School of Computing and Information
Laboratory of Education and Research on Security Assured Information Systems
Faculties
Leaderships
Dr. James Joshi
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Research Interests: Attribute-based Acess Control, Privacy in ML/AI; Security and Privacy in IoT/Cloud/Edge Environment; Insider Threat
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Personal Website: https://www.sis.pitt.edu/jjoshi/
Address: IS Building, Room 706A, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim
Ahmed is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems and LERSAIS Associate Director for Education and Outreach. Ahmed's research interests are in the area of security and privacy. He conducted research on e-voting security for the Egyptian parliamentary elections, which involved designing a protocol that allows for voter privacy while remaining verifiable. Ahmed is currently researching secure health information exchange by providing healthcare organizations the capability of mutual authentication and patient authentication and ensuring the privacy, integrity, and auditability of exchanged medical information. Ahmed's future research directions include: e-voting in the era of cyber threats, Red and Blue Teams automation, securing IoT and SOHO devices, developing criteria for usable and effective interactive cybersecurity content.
Email: aibrahim@pitt.edu
Personal Website: https://www.ahmed.ai/
Address: IS Building, Room 622, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Professors
Dr. Mai Abdelhakim
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Amy Babay
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Daniel Cole
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Prashant V. Krishnamurthy
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Stephen Lee
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Balaji Palanisamy
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Konstantinos Pelechrinis
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Amin Rahimian
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. David Tipper
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Shandong Wu
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Dr. Vladimir Zadorozhny
Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, University of Pittsburgh, founder and director of LERSAIS
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, ACM Distinguished Member, SIRI Fellow, Former expert at NSF
Email: jjoshi@pitt.edu
Address: Information Science Building, Room 706 A
Current Ph.D. Students
(Name order based on year in the program)
Jingzhe Wang
Jane received her B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum University of Lorem Ipsum in 2015 with High Honors. Her current research focuses on metus libero, eleifend sit amet pretium et, porta ac urna. Suspendisse ullamcorper mollis ligula et fermentum. .
Email: jiw148@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abdulrahman Alhaidari
Ronny received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on ullamcorper nibh ut orci eleifend varius elementum ut augue. Proin ornare, arcu et efficitur laoreet, purus ante dictum leo, vel pulvinar velit leo sed nunc.
Email: aba70@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ying Song
Jenny received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum Technical University in 2012 with High Honors, where she focused on quis nisl vitae lectus pharetra dapibus. In sit amet erat purus. Proin finibus, nunc sed faucibus molestie, risus tellus sodales elit, nec luctus urna augue vitae dolor. Curabitur nisl eros, rhoncus eget mauris vitae.
Email: yis121@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Peilin He
Jenny received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum Technical University in 2012 with High Honors, where she focused on quis nisl vitae lectus pharetra dapibus. In sit amet erat purus. Proin finibus, nunc sed faucibus molestie, risus tellus sodales elit, nec luctus urna augue vitae dolor. Curabitur nisl eros, rhoncus eget mauris vitae.
Email: peilin.he@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Yijun Yuan
Jenny received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum Technical University in 2012 with High Honors, where she focused on quis nisl vitae lectus pharetra dapibus. In sit amet erat purus. Proin finibus, nunc sed faucibus molestie, risus tellus sodales elit, nec luctus urna augue vitae dolor. Curabitur nisl eros, rhoncus eget mauris vitae.
Email: yis121@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Liou Tang
Jenny received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Lorem Ipsum Technical University in 2012 with High Honors, where she focused on quis nisl vitae lectus pharetra dapibus. In sit amet erat purus. Proin finibus, nunc sed faucibus molestie, risus tellus sodales elit, nec luctus urna augue vitae dolor. Curabitur nisl eros, rhoncus eget mauris vitae.
Email: yis121@pitt.edu
Address: IS Building, Room 410, 135 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Graduated Ph.D. Alumnus
Hall Stevenson
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Simon Singh
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Tim Johnson
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Simona Alexander
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