SCORE Lab. Security and Cognitive Recommender Systems Research Laboratory
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Recent Updates
Oct 28, 2022
One paper accepted in http://aiccsa.net/
Aug 25, 2022
Invited speaker, 2022 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference to be held at the Mariott St. Louis Grand, St. Louis, Missouri
Sept 01, 2022
Accepted New position , Associate Professor - Data Science, in the Department of Information Science, at The University of North Texas, TX
August 14, 2022
Paper accepted/published in Elsevier IoT https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542660522000658
July 15, 2022
Paper accepted in Elsevier Brain Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006899322002104
Nov Thu 11
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phai Recognizes the achievement of Synayana Tirumalasetty.
April 27
Dr. Hossain received TAMUK New Faculty Investment program (NFIP) 2017 - award
Feb 28
Dr. Hossain received internal grant to setup experiment for large scale wireless EEG data acquisition system development.
January 30
Research Article published in International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), 2017; by Dr. Hossain
October 30
Research Article published in eural Computing & Application (2016). Springer-Nature. Dr. Hossain as first author.
September 30
Research article published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence (IJARAI), Dr. Hossain as first author. co-author with Dr.Challoo.
August 31
Conference paper accepted in ICCIT 2016.
July 25
Research Article published in Journal of Computer and Communications, Dr.Hossain as a first author, co-authors from IUPUI.
June 30
Dr. Hossain (PI) and Dr. Challoo (Co-PI) received awards of (App $800K ) from depertment of energy
to setup Advanced Energy Simulation Laboratory.
April 30
Research article published in Journal of Interacting with Computers, Oxfor Uni press, Dr. Hossain co author with Dr. Romisa and Dr. David from IUPUI.
April 01
Research article published in Front. Hum. Neurosci., 08 March, Dr.Hossain co-authored an article with Dr.Myers.
March 24, 2016
Our paper accepted in IEEE CVPRw 2016.
March 20, 2016
Three of our project abstracts are accepted in IEEE Complex Adaptive Systems conference 2016.
Feb 04, 2016
The Security and COgnitive REcommender Systems (SCORE) Laboratory, led by Dr. Gahangir Hossain at the University of North Texas (UNT), conducts research in cognitive computing, models cyber-human interaction, and designs trustworthy cyber infrastructure. The lab also studies cognitive and brain informatics, usability analysis, causal inferences, and synchrony analysis for cyber-human collaborative sensemaking. Their research is based on big data from cyber-human interactions and theories from cognitive neuroscience. The lab conducts a variety of cognitive and behavioral experiments with algorithm engineering and probabilistic modeling, focusing on applications in cybersecurity, business, and medical informatics.
The SCORE lab is dedicated to exploring six overarching inquiries pertaining to the design of resilient, dependable, supportive, and adaptable cyber interactions:
1. What is the relationship between human brain signals and deliberate cyber actions for achieving robust interactions?
2. How can cyber entities replicate secure cognitive and decision support systems to foster precise sense-making and collaboration in secure human-cyber interactions?
3. To what degree can cognitive recommender systems guide, assist, connect, oversee, and lead within a cyber environment?
4. How can we investigate the effectiveness of cognitive recommender systems in facilitating decision-making with trust and reliability?
5. What strategies can be employed to assess and manage cybersecurity risks, ultimately leading to a dependable, sustainable, and trustworthy system design?
6. What measures can be taken to cultivate a proficient cyber workforce capable of safeguarding against cyber incidents?
The lab's research is dedicated to advancing the theory of mind and the creation of intelligent technology tailored for the intersection of cyber-human societies and cybersecurity, grounded in the mind-body problem. Their endeavors tackle optimization challenges to enhance the resilience of cyber-physical systems while leveraging machine learning in the design of mutually beneficial systems. Moreover, they place a strong emphasis on nurturing a cybersecurity workforce from its foundational levels to fortify defenses against cyber incidents.
In summary, the SCORE Lab aspires to offer concepts, algorithms, experiments, frequently asked questions, and tutorials to facilitate the reimagining of systems and models, ultimately leading to a future cyber environment and system design that is both effective and secure, while also fostering sustainability.
Present Projects:
Funded Projects:
PERFECT : Providing Education and Resources for Effective Cybersecurity Training : STEM 9th to 12th Grade School Students
Minority Cyber-CREWS : Minority Community Cybersecurity Research, Educational Engagement, Workforce development, and Security Best Practices.
Past Research Projects:
For Ph.D. students:
Our lab is accepting self-motivated and hardworking Ph.D. students in Cyber data science and security areas. For more details email to Dr.Hossain (gahangir.hossain AT unt.edu).
Fully funded Ph.D. opportunity :
Our department is accepting Ph.D. students in Information Science ( Data Science or Cybersecurity).
To work in the CORE lab with Dr.Hossain, preferences will be given to the following research areas:
1. Cognitive approaches in Cyber Threats Detection and Prevention : Case study Ransomware
2. Mobile Cloud Security : Security as a Service
3. Cognitive modeling for location-aware phishing attacks (IDCS)
4. New/Cognitive Approach to MFA for Next Generation 5G/6G
5. Distributed algorithms and engineering for IoT Vulnerabilities Assessment and Modeling
6. Cybersecurity Management for Critical Cyberinfrastructure : Attack Surface Management
7. Critical Cyberinfrastructure Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence Services
8. Cybersecurity Management in Smart Rooms for Elder Care: Secure Assistive Living
9. HealthFirst: Cognitive Modeling for Cyber Systems to Aware us of Unhealthy Cyber Behavior
10.CyberTutor: An Intelligent Tutoring System for Basic Cybersecurity Awareness Training
If you are motivated by any of these topics, you can send a statement of purpose (SOP), your resume (including GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, or other scores), and transcripts to Dr. Hossain (gahangir.hossain AT unt.edu). Good Luck!
Dr.Hossain received Microsoft Azure Research Award (20K + 20K) for two research projects.
Nov 3, 2015
Dr. Hossain received two internal grants; one as a PI and another as co-PI from TAMUK, TX.
Oct 23, 2015
Our team presented three research posters in Texas A&M University System 12th annual Pathways Student Research, held in TAMU-CC,TX.
July 29, 2015
Two posters accepted in Cell Symposium: Engineering the Brain – Technologies for Neurobiological Applications; October 15-16, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA.
May 20, 2015
Two papers and two posters accepted in 2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference & Ohio Innovation Summit (NAECON-OIS), 16-19 June 2015, Dayton, Ohio.
April 20
Jame's work accepted in Indy Big data conference 2015.
Spring 2015
Two students graduated. Joshua Elkin's masters project titled "Analysis of Multi-nomial Processing Models in Visual Cognitive Effort Diagnostics" and James Haarbauer worked on "Causal Analysis of User Search Query Intent: Big-data Perspective".
We received IUCEG grant $10K ( co-PI) titled "A Novel Approach for a New Course in Integrated Sensor Systems, A Senior Multidisciplinary Course Within Electrical and Computer Engineering Program".
March 2015
Two paper accepted in the 45th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference 2015, El Paso, TX, USA.
Dec 2014
Two paper accepted 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2015) conference, Los Angles, CA, USA.