Akond Rahman

Akond Rahman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. His research focuses on Cybersecurity, DevOps, and Software Engineering, with particular emphasis on securing infrastructure as code, container orchestration, and leveraging AI in software development. He has received multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, including a three-year $553,295 grant to study software resilience in container orchestration. He actively contributes to cybersecurity education through hands-on labware modules and has been recognized for his work in quantum computing applications for malware detection.

Education:

• Ph.D. Computer Science, North Carolina State University
• M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
• B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Research Interests:

• Cybersecurity in DevOps pipelines
• Secure configuration management
• Quantum computing for malware classification
• Generative AI in software development
• Infrastructure as Code vulnerabilities

His work has been featured in prominent venues like the International Conference on Software Engineering, and he collaborates with industry to bridge academic research and practical security solutions.

Awards/Grants:

• NSF Grant: Resilient Operations for Deployment Units Used in Container Orchestration
• Principal Investigator on multi-institution cyber workforce development program

Advising & Labs: Leads research in the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Engineering at Auburn, focusing on practical implementations of secure DevOps practices and quantum-enhanced security tools.