Md Fazle Rabbi
Md Fazle Rabbi
Ph.D. Student & Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science
Idaho State University, ID, USA.
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Research Interest
Research Interest
Empirical Software Engineering, Mining Software Repositories, Software Security and Vulnerabilities, Software Supply Chain Security, Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering
About Me
About Me
I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Idaho State University, advised by Prof. Dr. Minhaz Zibran, and a member of the Software Engineering and Cybersecurity Research Team (SECReT). My research focuses on software security, with particular interest in software vulnerabilities, dependency management, and the role of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) in securing modern software ecosystems.
I earned my B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Bangladesh, and my M.S. in Computer Science from Idaho State University. My work has been presented at international conferences including SANER, MSR, and SAC. I have received travel grants and awards in recognition of my research contributions and have served as a reviewer for international conferences. I have also shared my research through poster sessions, symposiums, and invited talks.
Before starting my Ph.D., I worked as a faculty member in computer science for over four years. Since 2022, I have served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Idaho State University, supporting undergraduate and graduate courses and mentoring students in research projects.
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
SANER 2026 - M. Rabbi, A. Turzo, A. Champa and M. Zibran, "The SBOM Gap: Adoption and Compliance in Open Source Software." In 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER), pp. 1 - 12, Limassol, Cyprus, IEEE, 2026 (to appear).
MSR 2025 - M. Rabbi, R. Paul, A. Champa, and M. Zibran. "Understanding Software Vulnerabilities in the Maven Ecosystem: Patterns, Timelines, and Risks." In 22nd IEEE International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 290-294, Canada, IEEE, 2025.
MSR 2025 - M. Rabbi, A. Champa, R. Paul, and M. Zibran. "Chasing the Clock: How Fast Are Vulnerabilities Fixed in the Maven Ecosystem?" In 22nd IEEE International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 265-269, Canada, IEEE, 2025.
SAC 2025 - M. Rabbi, A. Champa, and M. Zibran, "Claim vs. Capability: A Comparative Analysis of the SBOM Generation Tools for Rust Projects," In 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (SAC '25), pp. 1712-1720, Italy, 2025.
SAC 2024 - M. Rabbi, A. Champa, C. Nachuma and M. Zibran, "SBOM Generation Tools Under Microscope: A Focus on the npm Ecosystem," In 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (ACM SAC), pp. 1233-1241, Avila, Spain, 2024.
MSR 2024 - M. Rabbi, A. Champa, M. Zibran, and M. Islam, "AI Writes, We Analyze: The ChatGPT Python Code Saga," In 21st ACM International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 1 - 5, Portugal, 2024.
MSR 2024 - A. Champa, M. Rabbi, C. Nachuma, and M. Zibran, "ChatGPT in Action: Analyzing Its Use in Software Development," In 21st ACM International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 1 - 5, Portugal, 2024.
MSR 2024 - M. Islam, M. Rabbi, J. Youngeun, A. Champa, E. Young, C. Wilson, G. Scott, and M. Zibran, "A Four-Dimension Gold Standard Dataset for Opinion Mining in Software Engineering," In 21st ACM International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 1 - 5, Portugal, 2024
MSR 2023 - A. Champa, M. Rabbi, M. Zibran and M. Islam, "Insights into Female Contributions in Open-Source Projects," In 20th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), pp. 357-361, Melbourne, Australia, 2023.
Education
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Idaho State University (ongoing)
M.S. in Computer Science, Idaho State University, USA (2023)
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh (2017)
Recent news
01/19/2026 Two of our mining challenge papers have been accepted at MSR 2026.
12/23/2025 I will be serving as a Program Committee for Mining Challenge Track of MSR 2026, to be held in Brazil.
12/09/2025 Our paper entitled "The SBOM Gap: Adoption and Compliance in Open Source Software" has been accepted at SANER 2026.
10/30/2025 I will be serving as a Program Committee member at ACM/SIGAPP SAC 2026, to be held in Greece.
10/01/2025 I will be serving as a Junior PC at MSR 2026, to be held in Brazil.
