Students
I am looking to work with highly motivated and dedicated students. All students are expected to be self-motivated, hard-working, and creative team players dedicated to quality research and willing to publish in leading conferences and prestigious journals. Preferences will be given to students who have a strong background or interest in social network analysis and data mining, and those who have taken or are currently taking my courses. Interested students are encouraged to contact me via email. To help me in knowing your background, please email me your resume, a copy of your graduate/undergraduate transcript (an electronic copy is acceptable), and two representative publications.
Current Students
Ashequl Huq (Ph.D., Fall 2015)
Carmen Robinson (Ph.D., Fall 2016)
Patrick Birmingham (Ph.D., Spring 2017)
Katrin Galeano (Ph.D., Spring 2018)
Rick Galeano (Ph.D., Spring 2018)
Hayder Al Rubaye (Ph.D., Fall 2019)
Julie Weckerlein (Ph.D., Fall 2019)
Baris Kirdemir (Ph.D., Fall, 2019)
Mainuddin Shaik (Ph.D., Fall 2019)
Abiola Akinnubi (Ph.D., Spring 2021)
Tolulope Oyekanmi (Ph.D., Spring 2021)
David Stafford (PhD, Fall 2022)
Niloofar Yousefi (PhD, Fall 2022)
Mert Can Cakmak (PhD, Fall 2022)
Shadi Shajari (PhD, Fall 2022)
Sayantan Bhattacharya (PhD, Fall 2022)
Suryadipta Bhattacharyya (Ph.D., Fall 2022)
Sai Ram Manohar Koya (MS, Spring 2023)
Syed Abdul Shahbaaz (MS, Spring 2023)
Imran Mohammed (MS, Spring 2023)
Tenzing Briggs (MS, Summer 2023)
Precious Sani (MS, Summer 2023)
Mayor Inna Gurung (PhD, Fall 2023)
Emmanuel Addai (PhD, Fall 2023)
Christopher Falade (PhD, Fall 2023)
Md. Monoarul Islam Bhuiyan (PhD, Fall 2023)
Ridwan Amure (PhD, Fall 2023)
Damola Koleoso (MS, Fall 2023)
Remi Oni (MS, Fall 2023)
Abiodun Quadri (MS, Fall 2023)
Diwash Poudel (MS, Fall 2023)
Rafiat Daniju (MS, Fall 2023)
Graduated Students
Masood Mir (Ph.D., Spring 2010 – Spring 2012), previously faculty at Rowan University, now DAS Engineer at Verizon Wireless.
Ismail Guvenc Yuce (Ph.D., Spring 2011 – Fall 2012)
Fatih Sen (Ph.D., Spring 2011 – Spring 2014), Biomedical Informatics Research Specialist at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
Faysal Ahmed (Ph.D., Spring 2011 – Spring 2015), Windstream Communications. Check out his “Dream Bangla Orphanage” project.
Nermin Hanna (MS, Summer 2014 – Spring 2015)
Samer Al-khateeb (MS, Fall 2013 – Summer 2015), continuing to Ph.D.
Serpil Tokdemir (Ph.D., Spring 2011 – Fall 2015), Data Scientist, Office of the Inspector Medicaid General, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Amit Saha (Ph.D., Spring 2013 – Spring 2016), Research Professor, Wake Forest University.
Mainuddin Shaik (MS, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016). HP, Texas.
Abdul Fattah Mohammad (MS, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016).
Therese Williams (Ph.D., Spring 2014 – Spring 2017), Professor, University of Central Oklahoma.
Mohammad Shiblee Nooman (MS, Fall 2015 – Summer 2017).
Tuja Khaund (MS, Fall 2016 – Fall 2017, continuing to Ph.D.).
Najma Shaik (MS, Fall 2017 – Fall 2017). CITI Bank, Vice President, Marketing Operations Team
Ghouri Mohammad Saaduddin (MS, Summer 2016 – Fall 2017).
Abu Fahad Siddiqui (MS, Summer 2016 – Fall 2017)
Mukti Barole Shobha Sangappa (MS, Summer 2016 – Fall 2017) – 2017 Acxiom Diversity Scholarship Award winner.
Samer Al-Khateeb (Ph.D., Fall 2015 – Fall 2017), Professor, Creighton University.
Andrew Pyle (MS, Spring 2018).
Kim Tran (Ph.D., Fall 2018), Dillards, Inc.
Adekunle Adigun (MS, Spring 2019), Cisco.
Oluwaseun Walter (MS, Spring 2019), Amazon
Rita Chowdhury (MS, Fall 2019), Stephens, Inc.
Hayder Al Rubaye (MS, Summer 2019), Continuing Ph.D.
Kiran Kumar Bandeli (Ph.D., Fall 2019), Senior Data Scientist, Walmart, Inc.
Muhammad Nihal Hussain (Ph.D., Fall 2019), Senior Data Scientist, Equifax
Richard Young (MS, Fall 2019), First Orion
Karen Watts (MS, Fall 2019 – Outstanding MS Degree award – EIT college level), Technology and Innovation Manager, UAEX
Michael DiCicco (MS, Fall 2019)
Anal Kanti Roy (MS, Fall 2019)
Billy Spann (MS, Fall 2019), Verizon
Abdullah Al Faysal (MS, Spring 2020), Software Engineer, Walmart, Inc.
