Security Architect
IBM, Watson Security
About Me
My name is Mahmudur Rahman (Ratul), currently a security architect at Watson Security in IBM. I completed my Ph.D in Computer Science from Florida international University. My Ph.D. advisor was Dr. Bogdan Carbunar. I have completed my undergraduate studies from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Computer Science and Engineering in 2007.
My research interests include Online Social Network Security and Privacy, Content and User Authentication, Wearable Sensor Technology, Distributed Computing Systems and Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.
I love Computer Science and I usually study interesting topics like hacker news and Machine Learning as my hobbies. In my spare time, I like watching Hollywood movies.
Work Experience
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2016.1 Present
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2011.8 2015.12
Research Assistant
FIU, School of Computing and Information Sciences
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2015.6 2015.8
Security Engineer Intern
IBM, Watson Security
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2008.1 2010.8
System Engineer
GrameenphonemLtd.(Telenor), Network Operation Center, Networks, Technology Division
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2006.2 2007.1
Network Engineer (Part-time)
Arena Infotech Ltd., IT Operations
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2010.8 2012.7
Teaching Assistant
FIU, School of Computing and Information Sciences
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2013.5 2013.8
NSF - DOD REU asset site graduate student Mentor
FIU, School of Computing and Information Sciences
Education
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Ph.D.2010 - 2015
Ph.D. in Computer Science
School of Computing and Information Sciences, FIU
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M.Sc.2010 - 2012
M.Sc. in Computer Science
School of Computing and Information Sciences, FIU
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B.Sc.2003 - 2007
B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Honors, Awards and Grants
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2016IBM Solutions Lab Services Award
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2014Best Student Paper Award, SIAM SDM
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2013Best Paper Award, HotPost@IEEE ICDCS
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2009, 2010Best Performer Award, Network ManagementSelected from all employees in Network Operations Center, Grameenphone Ltd..
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2013Student Conferenceship Award, ACSAC2013 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. Granted to selected paper authors.
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2013Microsoft Research "ACM SRC" Grant, ACM MobiCom19th ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking. Granted for ACM's SRC Competition participants.
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2012, 2013NSF Travel GrantGranted to top author participants in ACM MobiCom, 2013 and ACM SIGPATIAL GIS, 2012.
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2013PETS Stipend sponsored by Microsoft6th Workshop on Hot Topics in Privacy Enhancing Technologies in conjunction with the 13th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS). Granted to top author participants.
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2003 - 2007Bangladesh Government ScholarshipGranted to 30 among 420K students (National level).
