Dr. Amsaad has over 10 years of teaching experience at various US institutions with very high research activities (R1) and high research activities (R2) research activities according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (CCIHE), the nation’s leading framework for categorizing diverse U.S. higher education institutions. He also has more than 5 years of teaching experience overseas. He joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Wright State University (CSE) as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022. Prior to this, from August 2019 to July 2022, he served as an Assistant Professor and the Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Information Security and Applied Computing at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. From 08/2018 to 07/2019, he worked as an Assistant Professor with the School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering at Univesity of Southern Mississippi (USM), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. From 08/2016 to 05/2017 and befoer completing his PhD, he was a Visting Instructor with the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Univesity of South Florida (USF). Also, during his PhD studies (2012 - 2016), he worked as an Adjunct Instructor with the Department of Engineering Technologies at Bowling Green State University (BGSU)  and Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) with the Engineering and Computer Science Department (EECS) and Engineering Technology Department (ET) at the University of Toledo (UT), Toledo, Ohio, USA. Prior coming to the US (2002 - 2008), he worked as a Teaching Assistant/Undergraduate Senior Project Lab Manager in the Computer Science Department at the University of Benghazi, the oldest and top-ranked University in Libya. He imparts his expertise through teaching in domains including hardware security, IoT and embedded systems security, distributed computing, digital systems, and network administration and security curricula. During his time in the United States he taught or contributed in teaching of the following subjects:

Computer Science and Engineering:

• Introduction to Computer Engineering
• Computer Logic Design 
• Computer Systems Design
• Computer Architecture 
• Assembly Language Programming 
• Distributed Computing 
• CMOS VLSI Design and Testing
• Digital Computer Analysis

Networking, Hardware, and Cybersecurity:

• Intro to Computer Hardware and Software
• Hardware Security 
• Secure Quantum Computing
• Wireless Communication Systems
• Cisco Routing and Switching Network Configuration and Security 
• Network Administration
• Windows Severs Configuration and Security

Electrical and Electronics Engineering:

• Resistive Circuits 
• Fundamental of Electricity 
• Electrical Circuit for Non-Majors
• Digital Electronic Computer and Systems
• Electrical and Electronic Systems
• Senior Design Projects

Certificates, Training, and Personal Development: 

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Enginer (MCSE): Messaging + Security 
• Microsoft SharePoint Certification
• Microsoft OfficePoint Certification
• SANS Training Program: Securing Windows and PowerShell Automation Certification
• SANS Training Program:  Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking Certification
• Master in Computer Science (CS) with Advanced Application and Systems Progmming Certification 
• Master in Computer Engineering (CE) with Computer Communication and Networking Certification 

The SMART lab is dedicated to advancing the basic (fundamental) and applied research in Cyber and Physical System Security, Assurance, and Trust by fostering innovation and contributing to the state-of-the-art Cybersecurity topics including Hardware Security, IoT Security, Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC), and Cyberdefense and Cyberinfrastructure Applications.

Dr. Amsaad and his research team, including postdoctoral and research associates, along with graduate and undergraduate students, are dedicated to the development and exploration of novel and cutting-edge hardware security research. This includes hardware security primitives such as SRAM/DRAM PUFs, TRNGs, and lightweight hardware-based authentication and cryptography. We are committed to analyzing Zero Trust solutions for IC supply chain security, assurance, resilience, and trust. Our research encompasses AI-assisted methodologies for hardware Trojan detection and mitigation, PCB Trojan detection, and fault injection attack detection, including laser fault injections.

Furthermore, the SMART lab research team continually explores and investigates new research avenues, including integrated hardware/software obfuscation, trusted heterogeneous integration and packaging, and cybersecurity for IoT/IIoT/IoMT. Our interests also encompass AI and blockchain-enabled cryptography, federated and deep learning for medical and biological applications, as well as the development of efficient, secure, and trusted AI distributed and cloud computing solutions. 

