Dr. Islam Tharwat

Dr. Islam Tharwat

Associate Professor

Faculty Office Ext.

1899

Faculty Building

UB1

Office Number

202

Biography

Islam Tharwat Abdel Halim is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology and Computer Science, Nile University (NU), Giza, Egypt. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. His Ph.D. thesis was granted the best thesis award. He has authored many research articles in various refereed conferences and journals, including IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Computer Networks (Elsevier), and Wireless Networks (Springer). His current research interests include IoT, Fog/Edge computing, mobile and wireless networks, with emphasis on security and performance evaluation in vehicular communication, and 5G networks. He is a senior member of the IEEE and is currently appointed as IEEE Computer Society Coordinator for Region 8 (Europe, Africa, and the Middle East) as well as the founder and current co-chair for the IEEE CS AI Caravan initiative. Also, he is the chair of the IEEE Egypt Section Consultants Network and the vice-chair of ACM Cairo and CS Egypt Chapters. Besides, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of information technology and digital transformation. He is a member of the Digital Transformation Committee at Nile University and participated in the development of the digital transformation training plan for the Egyptian government. He has also participated in numerous national projects in the Ministry of Finance, the Tax and Customs authorities, and the government certificate authority. Furthermore, he has obtained several accredited certifications from major global IT companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and IBM. He contributed to the establishment and organization of several local and international conferences in the field of computer engineering and sciences, serving as a session chair, invited speaker, program committee member, and editor for various international conferences and journals. In addition, he is a member of several specialized technical committees, including the IEEE computer Society special technical community on Blockchain. 

Achievements
  • His Ph.D. thesis was granted the best thesis award.
  • He has obtained several accredited certifications from major global IT companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and IBM.
  • He contributed to the establishment and organization of several local and international conferences in the field of computer engineering and sciences, serving as a session chair, invited speaker, program committee member, and editor for various international conferences and journals.
Recent Publications
Conference Paper

Statistical Investigation of Scientific Journals Impact Factors in Relation to Benford's Law

Benford's law (BL) has been used as a tool for the detection of possible data manipulation in datasets. The statistics of the first digit(s) of the observed values are compared to a set of expected values given by BL, and violations signal possible data anomalies. Though this method is first used for economical purposes, it has been recently used in bibliometric statistical analyses. The method

Circuit Theory and Applications
Journal

Smart Automotive Diagnostic and Performance Analysis Using Blockchain Technology

The automotive industry currently is seeking to increase remote connectivity to a vehicle, which creates a high demand to implement a secure way of connecting vehicles, as well as verifying and storing their data in a trusted way. Furthermore, much information must be leaked in order to correctly diagnose the vehicle and determine when or how to remotely update it. In this context, we propose a

Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Energy and Water
Circuit Theory and Applications
Software and Communications
Mechanical Design
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness
Conference Paper

Evaluating the Performance of Lightweight Block Ciphers for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices

In the context of the Internet of Things (IoT), lightweight block ciphers are of vital importance. Due to the nature of the devices involved, traditional security solutions can add overhead and perhaps inhibit the application's objective due to resource limits. Lightweight cryptography is a novel suite of ciphers that aims to provide hardware-constrained devices with a high level of security while

Artificial Intelligence
Energy and Water
Circuit Theory and Applications
Software and Communications
Journal

HSAS-MD Analyzer: A Hybrid Security Analysis System Using Model-Checking Technique and Deep Learning for Malware Detection in IoT Apps

Established Internet of Things (IoT) platforms suffer from their inability to determine whether an IoT app is secure or not. A security analysis system (SAS) is a protective shield against any attack that breaks down data privacy and security. Its main task focuses on detecting malware and verifying app behavior. There are many SASs implemented in various IoT applications. Most of them build on

Artificial Intelligence
Software and Communications
Research Tracks
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Software and Systems.
  • Wireless Networks
  • Computer Security
  • Cloud Computing and IoT