A new patent received by CSE faculty
Inventors from Qatar University: Dr Armstrong Nhlabatsi, Eng. Rachael Fernandez, Eng. Alaa Hussein, Dr. Noora Fetais, and Dr Khaled Khan received a new patent titled: “Threat-Specific Security Risk Evaluation for Networked Systems”.
Existing security risk evaluation approaches do not consider specific security requirements of individual organizations in the security risk evaluation. This patent has defined a threat-specific risk evaluation approach that uses various security attributes of the cloud as well as the organization-specific security requirements. The patented approach allows a security administrator of the cloud provider to make fine-grained decisions for selecting mitigation strategies in order to protect the outsourced computing assets of individual organizations based on their specific security needs against specific threats. On the other hand, the proposed approach enables security administrators to compute a range of more effective organization-specific countermeasures with respect to the importance of security requirements and threats. The experimental evaluation results demonstrate that effective security solutions vary due to specific threats prioritized by different organizations for an application in the cloud. Further, the proposed approach is not limited to only the cloud-based systems, but can easily be adopted to other networked systems. We have also developed a software tool to support the proposed approach. This patented approach is an improved technique for monitoring the security of network. The team hopes this invention will make evaluation of network security risk more effective and robust.
Congratulations to the patent team!
For CSE Students: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Training on Oct 17-18
As part of its collaboration with Qatar University, Microsoft is inviting our CSE students to attend a virtual training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fundamentals where you can discover the solutions that are possible to create with AI and the Azure services that can help you build those solutions. The training will be held on Oct 17 & 18 (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM). Below is the training agenda and the MS Teams link to join it.
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PDRA7 Award to CSE Faculty and Postdoc
Prof. Khaled Shaban, as a Primary Research Mentor, and Dr. Alaa Abdellatif, as a Postdoctoral Fellow, are awarded two years funding for their proposal in the seventh cycle of Postdoctoral Research Award (PDRA) from Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). The project is titled “AI-driven Secured Demand Response in Next Generation Smart Grid Using Blockchain and 5G Networks”. It is one of two PDRA proposals awarded by QNRF to Qatar University in this cycle. More details on the project can be found here.
Qatar Seeds for the Future 2021
Under the endorsement of Qatar Communication Regulatory Authority, Huawei Technologies organized its 4th edition of “Seeds for the Future” program over 8-day online training from 23 to 30 August 2021 for Qatar top students to obtain valuable cutting-edge ICT knowledge developed by Huawei’s Headquarters. The program offered a rich experience involving technology courses including 5G, cloud computing, AI, IoT, leadership course, and participation in “Tech4Good” group project.
This year 31 students from QU, HBKU, and CCQ have participated in the program and so proudly QU students represented by CSE department have achieved the highest number of distributed awards. Following is the complete list of our CSE-QU student winners for each award category:
Best Tech4Good Project: Abhigyan Kishor, Fatemeh Ahmadizdeh, Ziad Abdelazim Sabry Abdelazim, Ifran Ahmed Rafi, Kulsum Kader, Noof Mohammed Ali Hassan Qassmi, Sofia Basha
Daily Best Student: Moslem Al Qawasmi, MahnoorAkhund, ZainehAbughazzah
Best Team Leader: Kulsum Kader
Best Performance: Amira Radwan Menisy Abdalla, Fatma Elnahas
Social Media: Moslem Al Qawasmi
Top 5 Students: Islam Hamdi, Sofia Basha
Big congratulations for all our wining students and wishing them the bright future in their study and beyond!
CSE Faculty Participates in Facebook “Ethics in AI Research Initiative for the Asia Pacific” Roundtable
Dr. Junaid Qadir, Professor of Computer Engineering at our department participated in the “Facebook Ethics in AI Research Initiative for the Asia Pacific” Roundtable on 10th September, 2021, and presented an update on the “Culturally-informed pro-social AI regulation and persuasion framework” project. This project is funded by Facebook Research and focuses on studying the ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) from an Islamic Perspective and explores culturally-sensitive human-centered AI for the Muslim World. The roundtable was attended by top AI experts and discussants included ethicists, technologists, researchers, and policy makers.
Dr. Junaid is currently teaching the course CMPE483 “Introduction to Robotics” at QU. The course provides a detailed overview of the robotic ecosystem and discusses basic concepts related to sensing, actuation, and robotic intelligence. The course also explores the ethics of using AI and intelligent robots and its socio-technical implications.
We are Hiring!!!
We are looking for:
Assistant/Associate/Full professor
The Computer Science and Engineering Department is seeking high-caliber candidate for faculty position at the levels of assistant, associate, and full professor. The applicant should possess a Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field from a reputable university and should demonstrate a strong record in teaching, research, and services. While applicants in all areas of computing will be considered, the following areas are of particular interest to the department: Robotics, cybersecurity, AI for hardware design, embedded systems, biomedical engineering, quantum computing. The positions are available beginning January 2024.
More information is available in the attached file: Here
Lecturer
The applicant should hold a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field from a reputable university. Moreover, the candidate must have a proven track record in teaching courses relevant to Mobile Application Development, Web Development, and Security (e.g., applied cryptography). We are particularly interested in individuals who are highly motivated and eager to collaborate with our dynamic team. The position is available starting from January 2024.
More information is available in the attached file: Here
How To Apply:
- New applicant: The application needs to set up an account here and complete the personal profile and apply to the selected position.
- Returning applicant: The applicant should log in to his/her account in here and update first his/her information and then apply.
- The IDs of the different positions are as follows:
Position ID
| Assistant/Associate/Full professor | IRC21041 |
Lecturer | IRC25450 |
Note: The department currently is not seeking any applicants for any other positions.
The position is available beginning January 2024.