Adewale Obadimu (Ph.D., Summer 2020), Network Scientist, LinkedIn, Inc. 2017 LewerMark Make Your Mark Scholarship 2nd Prize winner
Esther Mead (Ph.D., Fall 2016 – Fall 2020), Assistant Professor, Southern Arkansas University
Shishila Shimray (MS, Fall 2018 – Fall 2020)
Zachary Stine (Ph.D., Spring 2016 – Spring 2021), University of Central Arkansas
Tuja Khaund (Ph.D., Spring 2018 – Spring 2021), Senior Data Scientist, Walmart
Uchenna Umoga (MS, Fall 2019 – Spring 2021), Data Scientist, First National Bank
Seun Johnson (MS, Fall 2019 – Spring 2021), Data Scientist, Experian
Adeola Adesoba (MS., Fall 2020 – Fall 2021)
Mustafa Alassad (Ph.D., Spring 2018 – Spring 2022), Postdoctoral Fellow, COSMOS
Thomas Marcoux (Ph.D., Fall 2018 – Spring 2022), Postdoctoral Fellow, COSMOS; Senior Data Scientist, Bayer
Karen Watts (Ph.D., Spring 2020 – Spring 2022), Technology and Innovation Manager, UAEX/UADA
Billy Spann (Ph.D., Spring 2020 – Spring 2022), Postdoctoral Fellow, COSMOS
Maryam Maleki (Ph.D., Fall 2019 – Summer 2022), Assistant Professor of Management, California State University, Fresno
Oluwaseyi Adeliyi (MS, Spring 2021 – Fall 2022)
Connice Trimmingham (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2022), Bayer
Sruthi Kompalli (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2022)
Ayokunle Sunmola (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2022)
Kazi Tanvir Islam (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2022)
Dayo Samuel Banjo (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2022)
Ifeanyichukwu “Joshua” Umoga (MS, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023)
Ugochukwu “Ugo” Onyepunuka (MS, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023)
Obianuju “Ivory” Okeke (MS, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023)
Vanessa Okeke (MS, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023)
Nahiyan Noor (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2023), Data Engineer, UAMS
Mayor Inna Gurung (MS, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023), Continuing to PhD at UALR
Mani Deepika Kurapati (MS, Spring 2023 – Fall 2023)
Gaurav Thapa (MS, Fall 2021 – Fall 2023)
Qudirat Akanji (MS, Spring 2023 – Fall 2023)
Recep Erol (PhD, Fall 2019 - Spring 2024)
Lotenna Nwana (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Mary Mezue (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Mohan Rama Swamy Pattikayala (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Ishmam Solaiman (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Anulika Nwashili (MS, Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Idonor Samuel (MS, Summer 2023 - Spring 2024)
Chinni Krishna Kongala (MS, Spring 2023 - Spring 2024)
Olanrewaju Oyinbooke (MS, Spring 2023 - Spring 2024)
Undergraduate Student Mentoring
Winfried Hering (Exchange student from Fernuniversität Hagen, Fall 2011 – Spring 2012, Manager at Q_PERIOR)
Praneeth Kaza (Undergraduate Research Experience in Social Computing, Fall 2013)
Sebastian Florez (NSF REU student from Stetson University, Summer 2014)
Victoria Richardson (NSF REU student from Auburn University, Summer 2014)
Holly Ratliff (NSF REU student from Missouri Southern State University, Summer 2015)
Shelby Sorrels (EIT SUPER Scholar from Harding University, Summer 2015)
Brandon Dalton (NSF REU Scholar from Northeastern University, Summer 2016)
Tyrique Jackson (UALR LSAMP Scholar, Summer 2016)
Joseph Kready (Fall 2019 – Fall 2020), Google
High School Student Mentoring
Karina Batra (Summer 2019)
Rishik Kanchanapally (Summer 2019)
Alekhya Pidugu (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018)
Postdoctoral Mentees
Serpil Tokdemir (October 2017 – January 2019)
Samer Al-khateeb (January 2018 – July 2018)
Fatih Sen (May 2018 – August 2018)
Muhammad Nihal Hussain (January 2020 – April 2021)
Esther Mead (January 2021 – February 2022)
Zachary Stine (May 2021 – December 2021)
Thomas Marcoux (May 2022 – January 2023)
Billy Spann (August 2022 – April 2024)
Mustafa Alassad (August 2022 – May 2024)
Ahmed Al Taweel (May 2023 – June 2024)
Some Useful Links
Blogtrackers tool
YouTubeTracker tool
KDNuggets – Data Mining Community’s Top Resource
Videos of Lectures/Talks
Deviant Mobs of the Internet: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures at University of New Haven, Alvine Lecture Series, October 30, 2019.
Deviant Mobs of the Internet: Bots, Trolls, and Misinformation at the UALR Downtown Invited Lecture Series, Little Rock, March 13, 2019.
A Social Identity Approach to Identify Familiar Strangers in a Social Network, as author at the Second AAAI International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) 2009.
Blogosphere: Research Issues, Applications, and Tools, as tutorial speaker at the 14th ACM International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD) 2008 (together with Huan Liu).
Identifying the Influential Bloggers, as author at the First International ACM Conference on Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM) 2008.