ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR · IEEE SENIOR MEMBER

Hamza KheddarPh.D., HDR

Artificial Intelligence · Cybersecurity · Telecommunications

Developing intelligent, trustworthy, and secure systems through advances in machine learning, foundation models, signal processing, and next-generation communication networks.

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LSEA Laboratory
University of Medea
Algeria

About me

I am an Associate Professor (Habilitation to Supervise Research) at the University of Medea, Algeria. My work bridges telecommunications, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and signal processing, with a focus on practical and trustworthy intelligent systems.

My academic activities encompass teaching, graduate supervision, research collaborations, scientific reviewing, and editorial service. Before academia, I worked on core telecommunications networks and SCADA systems.

2019Ph.D. in Telecommunications
2022Habilitation (HDR)
IEEESenior Member
2012+Higher education teaching

Research interests

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Trustworthy AI & Foundation Models

Transformers, large language models, explainable AI, transfer learning, and neuro-symbolic approaches.

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Cybersecurity & Intrusion Detection

Network threat detection, IoT/IIoT/IoMT security, anomaly detection, and intelligent cyber defense.

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Intelligent Communications

5G/6G networks, SDN/NFV, federated learning, reinforcement learning, and edge intelligence.

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Signal & Multimodal AI

Speech processing, spoofing and deepfake detection, audio-visual models, and medical imaging.

Selected publications

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2025 · Information Fusion

Transformers and LLMs for Efficient Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comprehensive Survey

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2024 · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

Reinforcement Learning-Based Intrusion Detection in Communication Networks: A Review

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2026 · ACM Computing Surveys · Accepted

Recent Advances in Transformer and Large Language Models for UAV Applications

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Academic journey

Associate Professor (HDR)
University of Medea, Algeria

Assistant Professor
University of Medea, Algeria

Lecturer
University of Medea, Algeria

Part-time Lecturer
University of Medea, Algeria

Core Network Engineer
Huawei Technologies

SCADA Network Engineer
EFACEC

Education

HDR in Telecommunications (University of Medea, 2022) · Ph.D. in Telecommunications (USTHB, 2019) · Magister in Telecommunications (USTHB, 2012) · State Engineer in Telecommunications (ENSTTIC, 2008).

Let's collaborate

Interested in research collaboration, joint publications, or academic opportunities?

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LSEA Laboratory · Department of Electrical Engineering · University of Medea · Algeria