Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen
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Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Utah State University
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mahdi[dot]al[hyphen]ameen[at]usu[dot]edu
If to choose between the sunny and a rainy day,
it's the later – it comes with a rainbow.
If to choose between an open city and dense woods,
it's the later – it signals unseen mysteries.
If to choose between bicycle and a car,
may be, the later – on some days, I am very lazy.
If to choose between a free trip to the moon and
a walk in evening – just anywhere – with a friend I care,
it's always the later…because…it matters…
I am from Bangladesh: a country of beauty, surprise, and stories.
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My personal interests include traveling and photography.
A glimpse of few explorations through my viewfinder: Flickr
Education
Awards and Honors
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Nominated for Faculty Travel Award to visit the Funding Agencies,
College of Engineering, Utah State University [Fall 2018]
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Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, UT Arlington [Spring 2016]
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Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, UT Arlington [Spring 2016]
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NSF Travel Scholarship to attend the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2015)
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Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistantship at The University of Texas at Arlington [Fall 2015].
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Graduate Research Assistantship at the Information Security Lab, UT Arlington [Fall 2010-Summer 2015]
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Scholarship from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for outstanding results in Admission Test [2004].
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Bangladesh Education Board Scholarship for outstanding results in Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination
[2004 - 2009].
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Bangladesh Education Board Scholarship for outstanding results in Secondary School Certificate Examination
[2001 -2003].
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Bangladesh Education Board Scholarship for securing the 1st position (Talent Pool) in Junior Scholarship Examination [1999-2001].
Fall 2010 - Spring 2016
The University of Texas at Arlington
PhD in Computer Science
Supervisor: Matthew Wright, PhD
2004 - 2009
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering
Courses Taught
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Assistant Professor, Utah State University
Computer Security [Fall 2018]
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Guest Lecturer, Clemson University
Usable Security and Privacy [Fall 2016, Fall 2017]
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Instructor, University of Texas at Arlington
Usable Security and Privacy [Fall 2015]
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Lecturer
University of Information Technology and Sciences
Chittagong, Bangladesh [Fall 2009 – Summer 2010]
Computer Fundamentals
Programming Languages (e.g., C Programming)
Web Technologies
Management Information Systems (MIS)
E-Commerce
Computer Applications in Business.
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Supervision and Mentoring
I have been privileged to mentor the following graduate and undergraduate students, involved in my collaborative projects:
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PhD Students:
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Byron Lowens [Clemson University] June 2016 – April 2018
Publication: CTS 2016, Computation+Journalism Symposium 2017 (poster)
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Sovantharith Seng [RIT] Spring 2016 - Present
Publications: USEC 2017, IEEE S&P 2017 (Poster), ConPro 2018
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Sadia Ahmed [UT Arlington] Spring 2016 – Fall 2016
Publication: USEC 2017
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MS Students [UT Arlington]
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Sonali Tukaram Marne Graduated: Spring 2017
Publications: WIPS 2017
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Kanis Fatema Graduated: Spring 2015
Publications: ESORICS 2015, SOUPS 2015
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Vikram Verma Graduated: Fall 2014
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Nikhil Madav Aug. 2013 - Dec. 2013
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Undergraduate Research Assistants [Clemson University]
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Maryjo May Fall 2016 - April 2018
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Brian Justice Fall 2016 - Summer 2017
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Jordan Minoda Fall 2016 - Summer 2017
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Sandhya Rajasabeson Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
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Duyen Nguyen Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
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BS Research Interns [UT Arlington] Summer 2012
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Rebecca Navarre
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Michael Baker
Professional Experiences
Fall 2018 - Present
Tenure-track Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Utah State University
Research Collaborators
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Matthew Wright
Professor
Director of Center for Cybersecurity, RIT
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Franziska Roesner
Assistant Professor
University of Washington
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Susan McGregor
Assistant Professor
Columbia University
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Kelly Caine
Associate Professor
Director of HATLab, Clemson University
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Apu Kapadia
Associate Professor
Indiana University Bloomington
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Shannon Scielzo
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern
Professional Services
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Program Committee: WPES 2017 (collocated with CCS)
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External Reviewer:
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IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security
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IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
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Journal of Information Security and Applications
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CHI
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IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
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USENIX Security Symposium
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NDSS
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PETS
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