Mitra Mirhassani is an Electrical and Computer Engineering professor at the University of Windsor. She is co-director of SHIELD Automotive Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, Canada’s first and only Centre dedicated to research and innovation in the automobile cybersecurity sector. Under Mitra Mirhassani’s leadership, the Centre currently hosts four new cybersecurity start-ups and works closely with Invest Windsor Essex (IWE) and Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network to assist SME growth and development in the region.
She co-chaired the APMA Cyber Security Committee between 2020 and 2022. The committee has members from various Canadian industry sectors, academia, Transport Canada, and CSIS, and looks into Canada's cybersecurity preparedness in competitive global automotive markets.
