Bio

Khaled N. Khasawneh is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. His research spans Computer Architecture, Security, and Machine Learning. His current research focuses on hardware support for security, microarchitecture security, machine learning security and privacy, and malware detection. 

His research has been recognized as Nature Electronics Research Highlight in 2018, received the Best Paper Award at WOOT in 2018, and was selected as a Top Pick in Hardware and Embedded Security in 2021. 

He completed his PhD in Computer Science at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) working with Professor Nael Abu-Ghazaleh. He earned his MS in Computer Science at Binghamton University and BS in Computer Engineering at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST).

I am always looking for talented self-motivated students.  If you are interested to work with me on cutting edge research in systems security, please send me an email or stop by my office!

Awards

• Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security, 2021

• International Student Recognition Award, University of California, Riverside, 2019

• Best paper award at WOOT, 2018

• Dissertation Year Program award, University of California, Riverside, 2018-2019

• Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2014-2016

• Dean's Honor List, Computer & Information Technology College, Jordan University of Science & Technology, 2009