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Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE)

Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE)

Faculty members

  • Manar Amayri
    Machine learning, data science, explainable AI, human-in-the-loop AI, energy management systems, self-consumption, smart buildings, smart cities
  • Chadi Assi
    Wireless networks, Information security
  • Anjali Awasthi
    Sustainable Mobility, City Logistics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Congestion, Connected Communities, Quality assurance in supply chain management, IT & Decision making, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Cybernetics
  • Ayda Basyouni
  • Abdessamad Ben Hamza
    Computer Vision; Artificial Intelligence; Geometric Deep Learning; Image Processing and Medical Imaging; Graph Signal Processing
  • Jamal Bentahar
    Intelligent agents and multi-agent systems, Agent-based software engineering, Multi-agent interaction, dialogue and argumentation, Formal methods, Validation and automatic verification, Non-classical logics, Temporal and spatial reasoning, Decision theory, Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation, Security in multi-agent system
  • Nizar Bouguila
    Computer vision and pattern recognition, Machine learning and data mining, Image and signal processing, Statistical process control, 3D graphics and games
  • Jeremy Clark
    Anonymous Communication, Bitcoin, Cryptography & Data Security, Genomic Privacy, Multiparty Computation, SSL/TLS and HTTPS, Voting System Security
  • Mourad Debbabi
    Cyber Forensics, Network Security, Software Security, Malware Analysis, Program Analysis, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Formal Semantics and Methods, Verification and Validation, Languages Design and Analysis
  • Rachida Dssouli
    Communication software engineering, Quality assurance for software, Service engineering, Conformance testing based on FSM, EFSM and timed automata, Requirement engineering based on scenarios, Multimedia applications and QoS
  • Carol Fung
    Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Network Management, User Privacy Protection, and Social Networks.
  • Mohsen Ghafouri
    Smart grid security, Security of cyber-physical systems, Wide area monitoring, protection and control systems (WAMS and WAMPAC), Microgrids and smart distribution systems, Attack-resilient power systems, Control and modeling of smart grids
  • Roch Glitho
    - Cloud computing and fog computing - Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networks (SDN) - Internet of Things, Content Delivery Networks and 5G Networks - Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
  • Amin Hammad
    BIM, 4D simulation, and digital twins Automation and robotics in construction (Construction 4.0) Sustainable infrastructure management systems Construction management (health and safety, productivity, claim management, etc.) Applied AI, computer vision, and knowledge engineering Optimizing building energy performance Mixed reality
  • Walter Lucia
    Secure and resilient control of cyber-physical systems, model predictive control strategies for autonomous vehicles, control of switching/switched systems, fault-tolerant control

  • Suryadipta Majumdar
    Associate Professor
    Cloud Computing Security and Privacy, Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Privacy, Software-Defined Network (SDN) Security
  • Mohammad Mannan
    Professor
    Authentication and systems security, Privacy, Social networking, Trusted computing, OS/Hypervisor security, Phishing, Android/Mobile security
  • Arash Mohammadi
    Associate Professor
    Signal Processing, Information Fusion, Cyber-physical Systems, Large Scale Dynamical Systems, Distributed Localization/Tracking, Networked Control Systems, Sensor Networks, Distributed Camera Networks, State Estimation in Smart Grids.
  • Farnoosh Naderkhani
    Associate Professor
    Maintenance management; Quality Control; High-dimensional data analysis for systems monitoring; Modern Manufacturing Systems; Diagnostics and prognostics, and; Statistical and machine learning for complex-structured streaming data.
  • Zachary Patterson
    Professor
    Emerging technologies in transport-related data collection, computational geospatial data processing, data analysis and inference with statistical and artificial intelligence techniques, and discrete choice experiments.
  • Ivan Pustogarov
    Assistant Professor
    Operating systems security, Embedded systems security, Program analysis, privacy enhancing technologies, cryptocurrencies
  • Andrea Schiffauerova
    Associate Professor
    Innovation systems, Management of science and technology, Scientometrics, Innovation networks, Analysis of complex networks, Open innovation, Organizational innovation process, Cost of quality
  • Chun Wang
    Director and Professor
    Mobility is not just about moving people and goods—it is about enhancing the well-being of communities, minimizing environmental impact, and fostering a resilient ecosystem. At the Sustainable, Smart, and Socially-Oriented Mobility Systems Lab, Our interdisciplinary team develops intelligent and eco-friendly mobility systems solutions that prioritize social impact
  • Lingyu Wang
    Professor
    Cloud Security, Security Metrics, Network Security, Software Security, Privacy
  • Jun Yan
    Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director (MASc & PhD)
    Cyber-physical systems security, smart grids, applied computational intelligence, attack-resilient systems, self-adaptive systems and control
  • Amr Youssef
    Professor
    Applied cryptography, Network security, Cyber-physical systems security, Blockchain, Privacy
  • Yong Zeng
    Professor/Associate Director and Co-Op Director
    Innovative and creative design, Theory and methodology, Cognitive experiments, Computational technologies

