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Latest updates from my research, publications, and academic activities.
Paper rejected from IMC '26
Back to the drawing board.
Completed M.S. in Computer Science & Engineering
Earned a Master of Science in Computer Science & Engineering from UC Santa Cruz, en route to the PhD.
Attended the 4th Annual Bay Area HCI Gathering
Connected with ~150 HCI researchers at Santa Clara University across topics in human-computer interaction, accessibility, and responsible AI.
Now recruiting for the AI Privacy & Regulation Study
Our study with UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University is actively recruiting practitioners who build, govern, or deploy AI products. We are conducting confidential one-hour interviews to understand how professionals navigate privacy under the EU AI Act, CCPA, GDPR, and evolving US state laws.
Read morePresented at USEC 2026 (co-located with NDSS) in San Diego
Gave my first PhD research talk on our paper "From Underground to Mainstream Marketplaces: Measuring AI-Enabled NSFW Deepfakes on Fiverr" at the Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy.
Read morePaper on AI-enabled deepfakes accepted at USEC 2026
Our paper measuring AI abuse-as-a-service on Fiverr was accepted at USEC 2026, co-located with NDSS (~32% acceptance rate) — the first systematic study of NSFW deepfake services on a mainstream gig platform.
Read moreLaunched Egyptians in CS Research with Badr AlKhamissi
Co-founded a community directory featuring 262 Egyptian computer science researchers across 16 research tracks worldwide, expanding scope from AI to all of CS.
Read moreReleased PaperClerk AI
Open-sourced a local, privacy-preserving assistant for managing and triaging research paper libraries.
Read moreJoined UC Santa Cruz as a PhD student
Started my PhD in Computer Science & Engineering, advised by Prof. Ramakrishnan (Ram) Sundara Raman, with a focus on human-centered security, privacy, and responsible AI.
Featured in Dartmouth Guarini School Student Spotlight
Profiled by Dartmouth's Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies — discussing research in human-centered security and privacy, the journey from Zefta, Egypt to Dartmouth, and advocacy for international students in STEM policy.
Read moreSelected as AAAS CASE Workshop Delegate
One of four graduate students chosen to represent Dartmouth College at the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop in Washington, D.C., engaging with policymakers on science, technology, and public policy.
Attended NDSS 2025 in San Diego
Participated in the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium and the USEC workshop on human factors of security.
RaaS paper published in Computers in Human Behavior
Our paper "Vendor communication themes in darknet Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) advertisements" is now published, analyzing how vendors communicate with potential customers on darknet marketplaces — with victimization appearing in 70% of advertisements as the dominant theme.
Read moreStarted as Lead GTA at Dartmouth College
Serving as Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for COSC 55: Security & Privacy under Prof. Sami Saydjari, designing an AI-integrated teaching model with structured oral evaluations for 28 students.
Read moreJoined MBZUAI as Research Associate
Began research at Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI in Abu Dhabi on combating deepfakes and promoting responsible AI through a human-centered lens.
DVa paper published at USENIX Security 2024
Our paper "DVa: Extracting Victims and Abuse Vectors from Android Accessibility Malware" appeared at the 33rd USENIX Security Symposium.
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