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Delivered the TCU Faculty Lecture Series talk “Cybersecurity in the Age of AI”
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Paper accepted: “Large Language Models in Qualitative Analysis: Comparing Traditional and Researcher-Interpreted Approaches,” International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol. 25
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Six Posters Presented by Our Lab at SRS Symposium; Awarded Best Department Poster
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Attended Lockheed Ethics in Engineering Case Competition, Bethesda, Maryland
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Finalist and Pitch Presenter, TCU Chancellor’s Innovation Prize 2026
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Program Chair, AAAI 2026 – AI for Behavioral and Social Data (AIBSD), Singapore
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Reseach paper accepted at the AAAI Workshop on AI for Education (AI4EDU), Singapore, 2026
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Attented NSF CISE Research Expansion (RE) Aspiring PI Workshop, Miami, FL
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Attented Far.AI Alignment Workshop in San, Deigo, CA
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"AI, ML, and LLM Integration in 5G/6G Networks: A Comprehensive Survey of Architectures, Challenges, and Future Directions" Accepted at IEEE Access
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"Green Cybersecurity: Leveraging AI, ML, and LLMs to Optimize Energy, Threat Detection, and Sustainability Frameworks" Accepted at IEEE Access
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Research paper accepted at Thirty Seventh International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2025)
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Three research paper accepted at IEEE World AI IoT Congress 2025
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Gave Research Talk at TCU Technology Seminar on AI, ML, and LLM for Next Generation Networks 2025
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Awarded RCAF research Grant, $4500 as PI
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Published a book chapter, Introduction to Deepfake Technology and Its Early Foundations.
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Awarded DOF research Grant, $50,000 as PI
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Paper published IEEE Access "Security and Privacy in E-Health Systems: A Review of AI and Machine Learning Techniques"
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Paper accepted at IEEE CSNet, Paris, France "Spam No More: A Cross-Model Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques and Large Language Model Efficacies"
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Won Two Best Presentation Award at IEEE UEMCON 2025, IBM Research Center, NY, USA.
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Two papers presented at IEEE UEMCON, IBM Research Center, NY, USA.
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Paper published IEEE UEMCON, IBM Research Center, NY, USA. "The Dark Side of AI: Large Language Models as Tools for Cyber Attacks on Vehicle Systems"
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Paper published IEEE UEMCON, IBM Research Center, NY, USA. "Enhancing Phishing Detection with AI: A Novel Dataset and Comprehensive Analysis Using Machine Learning and Large Language Models"
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Paper published IEEE Access "Security and Privacy in E-Health Systems: A Review of AI and Machine Learning Techniques"
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Selected for R2 Strong Proposal Development Program at Texas Christian University
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Won Research Scholar Award, Awarded by Quinnipiac University
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Paper published and presented 2024 ASEE NE Conference, Fairfield, CT "Unveiling Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Analysis of Connecticut Data Breaches"
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Poster Presented in 2024 ASEE NE Conference, Fairfield, CT, "Enhancing Cybersecurity: Leveraging AI and LLMs for Advanced Phishing"
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Led Birds of a Feather session at 2024 CAE Symposium, "Adversarial LLMs and their impact on cybersecurity."
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Poster Presented at 2024 CAE Symposium, "AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) for phishing detection and prevention"
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Article for Conversation "Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet"
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Awarded NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium Grant "Physical Layer Security for 5G and Beyond Networks" $20,000, PI
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Invited Paper Published in IEEE ICACT Transactions on Advanced Communications Technology Journal. Best Paper Award, IEEE ICACT 2023
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Article for Conversation "Are private conversations truly private? A cybersecurity expert explains how end-to-end encryption protects you"
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Paper published: 6G Networks and AI Revolution - Exploring Technologies, Applications, and Emerging Challenges
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Jugded and Coached QUxHHC Ransomware Cybercase Competition
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Awarded NSF Grant "Building Institutional Capacity to Support STEM Scholars Through Pedagogy of Real Talk" $1,000,000, Co-PI
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Invited Talk at CSE PhD Seminar Series, University of Louisville, KY
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Interview for Heart Media Group "Surge in devices stealing information from debit, credit cards raises concern in CT"
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Awarded NEBHE Tech Talent Accelerator (TTA) Grant $40,000, Co-PI
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Chaired a session on Signal Processing at IEEE CCWC 2024, Las Vegas
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Gave research presentation at IEEE CCWC 2024, Las Vegas
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Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior member.
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Gave a talk at S Cubed Seminar on 5G, Beyond 5G, and 6G Networks
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Interview for Hartford Business Journal on cybersecurity programs
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Invited Paper: Securing Industrial Control Systems. Sensors Special Issue, 2023.
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Interview for HuffPost on app tracking
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Interview for Yahoo News "Should You Let Apps Track You?"
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Gave Opening Remark at BSides CT 2023
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Interview for Fox61 News on cyber attacks
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Interview for WKYC 3 Studios News on cyber attacks
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Received Outstanding Teacher Award, FSU
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Paper published: Comprehensive Review of IoT Applications. Sensors Journal, 2023.
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Paper published: Privacy in computer ethics. Computer Science and Information Technologies, 2023.
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Best Paper Award at IEEE ICACT 2023, South Korea
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Received CTL Grant for iOS App Development, $1000, PI
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Received MSCA Professional Development Grant, $1500, PI
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Attended 2023 NSF SaTC Aspiring PI Workshop
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