- Published numerous peer-reviewed technical papers in prestigious conferences and journals
- Supported by multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants
- Received several research awards from CSULB’s Office of Research and Economic Development and the CSU Chancellor’s Office
- Recipient of the 2024-25 CSU STEM-NET Faculty Fellow research award
Research Experience
- Director of the iSEC Lab, leading a team of students in research spanning hardware security and trust, AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, computer architecture, cyber-physical systems, and computer science education
- Served as an organizing member and program committee member for various international conferences, including the Technical Program Committee Chair for the 2024 and 2025 editions of the IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from George Mason University (advisor not mentioned)
- M.Sc. in Computer Engineering with emphasis on Computer Architecture from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Computer Hardware) from K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Background
Research interests include cybersecurity, applied machine learning, malware detection, side-channel attacks analysis, adversarial machine learning, hardware security and trust, IoT and edge computing, computer architecture, energy-efficient computing, and cybersecurity education. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Long Beach.