// Securing the smart systems of tomorrow
Smart Systems
Security Laboratory
Department of Information Science Technology
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
The Smart Systems Security Laboratory (SSS Lab) researches the security and privacy of smart, connected, and cyber-physical systems. Our work spans Internet-of-Things, embedded, and AI-driven systems with real-world deployment.
// Research themes
All projects →Mobile & Wearable Systems
Authentication, pairing, and secure sensing for smartphones, wearables, and personal mobile systems.
Internet-of-Things
Zero-involvement pairing and authentication for the Internet-of-Things; context-based, secure, usable.
Advanced Vehicular Systems
Securing vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and intra-vehicular device communication.
VR/XR & Immersive Computing
Trustworthy sensing and security for VR/XR environments and digital twins.
// Latest news
All news →-
May 2026Kyu In received the Teaching Excellence Award from the Cullen College of Engineering for 2025-2026!
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Apr 2026Two new papers from Haoran and Baqer accepted at Cyber Security and Resilience (IEEE CSR ’26).
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Nov 2025Congrats to Omar on winning the UTC Student of the Year Award at the 35th Annual Outstanding Student of the Year Awards (University Transportation Centers program)!
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Sep 2025Haoran and Hyejin joined our lab as PhD students. Welcome!
// Sponsors & funding
