Cyber-Physical Systems
Security at the boundary between computation, sensing, control, and physical processes.
Cybersecurity researcher · Morocco
Securing systems
that touch the physical world.
I'm Saad Aiddi, a doctoral student at UM6P College of Computing. My research focuses on cyber-physical systems, industrial control systems, and intelligent intrusion detection for SCADA and photovoltaic infrastructure.
Research focus
Cybersecurity for connected, controlled environments.
ICS & SCADA
Resilience and threat detection for industrial automation and supervisory control environments.
Intelligent IDS
Machine-learning and deep-learning methods for detecting anomalous and malicious behavior.
PV Systems
Cybersecurity for photovoltaic infrastructure and data-driven renewable-energy operations.
Experience
Research and engineering in context.
A path from software delivery and automation to applied cybersecurity and doctoral research.
01
Jul 2026 — Present
Doctoral Student
UM6P College of Computing
On-site · Morocco
Doctoral research in cybersecurity for cyber-physical and industrial control systems, with a focus on intelligent intrusion detection for SCADA and photovoltaic environments.
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- ICS / SCADA
- IDS
- ML / DL
- PV Systems
02
Oct 2025 — Jul 2026
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
UM6P College of Computing
On-site · Morocco
Prepared the foundation for doctoral work across industrial cybersecurity, resilient sensing, data-driven detection, and secure energy infrastructure.
- Industrial Cybersecurity
- Research
- Detection Systems
03
Feb 2025 — Jul 2025
Cybersecurity Research Assistant
Green Energy Park
Internship · Benguerir · On-site
Contributed to applied cybersecurity research in a renewable-energy experimentation environment, connecting security analysis with operational energy systems.
- Energy Systems
- Cybersecurity Research
- Risk Analysis
04
Jul 2024 — Oct 2024
Cybersecurity Analyst
AREF · Regional Academy of Education and Training
Internship · Agadir · On-site
Secured the Tarsheed platform, a system dedicated to managing energy resources in educational institutions, through security assessment and risk-focused improvements.
- Cybersecurity
- Security Risk
- Platform Security
05
Jul 2024 — Sep 2024
Software Automation Engineer
EBTIKARWEB
Internship · Agadir · Hybrid
Designed an autonomous astrophotography pipeline using N.I.N.A., Python, REST APIs, scheduling, rules-based target planning, and equipment safety automation.
- Python
- REST APIs
- Automation
- Safety Systems
06
Jun 2023 — Aug 2023
Software Engineer
Lecourt Consulting
Internship · Agadir · On-site
Contributed to a web application simplifying the process of starting a business in France, delivering responsive interfaces through an agile team workflow.
- Web Engineering
- JavaScript
- Agile
Education
Academic foundation.
Oct 2025 — Present
UM6P — University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
Doctor of Philosophy · PhD
Cybersecurity of cyber-physical and industrial control systems
Jul 2023 — Jul 2024
Holberton School
Associate's degree · Computer Software Engineering
Systems foundations, backend engineering, and collaborative software delivery
Oct 2020 — Oct 2025
École Polytechnique d’Agadir
Cybersecurity Engineer · Computer Science
Cybersecurity, software engineering, networks, and applied computer science
Areas & tools
Focused across security, intelligence, and control.
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Industrial Control Systems
- SCADA
- Intrusion Detection
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- PV Systems
- Cybersecurity Risk
- Python
- C / C++
- Linux
- Network Security
Contact
Research, industry, or a difficult systems problem?
I'm open to conversations around cyber-physical security, industrial systems, intelligent detection, and applied research.