My name is Manar Mohaisen, and I am an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Nortehastern Illinois University. My reseach is in system and internet security and applications of artificial intelligence therein, social network analysis for education and marketing. Preior to joining NEIU, I was an Assistant Professor at Korea University of Technology and Education.
I obtained my Ph.D. from Inha University, South Korea, in 2010, and my M.Sc. from Côte d’Azur University in 2005.
Funded Grants
- Advancing Computer Science Transfers for Success: Funding agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), award number: 2130406, role: Co-PI, award amount: $1,500,000, duration: 2023-2027.
- Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by external policy funds: Funding agency: European Union Erasmus+, role: NEIU Co-Lead, award amount: 58,280 Euros, duration: 2022–2025.
Recent Publications
- A Comprehensive Analysis of Evolving Permission Usage in Android Apps: Trends, Threats, and Ecosystem Insights
A. Alkinoon et al.
Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 2025, [Link] - Industry-Specific Vulnerability Assessment
M. Alkinoon, H. Althebeiti, A. Alkinoon, M. Mohaisen, S. Salem, D. Mohaisen
Int. Conf. on Web Inf. Syst. Eng., 2025, [Link] - Knowledge Graph-Based Methods for Automated Driving
Book co-editors: R. Dhanaraj, M. Nalini, M. Sathyamoorthy, M. Mohaisen
Elsevier, 2025, [Link] - Blockchain Security and Privacy: Threats, Challenges, Applications, and Tools
A. Alghuried, M. Alkinoon, M. Mohaisen, A. Wang, C. C Zou, D. Mohaisen
ACM Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice, 2025, [Link]
Recent Professional Development
- Tryhackme SOC Level 2 Path, 2025
- Tryhackme SOC Level 1 Path, 2025
- Tryhackme Web Fundamentals Learning Path, 2025
- Tryhackme Jr Penetration Tester Learning Path, 2025
- Tryhackme Security Engineer Learning Path, 2025
- Tryhackme CompTIA Pentest+ Learning Path, 2025
- Deeplearning.ai Natural Language Processing Specialization, 2024
- IBM Data Warehouse Engineer Professional Certificate, 2024
- IBM Data Engineering Professional Certificate, 2024
- IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate, 2023
- IBM Advanced Data Science Professional Certificate, 2023