Ahmed Aleroud

Dr. Ahmed Aleroud is an Associate Professor of Cyber Security at Augusta University's Department of Computer & Cyber Sciences within the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), an MS in Computer Information Systems from Yarmouk University, and a BS in Software Engineering from Hashemite University. His research focuses on cyber-security, privacy-preserving data analytics, social engineering attack detection, and radical content identification via sentiment analysis.

Key areas of expertise include intrusion detection, privacy-preserving techniques, and adversarial machine learning applications. His work is supported by organizations like MITRE and the European IP Networks (RIPE). Notable awards include the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (2018) and European IP Networks support (2017).

• Education:
• Ph.D. in Information Science, University of Maryland, 2014
• BS in Software Engineering, Hashemite University, 2006

His teaching interests span cyber security, data mining, and databases. Recent publications emphasize generative AI's role in deception detection, adversarial attacks on intrusion detection systems, and privacy-preserving frameworks for IoT and smart grids. He actively contributes to professional service as a reviewer for ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST).

• Grants & Support: MITRE, RIPE, Maryland Innovation Initiative
• Service Roles: Faculty search committee member, data science curriculum developer, and graduate research day judge