Following are sample research projects that provide some insight into his areas of interest:

- Semiconductor Microelectronic Supply Chain Assurance and Trust

Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (ICs) are essential in modern technology applications, including microelectronics, critical smart infrastructure, IoT consumer electronics, connected aerial and ground vehicles, radar, sensors, military applications, and communication networking devices. The increase in demand with inadequate workforce and infrastructure in domestic production, as well as the reliance on a limited number of trusted semiconductor vendors to meet technological demands, has led to the globalization of the semiconductor IC supply chain. The IC semiconductor integrated circuits' life cycle includes specification, foundry/clean room fabrication, packaging, and testing. Vendors across the globe engage in semiconductor IC manufacturing design, fabrication, testing, validation, and integration. This globalized supply chain introduces the involvement of untrusted entities, blurring the lines of IC assurance and trust to the forefront. The emergence of malicious hardware design alterations, whether integrated during chip design, fabrication, or packaging, poses a significant threat. Supply chain hardware attacks include hardware Trojans, fault injections, physical tampering, side-channel analysis, and their potential negative impact on system reliability and operability. Additionally, these attacks can lead to the possible stealing/leaking of secret information, destroying operational deployment. Our research in this area aims to propose new security approaches to countermeasures against such attacks, as the current approach relies on trust in the design house or foundry. We explore novel "Zero Trust" strategies throughout the design and fabrication process to confront the menace of hardware attacks targeting COTS components, PCB designs, FPGA/ASICs, microprocessors, and SRAM Memory devices.

-  Heterogeneous System Integration and Advanced Packaging Security 

Chip design and integration are essential for Heterogeneous System Integration (HSI). For example, AI applications utilize Heterogeneous 2.5-D and 3-D system integration to develop efficient and low-power computing and memory technology design. System integration fosters enhanced compaction in interconnect length, reducing delays and power consumption. This innovation further facilitates stacking multiple planes, dedicating them to specific functions such as digital/imaging signal processing, memory, interconnection, and communication applications. Our research focuses on Secure, Trusted, and Assured Heterogeneous System Integration and Packaging. This includes novel AI-assisted design approaches, lightweight and low-power hardware security measures, and authentication primitives to ensure trust in HSI. We analyze the impact of diverse physical attacks, such as hardware Trojans, fault injections, and physical tampering, and propose innovative techniques like lightweight PUFs, design obfuscation, and side channel resistant Designs to counter such hardware security threats, thereby bolstering the reliability and assurance of system-in-package components.

-  Hardware Side Channel Analysis and Security Countermeasures

Semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) are vulnerable to both invasive and non-invasive hardware attacks, including laser/optical probing, fault injection, and electromagnetic side-channel (EM) attacks. Our research interests explore an ML-assisted approach for the identification and mitigation of hardware vulnerabilities utilized by EM side-channel leakage attacks. EM-side channel emissions constitute a significant avenue for data leakage, jeopardizing the security of hardware devices. These emissions manifest in forms such as electromagnetic (EM), power, or thermal signals and can be exploited by attackers to extract secure and private information from hardware devices. Current research shows that existing ML approaches rely heavily on static techniques to localize side channel leakage and require assistance to detect complex patterns caused by side channel leakage attacks. Furthermore, these approaches need more resilience against adversarial ML attacks. We focus on designing hardware with robust countermeasures against EM side-channel attacks to mitigate such hardware security challenges. To overcome these shortcomings, we propose developing a robust ML-assisted security framework for enhanced data feature extraction and attention-based fusion modeling. This framework is poised to fortify hardware security and trust against physical side-channel attacks, explicitly targeting secret keys and hardware-based identification leakage.

Selected Journal Publications (2018-2024)

