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 […]
Fan Yao
Dr. Yao is broadly interested in computer architecture and systems research with an emphasis on security. His re- cent research efforts span the areas of Microarchitecture Security (e.g., microarchitectural attacks/defenses), Secure Processor Architectures, AI Security (e.g., hardware-based model extraction and tampering), and Trusted/Privacy-preserving Computing for emerging applications.
Juan Medina
Juan Felipe Medina graduated as an Electronic Engineer from the University of Quindío, Colombia in 2012. He received his master’s degree in Engineering from the Universidad del Valle, in 2016; and his PhD degree in automation and robotics from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain, in 2023. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded the distinction ”Cum […]
Joseph Kider
Dr. Kider co-directs the SENSEable Design Lab, which conducts interdisciplinary research in virtual reality, augmented reality, human-robotic teams, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction. This trans-disciplinary research utilizes computer graphics and computational simulation to design virtual environments, cutting-edge hardware and technology to design novel research settings, and elements of cognitive and experimental psychology to rigorously study […]
David Mohaisen
David Mohaisen’s research interests are in the areas of network security and online privacy. His work has broadly combined principles of the design, analysis, and development of security and privacy primitives and tools for various systems. Over the past ten years, his interests have evolved to include topics focusing on topics such as machine learning […]
Mark Finlayson
Dr. Finlayson studies the science of narrative, including understanding the relationship between narrative, cognition, and culture, developing new methods and techniques for investigating questions related to language and narrative, and endowing machines with the ability to understand and use narratives for a variety of applications. Key problems his lab has addressed so far include: extracting […]
Sumit Jha
Sumit K. Jha is Professor of Computer Science at Florida International University (FIU). Dr. Jha received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining Carnegie Mellon, he graduated with B.Tech (Honors) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Dr. Jha has worked on R&D problems at Microsoft […]
Wenbin Zhang
Dr. Wenbin Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences at Florida International University, and an Associate Member at the Te Ipu o te Mahara Artificial Intelligence Institute. His research investigates the theoretical foundations of machine learning with a focus on societal impact and welfare. In addition, he […]
Xuyu Wang
Dr. Xuyu Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University. Before joining FIU, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University […]
Kiavash Bahreini
Dr. Kiavash Bahreini, a distinguished computer scientist, specializes in software engineering, databases, and artificial intelligence. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science and computer vision from the Open University of the Netherlands in 2015. From 2009 onward, Kiavash Bahreini Bahreini has held positions as a researcher, developer, and faculty member at esteemed institutions such as […]
