Everything Blockchain, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Aaraj to the company?s board, bringing the total number of board members to five. Strategically located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Dr. Aaraj has 15 years of experience at global cybersecurity and consulting firms bringing critical industry knowledge and expertise to the company?s leadership team. premier technical expert, Dr. Aaraj earned a Ph.D. with highest distinction in applied cryptography and embedded systems security from Princeton University.

Over the course of her career, she has specialized in applied cryptography, trusted platforms, security architecture for embedded systems, software exploit detection and prevention systems, and biometrics. She has also written multiple conference papers including for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery. In addition to her role at EBI, Dr. Aaraj is the Chief Researcher of the Cryptography Research Center and the Autonomous Robotics Center at the Technology Innovation Institute, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Currently, she leads the research and development of cryptographic and quantum communication technologies, as well as the advancement of autonomous robotics and self-navigating vehicles. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President of Products and Cryptography Development at DarkMatter, a UAE-based cybersecurity company.