1. Khaled Saleh, Fathi Amsaad, Dirar Darweesh, Omar Darwish, “Software and Hardware based Obfuscation and Deobfuscation Techniques for Secure and Trusted System: A Comprehensive Study,” (TECHRxiv, https://www.techrxiv.org/ IEEE Archive), 2024.
2. Ashutosh Ghimire, Mohammed Alkurdi, Fathi Amsaad, Md Tauhidur Rahman, and Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, “AI-enabled Hardware Trojan Detection for Secure and Trusted Context-Aware Embedded Systems,” (IEEE TECHRxiv, https://www.techrxiv.org), 2024.
3. Niveshitha Niveshitha, Fathi Amsaad Ahmed Sherif, and Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, “AI-assisted Distributed Cloud Services Framework for Enhanced Safety in Urban Smart Cities Environment,” (IEEE TECHRxiv: https://www.techrxiv.org/ IEEE Archive), 2024.
4. Vishnu Baligodugula, Fathi Amsaad, Vincent Schmidt, and Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, “Unsupervised-based Distributed Machine Learning for Efficient Data Clustering and Prediction, TECHRxiv (https://www.techrxiv.org/ IEEE Archive), 2024.
5. Bharath Konatham, Tabassum Simra, Fathi Amsaad, Mohamed I. Ibrahem, and Noor Zaman, “A Secure Hybrid Deep Learning Technique for Anomaly Detection in IIoT Edge Computing,” TECHRxiv (https://www.techrxiv.org/ IEEE Archive),  2024.
6. Ashutosh Ghimire, Tanvir Hossain, Fathi Amsaad,  Tamzidul Hoque, and Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, “An ML-driven Approach for Localization and Enhanced Reverse Engineering of Golden-Free Signature Malicious Hardware Trojans,” TECHRxiv (https://www.techrxiv.org/ IEEE Archive), 2024.
7. Brian Hildebrand, Ashutosh Ghimire, Fathi Amsaad, A. Razaque and S. P. Mohanty, "Quantum communication networks: design, reliability, and security," in IEEE Potentials, 2023. doi: 10.1109/MPOT.2023.3322015. Keywords: {Qubit; Quantum entanglement; Quantum computing; Computers; Routing; Quantum circuit; Quantum networks}. Paper Link: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10288526]
8. Brian Hildebrand, Mohamed Baza, Tara Salman, Simra Tabassum, Bharath Konatham, Fat hi Amsaad, Abdul Razaque, “A comprehensive review on blockchains for Internet of Vehicles: Challenges and directions,” in Computer Science Review, 2023. (Q1 Elsevier journal, IF = 12.9). Keywords: {Blockchain, Federated learning, Vehicular networks, Internet of Vehicles (IoV), Autonomous vehicles security and privacy, Smart contracts}. Paper link: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S157401372300014X]
9. S. Al-Eidi, F. Amsaad, O. Darwish, Y. Tashtoush, A. Alqahtani and Niveshitha Niveshitha, "Comparative Analysis Study for Air Quality Prediction in Smart Cities Using Regression Techniques," in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 115140-115149, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3323447. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 3.9). Paper link:[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10274948].  
10. Niraj Prasad Bhatta, Harshdeep Singh, Fathi Amsaad et al., "Analyzing Aging Effects on SRAM PUFs: Implications for Security and Reliability," (Preprint), 2023. Link: [https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3341376/v1]. Submitted to Journal of Hardware and System Security (Springer Nature), Special Issue: Trustworthy Microelectronics. (Under revision).