Name/Title E-mail/Phone Research interests
Hyame Alameddine
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 hyame.alemeddine@gmail.com
  • 5G/6G Networks
  • Open-radio access network
  • Security
  • Network slicing
  • Machine learning and artificial intelligence
  • Network function virtualization
  • Cloud and edge computing
  • Network resources management
Hamid Alinejad-Rokny
Affiliate Associate Professor
 		 h.alinejad@unsw.edu.au
+61 2 9385 1725
  • Health data analytics
  • Health informatics
  • Bio-informatics
  • Graph neural networks
  • Deep learning
  • Medical artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning in biology
  • Biological data mining
  • DNA computing
Prabir Bhattacharya
Affiliate Professor		 prabir.bhattacharya@gmail.com
  • Computer security
  • Data science
  • Medical imaging
  • Applied game theory
Elias Bouharb
Affiliate Associate Professor		 elias.bouharb@utsa.edu  
Ashkan Ebadi
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 ashkan.ebadi@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
438-356-7602
  • Intelligent decision support systems
  • Hybrid recommender systems
  • Graph analytics
  • Applied data science
  • Health informatics
  • Scientometrics
Benjamin Fung
Affiliate Professor
 		 ben.fung@mcgill.ca
  • Data mining    
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Security and privacy
  • Malware analysis
  • Authorship analysis
  • Foreign interference
Michel Guevremont
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 guevremont.michel@hydroquebec.com
  • 4D simulation
  • Virtual construction management
  • Digital twins
  • Building information modeling (BIM)
  • Legal affairs and dispute resolution in engineering and construction
  • Construction 4.0
  • Automation in construction
Aiman Hanna
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 contact@aimanhanna.com
  • Cyber-security
  • Software security
  • Software fingerprinting
  • Big data and container's security
  • Networking and data communications
Danial Jafarigiv
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 jafarigiv.danial2@hydroquebec.com
450-925-2008 ext. 8101329
  • Cybersecurity analysis in smart grid
  • Integration of artificial intelligence for detection and mitigation in cybersecurity
  • Threat modeling and cybersecurity risk evaluation for the electric vehicle ecosystem
  • Modeling and simulation of cyberphysical systems
  • Co-simulation and co-emulation platforms (both offline and real-time)
Abbas Javadtalab
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 abbas.javadtalab@concordia.ca
EV003.233
514-848-2424 ext. 4079
  • IoT / IoMT    
  • Fog computing
  • Multimedia communication
  • 360 Videostreaming
  • Virtual and augmented reality
  • Video gaming
  • Control/prediction
  • Multi-view/3D videocommunication
Ruixuan Li
Affiliate Professor		 rxli@hust.edu.cn
86-27-8754-4285
  • System security
  • Distributed systems
  • Cloud computing
  • Social network
  • Information retrieval
  • Data mining
Fereshteh Mafakheri
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 fereshteh.mafakheri@enap.ca
514-849-3989 ext. 3982
  • Decision analytics
  • Bioenergy
  • BioCircular economy
  • Supply chain management
  • Technology management and innovation
  • Project management
Serguei A. Mokhov
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 serguei.mokhov@concordia.ca
EV007.155
514-848-2424 ext. 5179

 
Boubakr Nour
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 n.boubakr@gmail.com
  • Cybersecurity
  • Threat hunting
  • Proactive security
  • Threat intelligence
  • Threat analysis
Hadi Otok
Affiliate Associate Professor		 hadi.otrok@ku.ac.ae
  • Blockchain and game theory
  • Cloud and fog computing: game theoretal models
  • Reinforcement learning and federated learning
  • Internet of vehicles, VANET and MANET
  • Services management: cloud/edge/fog and crowd sensing/sourcing
  • Network and computer security
Makan Pourzandi
Affiliate Associate Professor		 pourzand@ciise.concordia.ca
  • Security
  • High availability
  • Distributed systems
  • Cluster security
  • Cluster computing
  • Parallel computing
Samir Sebbah
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 samir.sebbah@forces.gc.ca  
Sanaa Sharafeddine
Affiliate Associate Professor		 sanaa.sharafeddine@lau.edu.lb
  • Wirless networks
  • UAV-aided networks
  • Edge computing
  • Cooperative communication
Faridaddin Vahdatikhaki
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 f.vahdatikhaki@utwente.nl
  • Real-time decision support system for construction equipment
  • Virtual reality for construction training and education
  • Building information modeling and digital twin for infrastructure
  • Smart and sustainable infrastructures and cities
Yuan (Shawn) Xu
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 yuxu@ucalgary.ca
403-210-9554
  • Epidemiology
  • Community health science
  • Health data sciences
  • Real-world evidence
  • Methodology in electronic medical record data
Lin Yang
Affiliate Assistant Professor		 lin.yang@albertahealthservices.ca
403-698-8156
  • Epidemiologic study design
  • Energy balance and cancer
  • Biological mechanisms
  • Wearable devices
  • Mind-body exercise
  • Implementation science
Fayi Zhou
Affiliate Associate Professor		 fayi.zhou@edmonton.ca
  • AI Application in sewer pipe defect identification
  • Environment based design method and application in urban drainage rehabilitation
  • Environment based design method in green infrastructure planning and design
  • Infrastructure asset management
  • Smart urban infrastructure and its impacts on smart city
Haibin Zhu
Affiliate Professor		 haibinz@nipissingu.ca  
 
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