Awarded travel grant from NSF CISE RE Aspiring PI Workshop; received RCSA travel grants for conference participations twice; travel award recipient from the 4th HPC Security Workshop; represented UCO at the 2024 Research Day at the Oklahoma Capitol.
Research Experience
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Department of Computer Science, University of Central Oklahoma; successfully organized the 2nd International Workshop on Edge Intelligence and Vehicular Networks (MASS'25); presented work at the 33rd CCSC Rocky Mountain Conference; delivered a research talk at the University of Southern Maine.
Education
Obtained Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Carolina.
Background
Main research interest is System and Software Security, focusing on applying new advances in AI to address various cybersecurity challenges, including but not limited to software analysis, system provenance, and mobile computing. Additionally works on adversarial learning and deep learning.
Miscellany
Enjoys photography with locations ranging from Alaska to Arkansas.