David Mohaisen is a professor of computer engineer and a leading researcher in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida, USA where he directs the Security and Analytics Lab (SEAL).
He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, USA in 2012. Prior to joining UCF, he held academic and research positions as an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo, USA and as a Senior Research Scientist at Verisign Labs, USA.
Professor Mohaisen’s research focuses on cybersecurity, network and systems security, online privacy, adversarial machine learning, malware analysis, blockchain systems, and the security of AI-driven technologies. His work has been widely published in top-tier venues such as IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, CCS, and NDSS.
He has received multiple awards for research excellence, teaching, and mentorship, including best paper awards and university-wide honors. His research has been supported by major organizations such as the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and other international funding bodies.
In addition to his academic work, Professor Mohaisen is an active member of the scientific community, serving on editorial boards of leading IEEE journals and participating in program committees of major cybersecurity conferences. He is a Senior Member of both ACM and IEEE and has supervised numerous graduate students, contributing significantly to the advancement of cybersecurity research
Fernando Murillo is an architect with a master’s degree and a doctorate in architecture and urban planning. His professional career combines professional activities as director of a master program at the University of Buenos Aires with international consultancies and staff positions for different UN agencies, the World Bank Group and NGOs. He works with UNDP delivering the master plan of Gaza, Khan Younis, Rafah and Bethlehem and with the World Bak Group delivering housing and a solid waste program in Gaza and West Bank, in addition of Municipal Finance Support for Palestinian Municipalities. With UNRWA lead the design and construction of 12000 housing units in Rafah and Khan Younis. He works on urban planning, housing and reconstruction with UN Habitat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as program leader, Sudan, South Sudan, Mozambique, Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, México, and currently he is based in Argentina from where he coordinates regional programs. His work is available at https://uba.academia.edu/FernandoMurillo/
Ahmed Abu Hanieh is a professor of Mechanical Engineering in the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Birzeit University since 2004 and worked as the department chairman for three years. Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research from 2023 to 2025. Established two Master programs in sustainable engineering (Sustainable Engineering in Production and Renewable Energy Management) and one PhD program in Energy and Environment Technology. Participated in more than twenty research and capacity building projects. Participated in international projects like Tempus, Erasmus, Erasmus plus credit mobility projects with different EU universities and Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) projects funded by the International Bank. Participated in ABET accreditation preparations for ME program. Acted as a Palestinian Higher Education Reforms Expert (HERE) from 2015 to 2021. Board member in the Scientific Research Council at the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education since 2025. Board member in the Higher Council for Innovation and Excellence in Palestine for six years. Participated in the judgement of several local and international innovation competitions like Made in Palestine, Intel Science competition and First Lego League. Co-supervised two Doctorate students. Supervised several Bachelor graduation projects and Master theses. Author of four books, two book chapters, more than 32 journal articles and more than 42 conference papers. Volunteer reviewer for more than 20 international specialized journals and conferences. Teaching interests: Dynamics, Measurements, Fluid Power Control, Sustainable Engineering, Research methods, Modelling and Simulation