Bio

Dr. Luis A. Garcia

Assistant Professor, Kahlert School of Computing.

Dr. Luis A. Garcia

Principal Investigator

Dr. Luis A. Garcia

PhD in Computer Engineering, Rutgers University

Dr. Luis Antonio Garcia is an Assistant Professor at The University of Utah Kahlert School of Computing focusing on the security and safety of learning-enabled Cyber-physical Systems (CPS)/Internet-of-Things (IoT). He was previously a Research Assistant Professor at the USC Department of Computer Science (2022-2023) and a Research Computer Scientist at the USC Information Sciences Institute (2020-2023). He held a postdoctoral appointment at the Networked & Embedded Systems Laboratory at the UCLA ECE Department (2018-2020), collaborating with Dr. Mani Srivastava. He has his PhD in Computer Engineering with a Cybersecurity focus from Rutgers University, where his research advisor was Dr. Saman Zonouz.

Research Focus

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) SecurityIndustrial Control Systems (ICS) SecurityIoT and Sensor PrivacyTrustworthy AI and Neurosymbolic MethodsDigital Twins & VerificationBrain-Centered CPS / NeuroIoT