Dr Ayesha Khalid is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), School of Electronic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Dr. Khalid leads the research in Post-Quantum Cryptography at CSIT. She is a senior member of IEEE (SMIEEE), member of International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).Her expertise lies in the design, optimization, and implementation of quantum secure cryptography hardware targeting embedded devices.