Assane Gueye
Associate Teaching Professor, CMU-Africa
Co-director, CyLab-Africa
Co-director, the Upanzi Network
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
CMU-Africa
Gueye, Fanti selected for UN initiative
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye and ECE’s Giulia Fanti were named among a diverse group of experts to work on an initiative from the United Nations to develop a safeguards framework to guide digital public infrastructure (DPI) design and implementation around the world.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
CMU faculty selected for UN-led working group on DPI safeguards
Assane Gueye and Giulia Fanti have been selected by the United Nations Office of the Secretary-General Envoy on Technology to be part of a working group for the DPI Safeguards initiative.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Understanding the security of mobile apps in Africa
Researchers from CyLab-Africa and the Upanzi Network recently partnered with the mobile security provider Approov to explore the security of common financial services apps used across Africa.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Stakeholder collaboration in Rwanda’s digital transformation
CyLab-Africa and the Upanzi Network, AfricaNenda, and Rwanda Information Society Authority jointly hosted a digital public infrastructure and digital public goods stakeholder engagement workshop. This workshop served as a catalyst for collaborative efforts aimed at advancing Rwanda’s digital transformation.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Op-Ed: Building digital infrastructure for Africa, by Africa
Co-director of the Upanzi Open Digital Technologies Network and CyLab-Africa shares how universities on the continent are well positioned to solve several key challenges on the path to a digital future.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Five unique cybersecurity challenges in Africa
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye has identified five cybersecurity challenges that Africa faces on the path to a digital future.
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.
Business Day
Gueye quoted on the increase in fraudulent financial activities in Africa
CMU-Africa’s Assane Gueye was quoted by Business Day on the importance of developing secure technologies for financial inclusion that preserve data privacy and align with people’s reality.
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.