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Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cybersecurity, cyberphysical systems, and critical infrastructure protection. Her most impactful work focuses on securing telesurgical robotics—a domain where lives depend on reliable, attack-resistant communication. In her highly cited 2011 paper on cyberphysical systems security for telesurgical robots (46 citations), she identified vulnerabilities in remote surgery systems and proposed foundational security architectures. She further advanced this field by developing adaptive information coding techniques to ensure both security and reliability over unreliable wireless networks, addressing the unique challenges of battlefield and disaster-response scenarios. Her research on secure communications for telesurgery has been cited over 85 times collectively, establishing her as a key voice in medical cyberphysical security. More recently, Dr. Thuraisingham has explored shared reality systems for autonomous vehicles, tackling sensor spoofing and false actuation attacks that threaten self-driving car safety. Her work on emergency-driven assured information sharing in secure online social networks also contributes to national security and disaster response. Through her sustained focus on protecting mission-critical systems—from surgical robots to autonomous vehicles—Dr. Thuraisingham has shaped how we think about resilience and trust in cyberphysical infrastructure.