11. Harshdeep Singh, Niraj Prasad Bhatta, Md Tauhidur Rahman, and Fathi Amsaad, " Accelerated Aging Effects on SRAM PUF reliability at various Temperature and Voltage conditions," (Preprint). Paper Link: [https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3290189/v1]. Submitted to Journal of Hardware and System Security (Springer Nature), Special Issue: Trustworthy Microelectronics. (Under revision).
12. Abdul Razaque,  Fathi Amsaad,  Musbah Abdulgader, Bandar Alotaibi, Fawaz Alsolami, Duisen Gulsezim, Saraju P. Mohanty, and Salim Hariri, "A Mobility-Aware Human-Centric Cyber–Physical System for Efficient and Secure Smart Healthcare," in IEEE Internet of Things  Journal, 2022. (Q1 IEEE Journal, five years Impact Factor (IF) = 11.043)
13. Abdul Razaque, Bandar Alotaibi, Munif Alotaibi, Fathi Amsaad, Ansagan Manasov, Salim Hariri, Banu B. Yergaliyeva, and Aziz Alotaibi "Blockchain-Enabled Deep Recurrent Neural Network Model for Clickbait Detection," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 3144-3163, 2022. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF= 3.9).
14. Abdul Razaque, Yaser Jararweh, Aziz Alotaibi, Fathi Amsaad, Bandar Alotaibi, Munif  Alotaibi, “A blockchain-enabled framework for securing connected consumer electronics against wireless attacks,” Journal of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2002, (Q1 Elsevier Journal, 4.199 Impact Factor).
15. Fathi Amsaad and S. K¨ose, “Enhancing the Performance of Lightweight Configurable PUF for Robust IoT Hardware-Assisted Security,” in IEEE Access, 2021. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 3.9). 
16. Fathi Amsaad and S. K¨ose “A Secure Lightweight Hardware-assisted Charging Coordination Authentication Framework for Trusted Smart Grid Energy Storage Units”, Springer Nature Computer Science, 2021. (Q1 Springer Nature Journal, IF = 1.9) 
17. Fathi Amsaad and S. K¨ose, “A Secure Hardware-Assisted AMI Authentication Scheme for Smart Cities,” in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 106-112, 1 July 2021. (Q1 IEEE Journal Magazine, IF = 4.135). 
18. A. A. Shafee, M. M. Fouda, M. M. E. A. Mahmoud, A. J. Aljohani, W. Alasmary and F. Amsaad, "Detection of Lying Electrical Vehicles in Charging Coordination Using Deep Learning," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 179400-179414, 2020. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 3.9).
19. A. Razaque, F. Amsaad, S. Hariri, M. Almasri, S. S. Rizvi and M. B. H. Frej, "Enhanced Grey Risk Assessment Model for Support of Cloud Service Provider," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 80812-80826, 2020. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 3.9).
20. Abdul Razaque, Fathi Amsaad, Meer Jaro Khan, Salim Hariri, Shujing Chen, Chen Siting, "Survey: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Attacks and Solutions in the Medical Domain," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 168774-168797, 2019. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 3.9).
21. F. Amsaad, M. Niamat, A. Dawoud, and S. Köse, ''Reliable Delay based Algorithm to Boost PUF Security against Modeling Attacks,'' Information, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 1 -- 15, September 2018. (Q2 Journal, IF = 3.1).
22. M. Azhar, F. Amsaad, and S. Köse, ''Duty Cycle-based Controlled Physical Unclonable Function,'' IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp. 1647-1658,  September 2018. (Q1 IEEE Journal, IF = 2.8).

