Abdelfattah Amamra
My research focuses on advancing cybersecurity through innovative approaches in smartphone security, network security, IoT device security, by using machine learning. I investigate solutions to protect critical infrastructures from sophisticated threats such as intrusions using intelligent and adaptive defense mechanisms.
Kenny Zhu
Kenny’s main research areas are natural language processing and knowledge engineering, and his current interests are Animal Language Processing, NLP for mental health, and light-weight NLP. He has published extensively in NLP and AI venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, SIGMOD, AAAI, and IJCAI, and has served as the SPC or PC of these venues, […]
Shweta Jain
I am a systems developer with expertise in developing solutions for public good. I have utilized emerging technologies such as blockchain, large language models and foundational machine learning tools to develop applications that have societal impact. My past work includes eWitness, a Google Play app to register image provenance on Avalanche blockchain. I am currently […]
Hao Yue
Hao Yue is an Associate Teaching Professor of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests are in computer science and engineering education, with a focus on developing innovative curricula, pedagogical methods, and technologies to reduce learning barriers and eliminate equity gaps. He has secured multi-million-dollar funding from […]
Alex Dekhtyar
Alex Dekhtyar has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Since 2007 he is on the faculty at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His research interests include machine learning, data science, database systems, requirements engineering, and cross-disciplinary research that requires applied machine learning, data science, or database technologies, as well as Computer […]
Maksi Kutrolli
My research focuses on computer science, machine learning, and cybersecurity, with an emphasis on natural language processing (NLP). During my Master’s studies, I worked on projects like using transfer learning for spam detection, fine-tuning language models, and applying reinforcement learning in recommendation systems. I also implemented techniques like dimensional reduction, neural networks, and model stacking […]
Rehan Akbar
My research expertise spans cybersecurity, software engineering, big data, human-computer interaction (HCI), and AI. Early in my career, I focused on global software development and intrusion detection strategies, later advancing to tailoring agile-based software processes for SMEs. Key contributions include a process tailoring schema and meta-model of software project states. I’ve collaborated internationally and secured […]
Anrin Chakraborti
Dr. Chakraborti is an assistant professor in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago. His research interests are in the intersection of cryptography and systems, and aims to solve real-world problems with cryptographic tools. In recent years, he has focussed on building secure databases and cloud computing technologies, end-to-end encrypted messaging applications, and cryptographic […]
Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma is a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research interests lie at the intersection of social media text analysis, natural language processing, and data extraction and processing. Vivek is also dedicated to the development of innovative web-based […]
Cornelia Caragea
Cornelia Caragea is the Robert V. Kenyon Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Information Retrieval Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Caragea currently serves as Program Director at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests are in natural language processing, artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning, and information retrieval. […]
