I am seeking a motivated Ph.D. student to join my Cybersecurity research group starting Spring/Fall 2026. Please review the Prospective Students page before reaching out.
Welcome! I am excited to join Towson University as an Assistant Professor in the Computer and Information Sciences department starting Fall 2023. I earned my Ph.D. in Software and Information Systems from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, supervised by Dr. Jinpeng Wei, with co-advisement from Dr. Ehab Al-Shaer from Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, I worked for over 3.5 years as a Software Engineer, developing digital payment solutions, web applications, and automated test suites, delivering products used by thousands in Bangladesh, South Korea, and China.
My research focuses on System Security, Cyber Deception, and Data Analytics for Security, with a primary emphasis on Malware Analysis and Threat Detection. I develop resilient systems to analyze and deceive malware through dynamic techniques like sandboxing, symbolic execution, and AI-powered reasoning. By applying machine learning, graph analysis, and text mining, I profile malware behaviors, map them to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and extract deception parameters for systematic orchestration using methods like HoneyThings, API Hooking, and reinforcement learning. I also leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to analyze malware behaviors from execution logs, malicious subgraphs, and event traces, enabling the design of deception systems to proactively disrupt attackers. Additionally, my research extends to Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence, applying AI and data analytics to proactively detect and mitigate cyber risks, and explores how LLMs and AI can be used to support Cybersecurity Education and Curriculum Development by assisting in knowledge unit generation, outcome mapping, and program design for the evolving cybersecurity workforce.
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