Selected Conference Publications (2018-2024)

1. B. R. Konatham, T. Simra, A. Ghimire, F. Amsaad, M. I. Ibrahem and N. Z. Jhanjhi, "ML-assisted Security for Anomaly Detection in Industrial IoT (IIoT) Applications," 2023 Second International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon), Singapore, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1120-1127.
2. N. P. Bhatta, F. Amsaad, H. Singh, A. Sherif and K. Hopkinson, "Enhancing Hardware Security: An Analysis of SRAM-PUFs," NAECON 2023 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, USA, 2023, pp. 174-180.
3. A. Ghimire, F. Amsaad, T. Hossain, T. Hoque and A. Sherif, "FPGA Hardware Trojan Detection: Golden-Free Machine Learning Approach," NAECON 2023 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, USA, 2023, pp. 181-186.
4. H. Singh, N. P. Bhatta, K. M. T. Jawad, H. Singh, F. Amsaad, and K. Hopkinson, "ML-Assisted Security for the Detection of DDoS Attacks in Connected IIoT Environment: Implementation and Comparative Analysis," NAECON 2023 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, USA, 2023, pp. 59-66.
5. H. Singh, N. P. Bhatta, K. M. Tawsik Jawad, A. Ghimire, M. T. Rahman, and F. Amsaad, "Evaluating the Robustness of SRAM Physical Unclonable Functions: Empirical Investigations," 2023 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), Huntsville, AL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-7.
6. N. P. Bhatta, H. Singh, A. Ghimire, M. T. Rahman and F. Amsaad, "Aging of SRAM PUFs: Mitigation and Advancements Through Machine Learning Techniques," 2023 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), Huntsville, AL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6.
7. A. Ghimire, H. Singh, N. P. Bhatta, and F. Amsaad, "Potential of Unsupervised Deep Learning for Detection of EM Side-Channel Attacks," 2023 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), Huntsville, AL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6.
8. A. Ghimire, A. A. Hossain, N. P. Bhatta and F. Amsaad, "Identification and Localization of Quantum Electromagnetic Fields of Hardware Trojan Attacks Using QDM-Based Unsupervised Deep Learning," 2023 IEEE Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), Huntsville, AL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-7.
9. A. Ghimire, A. N. Asiri, B. Hildebrand, and F. Amsaad, "Implementation of Secure and Privacy-aware AI Hardware using Distributed Federated Learning," 2023 IEEE 16th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS), Denton, TX, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6.
10. A. Ghimire, Mohammed Alkurdi, and F. Amsaad, “Enhancing Hardware Trojan Security through Reference-Free Clustering using Representatives,” 37th International Conference of VLSI Design and 23rd International Conference of Embedded System Design (VLSID 2024), Kolkata, India, 6-10 January 2024.
11. Harshdeep Singh, Vishnu Vardhan Baligodugula, and F. Amsaad, “Shrew Distributed Denial-ofService (DDoS) Attack in IoT Applications: A Survey,” 6TH IFIP INTERNATIONAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) CONFERENCE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX, TEXAS, US, 2-3 NOVEMBER 2023.
12. Ashutosh Ghimire, Vishnu Vardhan Baligodugula, and F. Amsaad, “Power Analysis SideChannel Attacks on Same and Cross-Device Settings: A Survey of Machine Learning Techniques,” 6TH IFIP INTERNATIONAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) CONFERENCE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX, TEXAS, US, 2-3 NOVEMBER 2023.
13. Niraj Prasad Bhatta, Ashutosh Ghimire, Al Amin Hossain, and F. Amsaad, “Comprehensive Survey of Machine Learning Techniques for Detecting and Preventing Network Layer DoS Attacks,” 6TH IFIP INTERNATIONAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) CONFERENCE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX, TEXAS, US, 2-3 NOVEMBER 2023
14. F. Amsaad and S. Köse, "A Lightweight Hardware-based Authentication for Secure Smart Grid Energy Storage Units," 2021 IEEE 7th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), New Orleans, LA, USA, 2021, pp. 443-448.
15. F. Amsaad, A. Razaque, M. Baza, S. Kose, S. Bhatia and G. Srivastava, "An Efficient and Reliable Lightweight PUF for IoT-based Applications," 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-6. 
16. D. Halder, F. Amsaad, N. Fourty and B. Hildebrand, "A Low-Power IoT-enabled Smart Monitoring System for Efficient Product Delivery," 2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Lansing, MI, USA, 2021, pp. 692-695. 
17. A. Shafee, M. Nabil, M. Mahmoud, W. Alasmary and F. Amsaad, "Detection of Denial of Charge (DoC) Attacks in Smart Grid Using Convolutional Neural Networks," 2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2021. 
18. M. Baza, R. Amer, F. Amsaad, M. Mahmoud and W. Alasmary, "Efficient Privacy-preserving Charging Coordination with Linkability-resistance in the Smart Grid," 2021 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), Madrid, Spain, 2021, pp. 1-5. 
19. Ibrahim Yilmaz, Mohamed Baza, Ramy Amer, Amar Rasheed, F. Amsaad, and Rasha Morsi “On the Assessment of Robustness of Telemedicine Applications against Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks,” 2021 International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems: Advances and Trends in Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence Practices (IEA/AIE 2021), July 26 – July 29, 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
20. F. Amsaad and S. Köse, "A Trusted Authentication Scheme for IoT-based Smart Grid Applications," 2020 IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), New Orleans, LA, USA, 2020. 
21. F. Amsaad, A. Sherif, D. Halder, and M. Mahmoud “An Efficient and privacy aware hardware-based authentication scheme for AMI network,” Proc. of IEEE SoutheastCon'20, Raleigh, NC, 2020.    
22. F. Amsaad, A. Sherif, A. Dawoud, M. Niamat and S. Kose, "A Novel FPGA-based LFSR PUF Design for IoT and Smart Applications," NAECON 2018 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, USA, 2018. 

Dr. Amsaad is committed to cybersecurity research, education, and future workforce development. He serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) of three federally funded projects (one AFRL project and two NSA projects). Additionally, he leads or co-leads two other workforce development projects funded by Intel Corporation. In addition to his strong commitment to workforce development, Dr. Amsaad is keen on advancing knowledge and contributing to cutting-edge research at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of cybersecurity and trusted and assured microelectronics.

Throughout his tenure at Wright State, Dr. Amsaad has actively administered, participated in, or received collaborative research initiatives/grants leading to a cumulative funding over $30 Millions, including contributions from various partners alongside Wright State University. His research/educational activities received funding from both government agencies and industry including AFRL/AFOSR, DoD, NSF, NSA, SOCHE (Southwestern Ohio Council for Hihger Education), Intel Corporation, and Infoscitex Corporation (IST). 

