About Me

I am Atefeh Mohseni-Ejiyeh, a graduate researcher at UC Santa Barbara. I received my M.Sc in Information Security from the University of Isfahan (UI). My research is concerned with Security of networked systems, Privacy, Cloud computing, and Blockchain.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Sep. 2019, (2024 expected)
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research area: Computer Security, Privacy, Data Security
Avsiors: Prof. Christopher Kruegel, Prof. Giovanni Vigna

M.Sc. in Computer Science, 2022
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Santa Barbara

M.Sc. in Information Security, Feb. 2018
Department of Computer Engineering
University of Isfahan
Thesis title: Secure Data Sharing in D2D communication
Adviser: Prof. Maede Ashouri-Talouki

B.Sc. in Information Technology Engineering, Sep. 2015
Department of Computer Engineering
University of Isfahan
Advisor: Prof. Behrouz Shahgholi
Thesis title: Design and Develop a Game Developing Platform to Enhance Children's Emotional Intelligence Under The Parents' Supervision

Certificates

Cyversity Red Team Training, Credential

ICMCP-Google Pre Hacking Event Learning Path, Credential

Publications

Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Atefeh "Secure, Robust, and Energy-Efficient Authenticated Data Sharing in UAV-Assisted 6G Networks ," arXiv:2402.11382, 2024. [Abstract], [PDF]

Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Atefeh "Zero Trust Real-Time Lightweight Access Control Protocol for Mobile Cloud-Based IoT Sensors," Sensors S&P, 2023. [Abstract], [PDF], [Slides]

Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Atefeh, Maede Ashouri-Talouki, and Mojtaba Mahdavi, "An Incentive-Aware Lightweight Secure Data Sharing Scheme for D2D Communication in 5G Cellular Networks," The ISI International Journal of Information Security (ISeCure), 2018. [Abstract], [PDF]

Atefeh Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Maedeh Ashouri-Talouki, "SeVR+: Secure and privacy-aware cloud-assisted video reporting service for 5G vehicular networks, "Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), IEEE, 2017. [ Abstract], [PDF], [Slides]

Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Atefeh, Maede Ashouri-Talouki, and Mojtaba Mahdavi, "A Lightweight and Secure Data Sharing Protocol for D2D Communication", Information Security and Cryptology (ISCISC), 14th International Iranian Society of Cryptology Conference on IEEE, 2017. [Abstract], [PDF], [Slides]

Mohseni-Ejiyeh, Atefeh, Behrouz Shahgholi Ghahfarokhi, "A Gaming Platform for Improving Emotional Intelligence of Children under Supervision of Parents", National Conference on Computer Games, Challenges and Opportunities (CGCO), 2016. [Abstract (in Farsi)], [PDF], [English Manuscript]

Teaching

UCSB: Computer Communication Networks CS176A, Spring '21, Fall '21, Spring '22

Data Science 2 (CMPSC 5B), Winter '22

UI: Advanced Network Security, Network Security, Security in Computer Systems, Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Professional Services

Technical Committe Member of Conferences:

USENIX Security Symposium Artifact Evaluation '24 ( USENIX Security)

The International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, March '24 (ACNS)

IEEE International Workshop on Cyber Threat Intelligence and Hunting '23 (CyberHunt)

The International Workshop on Security and Privacy of Sensing Systems'23 (Sensors S&P)

Fifth ACM International Workshop on Blockchain-enabled Networked Sensor Systems'23 (BlockSys)

IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security, Oct '22 (IEEE CNS )

Journals:

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

Computers and Security

IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing

IEEE Transactions on Services Computing

IEEE Internet Computing

IEEE APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research

Journal of Supercomputing

Awards

Linux Foundation Scholarship, Jan 2024

Harold Frank Scholarship, Feb 2022

Third Place Award in 22nd annual New Venture Competition at UC Santa Barbara, 2020-2021

Academic Excellence Fellowship from UCSB, Apr 2019