Hamid Zare

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Hamid Zare is a computer science education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of cybersecurity education, robotics, and K-12 learning. He is best known for his contributions to **RoboScape**, an innovative networked robotics environment built on the NetsBlox visual programming platform, which brings hands-on cybersecurity concepts to students in classrooms and informal learning spaces. By combining physical robots with collaborative, networked programming challenges, Zare's research has helped make abstract computing and security principles tangible and engaging for young learners. His most-cited work, "Teaching Cybersecurity with Networked Robots" (2019, 33 citations) and "A Hands-On Cybersecurity Curriculum Using a Robotics Platform" (2020, 31 citations), demonstrate both the design and real-world effectiveness of this approach, with studies involving high school students in week-long immersive camps tackling topics from autonomous driving simulations to networked security challenges. His work with NetsBlox further extends students' ability to build distributed, multi-player, and data-connected applications without advanced programming prerequisites. Collectively, Zare's research represents a meaningful push toward democratizing cybersecurity education, making it accessible, collaborative, and genuinely fun for the next generation of technologists.