1. He serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Assured and Trusted Digital Microelectronics Ecosystem (ADMETE/ADMETE Minor), a $29.75 million grant, led by Wright State University. This 4-years grant (2020 - 2024) is generously supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) within the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB): Sensors Directorate/Trusted Systems Branch. The ADMETE efforts mainly focus on ensuring an assured and trusted in microelectronics and Air Force and military applications. It aims to build an ecosystem between multiple academic institutions, the Air Force, and industry needed to prepare a skilled workforce and researchers capable of effectively navigating the cybersecurity challenges related to trusted and assured microelectronics. ADMETE team comprises Wright State University, the University of Akron, Youngstown State University, Ohio University, the University of Toledo, and Lorain County Community College. As the program expands, the University of Dayton has joined this great effort in 2023, and we anticipate the inclusion of other academic institutions to further strengthen its reach and impact. 
2. He leads, the Principal investigator (PI), the National Pathway to Success (NPS) grant, a two-year (June 2023 - June 2025) STEM Cybersecurity educational grant ($704K) awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program within the National Security Agency (NSA). The grant has the potential for an additional year of extension ($332K), increasing the total funding to ($1.036 million) over a three-year period, until June 2026. This initiative represents a collaborative cybersecurity consortium aimed at preparing, training, and retaining skilled professionals to meet the demands of emerging Cybersecurity domains. NPS aims to equip students with cybersecurity skills essential for defending against cyber threats targeting various sectors. Through a consortium of seven four-year institutions and six community colleges, the program will offer education and training in areas such as network security, information assurance, hardware security, assurance, and trust, and AI-enabled cybersecurity. Targeting groups like community college students and underrepresented demographics, the program will provide workshops, competitions, and online classes to enhance cybersecurity education nationwide. In addition to workshops and seminars, the program offers cyber competitions and interactive sessions, student-led panels, and informative speeches by government agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD), National Security Agency (NSA), Air Force (AF), and industry partners. These initiatives aim to foster interest in cybersecurity and support the seamless transition of community college students into four-year baccalaureate degree programs, helping to bridge the gap between academia and industry while enhancing career pathways with the Department of Defense (DoD).
3. He is the WSU PI of an NSA-NCAE workforce development grant led by the Center for Cybersecurity at University of Purdue Northwest Cybersecurity Center for Cybersecurity (PNW), an NSA/DHS Designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber-Defense Education. Leveraging his expertise, Dr. Amsaad contributes to this workforce development project by building new workforce development and training curriculum in the area of AI semiconductor microelectronics security and trust.
4. Dr. Amsaad is part of two other workforce development projects funded by (Intel) Corporation. He serves as the WSU Principal investigators (PI) of a 3-year (2023-2025) intel grant in collaboration between Intel, Central State University (CSU), and WSU. This project, Central State University Semiconductor Education and Research Program (CSU SERP), is funded by Intel Corporation and focuses on supporting semiconductor curriculum development, training, and research efforts. Particularly, this endeavor caters to High Schools, Community Colleges, HBCUs/HSIs, minorities, women, Native Americans, and other underrepresented groups in Ohio and the US.
5. He is a Co-Principal investigator (Co-PI) on another 3-year Intel funded grant, the Ohio-Southwest Alliance on Semiconductors and Integrated Scalable-Manufacturing (OASiS), led by the University of Cincinnati.
6. At the undergraduate research level, Dr. Amsaad leads an Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) National Science Foundation (NSF) project as the Principal Investigator (PI), namely: Training Research for Undergraduate Students in Secure and Trusted Systems (WSU/TRUST). TRUST is​​​​ a ($367K) NSF undergraduate research award with approximately ($166K) awarded to Wright State University (WSU) for establishing a collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. It is a collaborative effort led by Wright State University (WSU) in partnership with the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the University of Kansas Center for Research (UKCR) to establish a collaborative REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) site jointly hosted at WSU and AFIT. This REU program aims to engage undergraduate students in research projects related to secure microelectronic applications over a three-year period during the summer (2025 - 2027). The focus of the research projects will be on addressing cybersecurity challenges in areas such as IoT, AI security, side-channel attacks, and hardware-based authentication. This competitive award, granted by the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, receives joint support from the Division of Undergraduate Education within the NSF Directorate for STEM Education, as well as the Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE) program within the U.S. Department of Defense/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (DoD/AFOSR)
7. He serves as the Principal investigator (PI) of a seconed NSF project in collaboration with the NSF IUCRC Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (NSF CHEST) for a collaborative cutting edge research in the area of ML-assisted techniques for the detection and localization of run-time IC hardware Trojan modification attacks.
8.  He leads a collaborative research project with the AFRL in conjunction with Infoscitex Corporation (IST), a prominent provider of technology services to the Defense and Intelligence communities,  that supports cutting-edge research at Wright State University focused on Trustworthy AI.
9. The research activities at the SMART lab are also supported by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) through the Defense Associated Graduate Student Innovators (DAGSI). This support funds machine learning research projects related to Embedded AI, TinyML for Information Fusion of Space Data, and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.
10. He is one of the 2023 U.S. Department of the Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (2023 SFFP Awardees) sponsored by the AFRL/AFOSR.
11. He received a competitive internal funding award, the 2022 Summer Research Awards (SRA).
12. He received the 2022 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fellowships (FRF)
13. He received the 2020 Culture of Research Excellence (CoRE) Grant Writing Program.
14. He received the Faculty First Research Award (FFRA) from the Game Above Capital Organization. 
15. He received more than $100K as Seed/Startup Funding through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).
16. He received $150K in start-up funding during his time as an assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

