Charles Kamhoua M.A. ’08, Ph.D. ’11, an alumnus from FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing, recently won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE-USA) Harry Diamond Memorial Award. The honor recognizes U.S. government individuals “for contribution and leadership in the area of blockchain and game theory for cybersecurity while in U.S. government service.”
Kamhoua is currently a senior electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory. Kamhoua earned a bachelor’s in electronics from the University of Douala in Cameroon, a country in west-central Africa. He received his master’s degree in telecommunication and networking and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, both from FIU.
His dissertation work, which was conducted under the supervision of Niki Pissinou — professor and director of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Institute — focused on “Modeling Security and Cooperation in Wireless Networks Using Game Theory.”
“I am humbled to receive this important technical recognition,” Kamhoua said about the recent award. “I never envisioned I would come this far when I was teaching school in Cameroon, but opportunities are there if you work hard and seek them out.”
He specializes in blockchain and game theory for cybersecurity and cyber-deception. Since graduating from FIU in 2011, Kamhoua has been a prolific researcher, having authored or co-authored more than 250 technical papers, five of which received best paper awards. He has also authored or edited four books related to network security and holds three U.S. patents, with several more under review.
“Dr. Kamhoua’s research record in blockchain and game theory for cybersecurity is exemplary,” said Sachin Shetty, professor at Old Dominion University, who has collaborated on several projects with Kamhoua. “His leadership and partnership with industry and academia has resulted in solutions that…
