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- Dr Mouhannad Alattar
Dr Mouhannad Alattar is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Franche-Comté, France.
Dr Alattar’s teaching philosophy centers on building a strong theoretical foundation while consistently connecting course content to real-world challenges. By linking concepts to practical applications, he enables students to see the relevance of their learning in professional contexts. He fosters a dynamic and engaging classroom environment that encourages open discussion, problem-solving, and the development of critical thinking skills.
His research interests lie in addressing cybersecurity challenges across the domains of the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He focuses on designing innovative security frameworks to safeguard interconnected devices, protect cloud infrastructure, and enhance the robustness of AI systems in the face of evolving cyber threats.
Dr Alattar brings a wealth of industry experience to his academic role. He has served as Cybersecurity Officer and Manager at Ingenico, Cybersecurity Architect for ACM within the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, and as a Cybersecurity Penetration Tester and Consultant at Trusted Labs (Gemalto/Thales). Additionally, he was a Cybersecurity Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Franche-Comté.
- PhD in Computer Science - University of Franche-Comte
- Master in Mobile Network - University of Franche-Comte
- Bachelor in Software Engineering – University of Homs
Patents:
- Mohamed Sabt, Mouhannad Alattar, and Mohammed Achemlal
“Secure Transport Protocol for NFC services”. Declared in October 2014. - Mouhannad ALATTAR, Mohammed Achemlal
Protecting Tokens from fraudulent use in HCE services”. Declared in November 2014.
International Journal:
- Mouhannad Alattar, Françoise Sailhan, and Julien Bourgeois
On Lightweight Intrusion Detection: Modeling and Detecting Intrusions dedicated to OLSR Protocol. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Vol.2013, Note: 20 pages, 2013.
International Conferences and workshops:
- Mouhannad Alattar, and Mohammed Achemlal
Host-based Card Emulation : development, security, and ecosystem impact analysis . In HPCC'14, 16-th IEEE Int. Conf. on High Performance Computing and Communications, Paris, France, pages ***_***, August 2014. IEEE Computer Society. - Mouhannad Alattar, Françoise Sailhan, and Julien Bourgeois
Log-based Intrusion Detection for MANET. In IWCMC'12, 8-th IEEE Int. Conf. on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Limassol, Cyprus, pages 697_702, August 2012. IEEE Computer Society. - Mouhannad Alattar, Françoise Sailhan, and Julien Bourgeois
Reliable Trust Estimation in AD HOC Networks using Confidence Interval. In SecurIT 2012, 1st Int. Conf. on Security of Internet of Things, Kerala, India, pages ***_***, August 2012. ACM Press. Note: 8 pages
Contextual Cybersecurity, AI-based Security Detection and Monitoring, Security Management, IoT and Cloud Services, Connected Autonomous Automotive
- Cybersecurity
- Network Security
- Ethical Hacking
- Security Governance and Management
- Secure Coding
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