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Zaid Laffta

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Graduate Advisor: Alberto Cerpa
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Zaid Laffta is a network engineering leader with over 17 years of experience building and managing global-scale network infrastructure. His focus areas include Wi-Fi engineering, SD-WAN, enterprise security, and complex routing and switching solutions. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Merced, combining academic research with hands-on expertise in designing high-performance, resilient networks for modern enterprises.