• He is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Presidential Award for Excellence (Faculty Excellence/Early Career Achievement) award that acknowledges junior faculty excelling in teaching, scholarship, and service within their first four years. 
• He is nominated for the 2023-2024 President Advisor of the Year Award, Wright State University, 2024
• He is an active IEEE Senior and ACM member. 
• He serves as the advisor for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Student Organization at Wright State University.
• He is the advisor of the Nepalese Student Association (NSA-WSU) at Wright State University.
• He is a member of Sigma Xi , a membership that connects you to thousands of research scientists and engineers worldwide, spanning disciplines, nations, and generations.
• His multifaceted roles encompass those of Organizer, Program Chair, Technical Program Committee Member, Section Editror, Guest Editor, and Reviewer Board Member for various international conferences and journals.
• He served as the Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Information Security and Applied Computing at Eastern Michigan University (EMU).
• He served on multiple committees at the department, college, and university levels during his time as an assistant professor at EMU and WSU.
• He is one of the recipients of the 2023 U.S. Department of the Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (2023 SFFP Awardee), funded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), 2023. Link.
• One of the recipients of the GameAbove Faculty First Awards, Eastern Michigan University (University Level Award), 2020. Link
• Received the IEEE Best Graduate Student Award, IEEE region 4 and College of Engineering, University of Toledo, OH, May 2016.
• Received an NSF Travel Grant Award to attend the third workshop on Security and Privacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, August 2018.
• Nominated for Best Dissertation Award, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA, Dec. 2017.
• Received Advising Appreciations Award, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission at US, 2016.

- Section Editor

• Computing & AI Connect Journal
• Link

- Topical Advisory Panel and Reviewer Board Member (2019 – Now)

• Electronics Journal: (Q2 Journal, IF = 2.9)
  • Link

- Guest Editor

• Special Session Title: Hardware Intrinsic Security for Trusted Electronic Systems
  • Link
• Special Session Title: Secure and Privacy-Preserving Smart Healthcare
  • Link
• Special Session Title: Big Data Privacy-Preservation
  • Link
• Special Session Title: Application of Machine Learning in Big Data
  • Link

- Speaker/Organizer of Conference Sessions

• IEEE International Conference on PHYSICAL ASSURANCE and INSPECTION of ELECTRONICS (PAINE)

  • Program Committee Link
  • Invited Speaker (PAINE 2023) Link

• IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON)

  • Organizing Committe Memeber, the 76th IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON 2024) Link
  • Member of the 2024 IEEE NAECON Conference Planning Committee
  • Poster and Paper Competition Co-chair of the 2024 IEEE NAECON Conference

• IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI 2024)

  • Chair and Organizer of a Special Session on Assured and Trusted Semiconductor Microelectronics Integrated Circuits (ICs) Link

• International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (IEEE-iSES, formerly IEEE-iNIS)

  • 2020 Track Chair (Hardware/Software for Vehicular Intelligent Systems (VIS)) Link
  • 2021 Track Chair (Hardware/Software for Vehicular Intelligent Systems (VIS)) Link

• Delivered a talk at the DEPARTMENT SPEAKER SERIES, Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, entitled: Hardware-oriented Security for Trusted Microelectronic, Friday, October 28, Fall 2022, Noon to 1 pm Link

• Guest Speaker: Delivered a talk at the Engineering Graduate Research Seminar Series, Saint Louis University, entitled: Hardware Intrinsic Security for Trusted Electronic Systems, Spring 2022 Link

• Guest Speaker: Invited to deliver a research seminar in recent hardware security research, the University of Toledo, OH, Spring 2020 and Spring 2022 Link

• Guest Speaker: Invited to deliver a talk in ICIoT-2019, International Conference on Internet of Things, March 11-15, 2019, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Link