Dr. Manel Abdelkader is an Assistant Professor in Telecommunications and Information Technology at Tunis Business School (TBS) (affiliated with the University of Tunis). Her specialization is in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and wireless networking, she plays an active role in shaping the information technology curriculum and student mentorship within the institution

She was previously the Head of the Certification and PKI Unit at the National Digital Certification Agency, Tunisia’s national root certification authority. She was in charge of leading the elaboration of the national policies and tools in the area of trust tools for government services. She has been involved in several international projects related to PKI, digital trust, and cybersecurity in Oman, Burkina Faso, and Sudan. She is currently conducting research in the areas of artificial intelligence schemes for Zero-Trst architectures.

Dr. Abdelkader completed her advanced engineering and academic training at Sup’Com (École Supérieure des Communications de Tunis), Tunisia’s premier engineering school for telecommunications. Her research foundation heavily involves telecommunication architectures, network security protocols, and advanced computing paradigms.