09/20/2025 I delivered my talk "SBOM Tools: Are they as reliable as they claim?" at BSides Idaho Falls 2025.
08/19/2025 I will be serving as a Artifact Evaluation Committee member at PoPETs 2026, to be held in Washington, DC.
07/25/2025 I will be serving as a Shadow Program Committee member at ICSE 2026, to be held in Brazil.
06/03/2025 Our paper entitled "Trick or Treat: A Study of Human Detection of Manipulative Tactics in Phishing Emails" has been accepted at SENSEI 2025.
05/27/2025 I received the 2025 Summer Research/Creative Activity Grant from ISU Graduate School to support my doctoral research in software security.
04/28/2025 I attended and presented our papers at MSR 2025. Our paper, titled "Faster Releases, Fewer Risks: A Study on Maven Artifact Vulnerabilities and Lifecycle Management" was awarded Best Paper in MSR Mining Challenge track.
03/19/2025 I received the Best Oral Presentation Award in Engineering, Physical, & Mathematical Sciences at the ISU Research and Creative Works Symposium.
02/24/2025 Our paper entitled "The Popularity Paradox: Insights into Vulnerabilities and Updates in Maven Ecosystem" has been accepted at ICoSSE 2025.
02/11/2025 I attended and presented at the 2025 Statewide Three Minute Thesis Graduate Student Competition at Idaho Falls, UofI.
01/13/2025 Four of our papers are accepted at MSR 2025 Mining Challenge.
11/21/2024 Our paper titled "Claim vs. Capability: A Comparative Analysis of the SBOM Generation Tools for Rust Projects" has been accepted at ACM SAC 2025.
11/14/2024 I presented at the 8th Annual ISU Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on 'Fact or Fiction: Do SBOM Tools Truly Identify Software Components and Vulnerabilities?' and secured 3rd place.
10/09/2024 I presented a poster at 2024 NSF Cybersecurity Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA.
10/07/2024 I attended 2024 NSF Cybersecurity Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA.
09/20/2024 I attended the 2024 BSides Idaho Falls at Idaho State University, Idaho Falls, ID.
05/30/2024 I attended the 22nd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Management and Applications (SERA 2024) at Honolulu, HI.
04/29/2024 I attended the 12th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
04/08/2024 Two papers, "Analyzing ChatGPT Assistance in Programming" and "Illustration or Illusion? Reassessing the Use of Machine Learning in Phishing Email Detection", have been accepted at SERA 2024.
04/05/2024 I won 2nd runner-up for Student Employee of the Year 2024 award from ISU Career Center.
02/15/2024 A paper entitled "Curated Datasets and Feature Analysis for Phishing Email Detection with Machine Learning" has been accepted at ICMI 2024.
02/07/2024 A paper entitled "Why Phishing Emails Escape Detection: A Closer Look at the Failure Points" has been accepted at ISDFS 2024.
01/19/2024 Two papers have been accepted for presentation at MSR Mining Challenge 2024!
01/12/2024 A paper entitled "A Four-Dimension Gold Standard Dataset for Opinion Mining in Software Engineering", has been accepted at MSR 2024!
12/22/2023 I am awarded an MS degree in CS from Idaho State University!
11/24/2023 Our paper titled "SBOM Generation Tools Under Microscope: A Focus on the npm Ecosystem" has been accepted at ACM SAC 2024.
06/23/2023 Our research has been featured in a local newspaper!
06/20/2023 Our research, "Insights into Female Contributions in Open-Source Projects", was featured in Idaho State University news!
05/31/2023 Awarded a $400 travel grant from the ISU Graduate School.
05/24/2023 Presented our research paper, "Phishy? Detecting Phishing Emails Using ML and NLP" at SERA '23 in Orlando, Florida.
05/16/2023 Received a summer stipend of $4000 from the College of Science and Engineering and the Graduate School.
04/18/2023 Awarded a $250 travel grant from the Dean's Excellence Fund.
03/27/2023 Two papers have been accepted for presentation at SERA 2023!
03/15/2023 Presented a research poster at the ISU Graduate Research Symposium 2023.
03/07/2023 Our paper has been accepted for presentation at MSR Mining Challenge 2023!
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