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College of Computing and Mathematics
Information & Computer Science Department
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Presents a Seminar
“Building Hacker-Resilient Software: The Role of Software Security Engineering.”
Date: Wednesday, 11th Oct, 2023
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Building 24 – Room 165
Speaker:
Dr. Mahmood Niazi
Professor
Information and Computer Science Department
Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Abstract:
Software has increasingly become the backbone of our technical development and major global industries. Software security breaches these days cost companies’ enormous fines and regulatory constraints. The challenging task nowadays is to develop operationally hacker-resilient software. Buildings have been known to collapse without a solid foundation, and the same is true when it comes to developing software. Software must consider several fundamental information security concepts to be secure and resilient to hackers. Applying software security engineering concepts and techniques in building hacker-resilient software is essential to address all these challenges. Software security engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of secure software development. In this lecture, I will discuss the importance and need of software security engineering and the work done in this domain at the IRC for Intelligent Secure Systems.
Short bio of presenter:
Dr. Mahmood Niazi is a professor of software engineering at KFUPM, with a rich academic background spanning several prestigious institutions worldwide. Prior to his current role, he contributed his expertise to renowned institutions such as the University of Manchester in the UK, the University of Sydney in Australia, and Keele University in the UK. Dr. Niazi holds an MPhil degree from the University of Manchester and a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. His remarkable academic journey aligns with his prolific research career, where he has consistently published groundbreaking work in the field of Software Engineering. Dr. Niazi's research interests encompass a wide array of critical areas, including Sustainable, Reliable, and Secure Software Engineering Processes, Software Security Engineering, Security Requirements Engineering, Cybersecurity management, Insider-threats management, Software Process Improvement, Empirical and Evidence-based Software Engineering, and Global and Distributed Software Engineering. His dedication to advancing the field of software engineering is evident through his extensive body of work and contributions to the academic community.
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All faculty, researchers and graduate students are invited to attend.
Information & Computer Science Department, College of Computing and Mathematics
Telephone: +966 (13) 860 2175, Email: c-ics@kfupm.edu.sa, Website: www.ics.kfupm.edu.sa
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Bldg. 24, Room 165
11 Oct, 2023
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM