Alfredo Perez

Alfredo Perez, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Chair for MS CS Education in the College of Information Science & Technology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He holds a doctorate and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of South Florida (2011, 2009) and a B.Sc. in Systems Engineering from Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla (2006).

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Computer Science & Engineering, University of South Florida (2011)
  • M.Sc., Computer Science & Engineering, University of South Florida (2009)
  • B.Sc., Systems Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla (2006)

Dr. Perez's research focuses on privacy, mobile/ubiquitous computing, and computer science education. His recent work explores blockchain security, IoT privacy frameworks, and machine learning for malware detection. He also investigates formal modeling techniques for secure systems and wearables' facial privacy solutions.

His publications reveal trends in privacy-preserving IoT architectures, blockchain applications, machine learning security, and formal verification methods. Research spans from technical implementations to societal impacts of privacy technologies.

• Scientific Recognition:
  • IEEE Senior Member
  • Member, U.S. National Academy of Inventors

Dr. Perez has served on technical committees for journals/conferences like Elsevier Computer Communications and reviewed grants for the National Science Foundation. His teaching expertise covers computer programming, machine learning, and CS teacher education.