Short Bio

I am a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Florida Polytechnic University and Director of the NEXUS Research Lab, which focuses on secure, trustworthy, and intelligent software engineering through empirical and AI-driven research. At NEXUS, I have been fortunate to collaborate with and mentor students, including Fulbright scholars and graduate fellows.

Before joining Florida Poly, I held a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne. I am also a Fulbright Specialist, selected to the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Specialist Roster (2025–present). In 2018, I received the Florida Poly ABLAZE Award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing exemplary pedagogical practices, teaching effectiveness, contributions to course and program development, and sustained efforts to foster students’ intellectual growth and critical thinking. I am a Senior Member of ACM and IEEE.

Education

• VT Ph.D. in Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 2015
• VT M.S. in Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 2011
• KFUPM M.S. in Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2008
• KFUPM B.S. in Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2006

Research Interests

• AI/ML for security and software engineering;
• Software security and privacy, with a focus on mobile application security, malware and vulnerability analysis, secure code analysis, and automated security assurance; and
• Empirical software engineering, software analytics, and quality, including software metrics, code smells, bug localization, program analysis, and software testing.

Teaching & Service