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Education
- Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, 2020
- M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, 2019
- B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014
Dr. Amit Kumar Sikder is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Florida International University (FIU) in 2020. Before joining Iowa State University, he worked as a research scientist in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests lie in the intersection of computer system forensics, artificial intelligence, and program analysis. His research has developed novel techniques to model smart device, system, and app behaviors during task execution (AI-assisted, user-initiated, and dynamic tasks) by correlating intra and inter-device data-sharing patterns, program analysis, and system forensics. He has published over 20 papers in top-tier security conferences including USENIX Security, ACM CCS, NDSS, and ACSAC. His research has received several awards including UGS Provost Award for Outstanding Creative Project and Dissertation Year Fellowship at FIU. His research has been featured in several national and international media outlets including ACM Tech News, The Register, PBS News, NBC News, and Science News.