Assoc. Prof. Dr. Qutaiba Alasad | Computer Engineering Security | Best Researcher Award
Cybersecurity, previously at University of Central Florida in USA and now at Tikrit University in Iraq
Qutaiba Abdullah Hasan Alasad is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Control and Computer Engineering at the University of Tikrit, Iraq. With a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida (UCF), USA, he has developed expertise in hardware security, particularly in the areas of logic encryption, obfuscation techniques, and secure design for emerging devices. His research work focuses on enhancing hardware protection, preventing side-channel attacks, and leveraging memory computing for secure and high-performance systems. He has also been involved in various presentations and has earned several prestigious awards for his contributions to computer engineering and cybersecurity. 📚🔒
Publication Profile
Education
Dr. Alasad completed his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 2020, with a perfect GPA of 4.0/4.0. His dissertation, titled “Provably Trustworthy and Secure Hardware Design with Low Overhead,” was supervised by Prof. Yuan Jiann-Shiun. He also holds an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Mosul, Iraq, where he designed a math pipeline processor using VHDL and implemented it on Spartan-3E. 🎓🇮🇶
Experience
Dr. Alasad has served in various prestigious positions, including the Head of the Department at the University of Tikrit’s College of Petroleum and Minerals Engineering and Dean of the College of Petroleum Systems Control Engineering. He was also involved in several roles at the University of Central Florida, where he worked under the supervision of Prof. Jiann-Shiun Yuan. His vast experience spans over teaching, research, and administrative roles. 💼👨🏫
Awards and Honors
Dr. Alasad has received several notable recognitions, including a Travel Award from the ICCD Conference in 2017 and a complimentary annual membership from Gabriele Kotsis, President of the ACM journal, in 2020. He has presented his research at various symposiums, covering topics such as Internet of Things (IoT) applications and power electronics systems simulation. 🏅🌍
Research Focus
Dr. Alasad’s research interests are centered around hardware security, particularly logic encryption and obfuscation techniques, side-channel attack prevention, and the application of emerging devices to enhance hardware security. He is also focused on designing secure memory systems using ReRAM and creating high-performance machine learning accelerators. Additionally, his work on big data security and cybersecurity protection based on machine learning is highly impactful in the domain. 🔐💻
Conclusion
Qutaiba Alasad’s interdisciplinary expertise and contributions to hardware security, especially in the realm of logic encryption and emerging devices, position him as a leader in the field. His academic achievements, coupled with his extensive work in cybersecurity, make him a prominent figure in the engineering community. 🏆👨💻
Publications
Design a Pipelined Math Processor, Doubling Its Speed and Implementing It on FPGA
Al-Rafidain Engineering Journal (AREJ), Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 131-148, 2014
Cited by: 10+
E2LEMI: Energy-Efficient Logic Encryption Using Multiplexer Insertion
Electronics, vol. 6, issue 1, 2017
Cited by: 50+
Logic Locking Using Hybrid CMOS and Emerging SiNW FETs
Electronics, vol. 6, issue 3, 2017
Cited by: 30+
Ultra-Low-Power Design and Hardware Security Using Emerging Technologies for Internet of Things
Electronics, vol. 6, issue 3, 2017
Cited by: 40+
Logic Obfuscation against IC Reverse Engineering Attacks with Low Overhead
ACM Trans. TODAES, 2020
Cited by: 75+
Resilient and Secure Hardware Devices Using ASL
ACM journal on emerging technologies in computing systems, 2021
Cited by: 20+
Multi-Tier 3D IC Physical Design with Analytical Quadratic Partitioning Algorithm Using 2D P&R Tool
Electronics, 2021
Cited by: 15+
Mitigation of Black-Box Attacks on Intrusion Detection Systems-Based ML
MDPI Computers, 2022
Cited by: 25+