Research Lab

Research Areas (Ongoing)

  • Security and Privacy
  • Cyber-Physical Systems/Internet of Things
  • Data Science and Machine Learning Applications

Ph.D Students (Graduated)

  • Sulabh Bhattarai, completed in December 2014, joined Garrett College as a faculty member in September 2015 and was a faculty member at Dakota State University.
  • Guobin Xu, completed in August 2015, joined Frostburg State University as a tenure-track assistant professor in September 2015 and currently is an associate professor, Morgan State University.
  • Paul Moulema, completed in May 2015, joined West New England University as a tenure-track assistant professor in August 2016 and currently is a tenured associate professor, West New England University
  • Linqiang Ge, completed in January 2016, joined Georgia Southwest State University as a tenure-track assistant professor in February 2016 and current is an assistant professor, Columbus State University.
  • Hanlin Zhang, completed in July 2016), joined Qingdao University as a tenure-track assistant professor in August 2016 and currently is a tenured associate professor in the same institute.
  • Nnanna Ekedebe, completed in May 2015, Currently, he is a lecturer, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO).
  • Sriharsha Mallapuram, completed in May 2017, joined Plymouth State University as a tenure-track assistant professor in August 2017.
  • Zhijiang Chen, completed in May 2017, joined Frostburg State University as a tenure-track assistant professor in August 2020.
  • Amirshahram Hematian, Completed in December 2018.
  • Yalong Wu, completed in May 2020, joined North Central College in August 2020 and currently is an assistant professor, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
  • Hansong Xu, completed in May 2020.
  • Jin Zhang, completed in May 2020, joined Hilbert College in August 2020.
  • Fan Liang, completed in May 2021, joined Sam Houston State University in August 2021.
  • Weichao Gao, completed in August 2021.
  • William Grant Hatcher, completed in May 2022.
  • Xing Liu, completed in August 2022, joined Sam Houston State University in August 2021.
  • James Nguyen, completed in December 2022.
  • Zheyi Chen, completed in December 2022.
  • Pu Tian, joined Stockton University in August 2023
  • Cheng Qian, Joined Hood College in August 2023.

Doctoral Students (Ongoing)

  • Henshou Liang, Internet of Things and Machine Learning
  • Lauren Burgess, Internet of Things and Security
  • Adamu Hussaini, Internet of Things and Security
  • Colin Ripley, Internet of Things and Security
  • Jianchao Song, Machine Learning and Internet of Things
  • Mian Qian, Internet of Things and Data Analytics
  • Usman Musa, Internet of Things, Security, and Machine Learning
  • Abubakar Ahmad Musa, Internet of Things, Security, and Machine Learning
  • John Were, Machine Learning and Security
  • Yixin Chen, Internet of Things and Machine Learning

Master Students

  • Willis Chen, Project Topic: Beyond 5G: 6G Wireless Communication Technologies, Completed in December 2020.
  • Kevin Guo, Project Topic: Home Automation with Raspberry Pi, Completed in December 2018
  • William Grant Hatcher, Project Topic: Deep Learning: Platforms and Applications, May 2018
  • David Abramson, Project Topic: Clear Avenue Innovations Internship and Project, December 2017
  • Weichao Gao, Thesis Topic: A Bloom Filter-Based Dual-Layer Routing Scheme in Large-Scale Mobile Networks, completed in July 2017
  • Thomas Hurd, Project Topic: Machine Generated SELinux Policy using Apache Sparks, completed in December 2016.
  • James Marciniak, Project Topic: Mobile Malware Analysis, completed in May 2015.
  • Travis Parker, Thesis Topic: Data Aggregation in Secured Wireless Networks, completed in May 2015.
  • William Glenn, Project Topic: Cyber Attacks on MapReduce Computation Time in a Hadoop Cluster, completed in May 2015.
  • Philip Perricone, Project Topic: A Simulation Study of Mobile Clouds, completed in May 2015.
  • Yevgeniy Cole, Project Topic: Automated Mobile Malware Detection in Cloud, completed in December 2014.
  • Stephen Rook, Project Topic: LTE Wireless Networks and Countermeasures, completed in December 2014.
  • Edward Fields, Project Topic: Modeling and Simulation of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, May 2014.
  • Sixiao Wei, Thesis Topic: On Detection Techniques for Network Security Situation Awareness, August 2014.
  • Matt Mills, Project Topic: Implementation of Monitoring Agent for End-User Experience, May 2014.
  • John Ugorji, Project Topic: The Effectiveness of Secured Data Dissemination Protocols in Sensor Networks, December 2013.
  • Nathan Bible, Project Topic: An SVM-Based Approach to Divert Low Acuity Emergency Department Visits, May 2013.
  • Kevin Gnglesbee, Project Topic: Database Driven Intrusion Detection Systems, May 2013.
  • Guanhui Ma, Project Topic: Stealth Localization Attacks against Network Threat Monitors and Countermeasure, May 2012.
  • Anthony Gray, Project Topic: VidMasta: A Tool for Searching Video over Internet, December 2011.
  • Chunlei Wang, Project Topic: Web Content Management System Using SSH, December 2011.
  • Peng Yang, Project Topic: A Distributed Hybrid Intrusion Detection System, December 2011.
  • Ziwei Deng, Project Topic: Web Security Application Testing, May 2011

Undergraduate Students (ongoing)

  • Alex Cochrane (Area: Internet of Things Malware Analysis)
  • Liam (William) Duckworth (Area: Deep Learning Security)

Undergraduate Students

  • Jarrett Booz (Area: Deep Learning/Edge Computing and Security), joined Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) after graduation from Towson University
  • Josh McGiff (Area: Deep Learning/Edge Computing and Security), joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory after graduation from Towson University