Mahdieh Zabihimayvan
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Central Connecticut State University
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Central Connecticut State University
Contact me: zabihimayvan[at]ccsu[dot]edu
Office: Maria Sanford Hall 303,
1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT, USA 06050
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I am an associate professor in the department of Computer Science at Central Connecticut State University. I received my PhD in Computer Science from Wright State University in May 2020. My doctoral dissertation is entitled "New Perspectives About The Tor Ecosystem: Integrating Structure With Information" and contributes insights into the logical structure of Tor, the types of information hosted on this network, and the interplay between its structure and information.
I work on the applications of artificial intelligence for cybersecurity with the aim of improving proactive cyber threat intelligence applications in protecting privacy of Internet users. I am particularly interested in applied machine learning and characterization, measurements, and analytics for complex cyber-security and socio-technical systems.
Honors and Awards
Excellence in Teaching (Honor Roll) award, CCSU, 2022, 2024, 2026
Anita Borg Scholarship, Grace Hopper Celebration, Houston, Texas, 2018
CRA-W Grad Cohort Scholarship, CRA-W Grad Cohort, San Francisco, California, 2018
Top M.Sc. Software Engineering graduate researcher, Dept. of Computer and Information Technology, Intl. University of Imam Reza, 2017
Best paper award, “Detection of Web site visitors based on fuzzy rough sets”, Dept. of Computer and Information Technology, Intl. University of Imam Reza, 2016
Top 2nd of graduating M.Sc., Dept. of Computer and Information Technology, Intl. University of Imam Reza, 2014
Ranked 2nd in Nationwide Azad university entrance exam for graduate studies, 2011
Ranked in top 1% in Iranian National University entrance exam, 2006