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Ferhat Ozgur Catak

Associate Professor of Cyber Security β€” University of Stavanger
Building Trustworthy AI for Critical Infrastructure through secure machine learning, uncertainty quantification, and quantum-enhanced methods.

IEEE Senior Member β€’ Chair, IEEE ComSoc Norway


πŸš€ About Me

My research focuses on designing secure, reliable, and privacy-preserving AI systems for next-generation communication networks and critical infrastructures.

I work at the intersection of:

  • πŸ” AI Security & Adversarial Machine Learning
  • πŸ“Š Uncertainty Quantification & Trustworthy AI
  • βš›οΈ Quantum Machine Learning
  • πŸ“‘ Secure 5G/6G Communication Systems
  • πŸ”’ Privacy-Preserving ML & Federated Learning

⭐ Featured Projects

🧠 QuantumUQ β€” Uncertainty Quantification for Quantum ML

A Python library enabling uncertainty estimation for Qiskit and PennyLane models.

➑️ GitHub
➑️ Docs
➑️ PyPI


πŸ“˜ Trustworthy AI: From Theory to Practice

Practical examples and implementations accompanying my book Trustworthy AI.

➑️ Repository


πŸ“‘ Secure AI for 6G Networks

Research code and experiments on adversarial robustness and trustworthy learning for communication systems.

➑️ Repository


πŸ”¬ Current Research Directions

  • Trust calibration and robustness for AI systems
  • Uncertainty-aware quantum machine learning
  • Secure federated learning with privacy guarantees
  • AI security for wireless communication and edge systems

πŸ“Š Academic & Professional Highlights

  • 🧠 IEEE Senior Member
  • 🌍 Chair, IEEE Communications Society Norway
  • πŸ“˜ Author of Trustworthy AI
  • πŸ† Included in Elsevier/Stanford Top Scientist List
  • πŸŽ“ Associate Professor, University of Stavanger

🌐 Connect With Me

Website Google Scholar ResearchGate LinkedIn X


🀝 Collaboration

I’m open to collaborations on:

  • Trustworthy & Secure AI
  • Quantum ML & uncertainty quantification
  • AI for critical infrastructure and communication systems

Feel free to connect or reach out via email: f.ozgur.catak@uis.no


Last updated: 2026

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