Mohammad Iftekhar Husain
استاد · Cyber Security
California State Polytechnic University, Pomonaمعرفی
Dr. Mohammad Iftekhar Husain is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Computer Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). He serves as the Inaugural Director of the PolySec Cyber Lab, a federally funded center for cyber security and forensics education, research, and outreach (~$2.5M in grants), and directs the university's Virtual Reality Lab. His career spans over a decade of leadership in cyber security program development, extramural funding, and academic governance.
Education:
- B.S., Computer Science, Yamagata University (Japan)
- M.S. & Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, SUNY-Buffalo
Dr. Husain's research focuses on data privacy in social networks, neurophysiological cyber security solutions, and blockchain applications. He has secured $18.4M in principal investigator grants, including NSF SFS, EAGER, and REU Site projects, and trained students placed in top institutions like UC campuses, MIT Lincoln Lab, and government agencies such as NSA and DHS. His work on brainwave authentication earned a US patent (USPTO 10,198,566) and media coverage in Time Magazine and PC Magazine.
Scientific Awards:
- 2016 College of Science Distinguished Teaching Award
- Early Promotion and Tenure (2016)
- 2020 Faculty Learning Community for Leadership Pipeline Development Cohort
As academic leader, he founded the Cal-Bridge CS Ph.D. pathway program for underrepresented students, chairs the CPP Academic Senate Academic Programs committee, and led university IT initiatives including Cyber Security Cluster Hiring and High-Performance Computing Lab development.
