Soumaya Cherkaoui [SM] (soumaya.cherkaoui@polymtl.ca) is a full professor in the Department of Computer and Software Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. She has been on the Editorial Boards of several IEEE journals. She has authored numerous conference and journal papers. Her work was awarded with recognitions including several best paper awards at IEEE conferences. She is an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, a Professional Engineer in Canada, and has served as Chair of the IEEE ComSoc IoT-Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Technical Committee.