Kambiz Ghazinour
Associate Professor
Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and CyberSecurity
Office: Cook Hall 107
Phone: 315-386-7067
www.ghazinour.com
Educational Background
- Postdoc - Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2014
- Ph.D. - Computer Science, University of Calgary, Canada, 2012
- M.S. - Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2007
- B.S. - Software Engineering, University of Tehran, Azad, 2003
- B.A. - French Literature and Translation, Kent State University, USA, 2016-present
Research Interest
- Data Security and Privacy
- Data Analysis
- Privacy Enhancing Technologies
- Usable Security and Privacy
- Public Safety and Education
- Social Media
- Healthcare Systems
Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor of CyberSecurity. State University of New York, Canton, NY. 8/19 – present.
- Director, Advanced Information Security and Privacy Lab, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 8/15 – present.
- Security Coordinator, Information Security Program, Department of Computer Science, Kent, 1/15 – 8/19.
- Assistant Professor. Department of Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 1/15 – 8/19.
- Lecturer. Information and Communication Technology School of Advanced Technology, Algonquin College and Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 8/14 – 12/14.
- Post-doc Research Fellow. Text Analysis and Machine Learning Group (TAMALE) Research Group, University of Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2/12 – 8/14.
- Post-doc Research Fellow. Electronic Health Information Lab, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2/12 – 8/14.
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 1/08 – 12/11.
- Graduate Research Assistantship. Privacy and Security Research Group. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 01/08, 12/11.
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Department of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 01/06, 12/07.
- Graduate Research Assistantship. Grid Computation Research Group. Department of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 01/06, 12/07.
Industry Experience
- Founder and CEO. ZIGUSYS Solutions Inc. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2013 – present.
- Founder and CEO. ZIGUSYS Solutions Inc. Kent, Ohio, USA 2016 – present.
- Programmer and Database Designer. Design and development of Inventory/Accounting/Banking software applications. ArkanAfzar Co., Pouya Co., Pegahe Aftab Co., Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Tehran, Iran. 9/98 – 4/05.
Professional Affiliations
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) – Professional Member - since 2017
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) - since 2017
- Development of Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research, Kent State University - since 2016
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Computer Society (IEEE-CS) - since 2016
- Qualified « maître de conférences » by « le conseil national des universités » in France - since 2014
- Privacy Ambassador, Privacy by Design, Canada - since 2012
Funding and Support
Current Funding
|
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Agency/ |
Amount |
Period |
|
Towards a Model of Safety and Care for Trauma Room Design |
Sara Byramzadeh |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
$2,427,608 |
01/01/2020- 12/30/2023 |
Completed Funding Awards
|
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Agency/ |
Amount |
Period |
|
Regionally Aligned Profiles in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS): Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops 2.5 for Northeast Ohio |
Ghazinour (Key Personnel) |
Ohio Department of Higher Education |
$10,000 |
07/01/2015 -06/30/2018 |
|
Early Academic Stage Startup Funding for Research in Security and Privacy |
Ghazinour (PI) |
Ohio State, KSU |
$233,000 |
07/01/2015-08/01/2019 |
Publications and Scholarly Work
- Citation counts are taken from Google Scholar