Pascal Lorenz (lorenz@ieee.org) received his M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Nancy, France. From 1990 to 1995, he was a research engineer at WorldFIP Europe and Alcatel-Alsthom. He has been a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks, and high-speed networks. He is the author or co-author of three books, three patents, and 200 international journal and conference publications. He was Technical Editor of IEEE Communications Magazine (2000–2006) and IEEE Network (2015–2020), and has served on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017 and IEEE Internet of Things Journal since 2024. He chaired IEEE ComSoc France (2020–2024), served as Financial Chair of IEEE France (2017–2022), and chaired several IEEE ComSoc technical committees, including those on Communications Systems Integration and Modeling, Communications Software, and Information Infrastructure and Networking. He has also served on the IEEE Region 8 Finance Committee (2022–2026) and Conference Coordination Committee (2023). His conference roles include Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC 2012 and ICC 2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC 2017, TPC Vice Chair of GLOBECOM 2018, and symposium co-chair for multiple editions of GLOBECOM and ICC. He has co-edited special issues of IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Network, IEEE Wireless Communications, Telecommunications Systems, and LNCS, and served as associate editor for several international journals. A senior member of IEEE and an IARIA Fellow, he has organized conferences, chaired technical sessions, and delivered tutorials at major international conferences. He served as an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer in 2013–2014 and 2026–2027.

I am a Professor of Computer Systems and Cybersecurity in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, based at the University’s Singapore campus. I currently serve as the Director of Research Programmes at UofG Singapore. I received my PhD in Computing from Imperial College London. Before joining the University of Glasgow, I was a Senior Scientist at Philips Research Eindhoven in the Netherlands (Philips Lighting is now known as Signify). My research focuses on cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT), lightweight security mechanisms for cyber-physical systems, and policy-based security management for pervasive, distributed, and edge-enabled computing environments. I lead cybersecurity research activities at UofG Singapore, where my group develops lightweight authentication protocols, key management schemes, and evaluates post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions for IoT, building management, and industrial control systems. More recently, our research has expanded to securing end-to-end communication, establishing data provenance and trust in IoT ecosystems, and strengthening the resilience of connected cyber-physical infrastructures. At Philips Research, I was involved in the standardisation of Marlin Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology for digital content protection and contributed to the development of lightweight security protocols for Philips’ IoT-based lighting systems. My research continues to bridge fundamental cybersecurity research with real-world deployments in smart infrastructure, industrial IoT, and public-sector digital transformation initiatives.