning grants to research collaborations that will lead to socio-economic impact and focus on driving inclusive digital growth on the continent.
CMU Engineering
Inaugural conference talks digital public goods in Africa
Conrad Tucker and Assane Gueye organized the first-ever West Africa Conference on Digital Public Goods and Cybersecurity, held in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Business Day
Gueye quoted on cybersecurity in Africa
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye was quoted in Business Day about the importance of developing cybersecurity technologies to drive financial inclusion in Africa.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
World’s largest online hacking competition begins next week
For the first time ever, Africa will have its own leaderboard in the picoCTF competition.
CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
World’s largest online hacking competition begins next week
picoCTF, the annual free online cybersecurity competition run by hacking experts in Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab, aims to introduce young minds across the nation to the world of cybersecurity and to build a pipeline of talent to a much-needed cyber workforce.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Creating a more resilient internet
CMU-Africa students co-created the Internet Resilience Index, which is used to rate a country’s internet resilience level based on four measurement pillars: infrastructure, performance, security, and market readiness.
The New Times
Gueye mentioned on cybersecurity
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye was mentioned in The New Times on cybersecurity threats in Rwanda.