Akbar Siami Namin

Dr. Akbar Siami Namin is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Texas Tech University's Whitacre College of Engineering. He leads the AdVanced Empirical Software Testing & Analysis (AVESTA) research group and contributes to cybersecurity, software engineering, and program analysis.

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Western Ontario (2008)
• M.S., Lakehead University/University of Western Ontario (2004)

Research Interests: Dr. Namin specializes in Natural Language Processing, Software and Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis, Modeling Human Factors, and Program Analysis. His work bridges security testing, mutation analysis, and empirical software engineering.

Publications: His research spans sonification of security threats, keystroke dynamics, statistical fault localization, and mutation testing, with recent works published at CHI, ICMLA, and CyberWorlds (best paper award 2015).

• Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award at CyberWorlds 2015; 'Most Influential Professor' recognition by Computer Science undergraduates (2012).

Students & Grants: Supervised numerous Ph.D. and Master's students, including Alaa Darabseh and Xiaozhen Xue. Secured over $1M in NSF grants for projects like CyberCorps Capacity Building, Security Sonification, and Cybersecurity Education for Community Colleges.