Welcome!

The Programmable and Intelligent Networking (PINet) Lab is a research lab in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University. Prof. Israat Haque leads the lab.

The current projects of the lab span network performance, reliability, and security aspects. We explore the benefits of cutting-edge networking programmability (e.g., software-defined networking and network function virtualization) and AI/ML algorithms to solve various practical networking problems, where our focus goes to wired and wireless networks, e.g., WAN, data centers, Edge, and IoT.

We desire to innovate and create social impact through high-quality work. PINET lab currently has over ten graduate and undergraduate students. We commit to foster diversity and always welcome highly motivated top students from all over the world. Currently, PINet lab has an opening for a PhD student in a post quantum cryptography (deployment aspects) project.

The lab offers courses on Software-Defined Networking, Information Security, and Network Computing at least once a year.

Latest news

  • Sept 2024: Dr. Haque received the University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award 2024.
  • May 2024: Dr. Haque gave a seminar talk at ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy. Find the corresponding blog.
  • Mar 2024: Our proposal "Multi-disciplinary Approach to Research, Education, and Training in Cybersecurity for Emerging Technologies" received the NSERC CREATE grant.
  • Mar 2024: Dr. Haque received the Discovery Grant for "FarmPro: programmable and intelligent edge-cloud systems for smart farming".
  • Mar 2024: Our proposal "Mitigating Security Threats in Industrial Cyber Physical Systems using Autonomous Agents" received the FQRNT-NSERC grant.
  • Dec 2023: Monzurul has been selected for the Upper Bound Talent Bursary to join the 2024 Upper Bound AI Conference in Edmonton.
  • Sept 2023: Dr. Haque will give a keynote at IEEE Workshop on Machine Intelligence in Networked Data and Systems (MINDS) in January 2024.

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