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Dr. Mohammed Tawfik

Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity & Cloud Computing

Ajloun National University, Jordan

Researcher in federated learning, KAN architectures, explainable AI, and IoT security. Author of 55+ peer-reviewed publications in SCI & Scopus-indexed venues. Active reviewer with 365+ completed reviews across 36+ journals.

55+
Publications
365+
Peer Reviews
36+
Journals
Dr. Mohammed Tawfik

Research Interests

Federated LearningKAN ArchitecturesIntrusion DetectionIoT / IoMT SecurityExplainable AISpeech Emotion RecognitionLLMs for CybersecurityBlockchain & Smart ContractsDifferential PrivacyHealthcare AI

Publications

55+ peer-reviewed publications · Google Scholar · ORCID (50 works listed)

All Journals Conferences & Chapters
FedMamba-IoMT: Federated State Space Models with Differential Privacy and Byzantine Resilience for Privacy-Preserving Intrusion Detection in the Internet of Medical ThingsNEW
HIFN-Transformer: Learnable Information-Theoretic Parameters for Interpretable Deep ClassificationNEW
IEEE Access · 2026 · doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3719211
DAMSE: A Dialect-Aware Multi-Strategy Ensemble Framework for Arabic Vishing Detection with Zero-Shot LearningNEW
PeerJ Computer Science · 2026 · doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.3985
Federated Learning-Based Cervical Cancer Classification Using a Novel Hybrid KAN-ViT-Autoencoder ArchitectureNEW
Neural Computing and Applications · 2026 · doi:10.1007/s00521-026-12311-9
SFB-KAN: Federated B-Spline KAN for In-Vehicle Intrusion Detection
Neural Computing and Applications · In Press
EKT-XAI: Efficient KAN Transformer for Lightweight Smishing Detection
Accepted
Optimizing Bitcoin Trading with Deep RL and Recurrent Neural Networks
Accepted
MambaResp-KAN: State Space Model with KAN for Respiratory Disease Classification
IJIGSP · 2026
KANWhisper: Learnable Activation Functions for Arabic ASR
Scientific Reports · 2026
MultiScaleKANNet: Hybrid CNN-KAN-Transformer for Bone-Loss Risk Stratification
Scientific Reports · 2026
FedEmoNet: Privacy-Preserving FL with TCN-Transformer for Cross-Corpus SER
PLOS ONE · 2026
Explainable Multi-Objective Evacuation Optimization: Fractional-Order EvoMapX
Fractal and Fractional · 2026
Privacy-Preserving Cloud Storage with Hybrid Encryption & Blockchain
Scientific Reports · 2026
Cross-Attention Transformer for Respiratory Disease Classification
SOIC · 2026
MSDA-GDS: Federated XAI for CAN Bus IDS in IoV
SOIC · 2026
Few-Shot Android Malware with Quantum-Enhanced Prototypical Learning
Scientific Reports · 2026
Symmetry-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization for Healthcare
Symmetry · 2026
Dynamic Fog Node Placement with Pufferfish Optimization for IoT
Scientific Reports · 2026
Fractional Tchebichef-ResNet-SE for IoT Intrusion Detection
Fractal and Fractional · 2026
UAV-Based Traffic Monitoring: Review of DL and Edge Computing
BEEI · 2026
Ensemble Neural Networks for Hydraulic Structures Stability
Scientific Reports · 2026
Cross-Attention Feature Fusion for Zero-Day Malware Detection
SOIC · 2026
Attention-Guided GNN for Software Defect Prediction
SOIC · 2026
Securing IoT Systems Using AI-Driven Approaches
SOIC · 2025
High-Dimensional Feature Selection with Modified Energy Valley Optimizer
SOIC · 2025
E-RespiNet: LLM-ELECTRA Triple-Stream CNN for Asthma Classification
PLOS ONE · 2025
Enhanced Binary Secretary Bird Optimization for Feature Selection
SOIC · 2025
HydroNet: Hybrid CNN-Transformer for Water Quality Classification
IJIES · 2025
Quantum-Resistant IoT Authentication via ZKP & Blockchain
SOIC · 2025
Transforming IoT Security through LLMs: Comprehensive Review
SOIC · 2025
Enhancing IoT with Bio-Inspired Intelligence in Fog Computing
SOIC · 2025
Adoption of AI Writing Tools Among Academic Researchers
PLOS ONE · 2025
XF-PhishBERT: Explainable Few-Shot ModernBERT for Phishing
Scientific Reports · 2025
FedMedSecure: Federated Few-Shot Learning with XAI for Healthcare
Scientific Reports · 2025
FedSER-XAI: PSO Multi-Stream Cross-Attention for Federated SER
Scientific Reports · 2025
Fractional Laguerre Polynomial for Gene Expression Feature Selection
Mathematics · 2025
ML/DL for Learning-Related Features in EEG During L2 Acquisition
Cogent Arts & Humanities · 2025
Optimized Intrusion Detection in IoT Using Ensemble Learning
PLOS ONE · 2024
Hybrid Quantum-Classical Architecture with KAN for Water Quality
Under Review
DL-Based Early Detection of Alzheimer's Using MRI
Under Review
The Risks and Weakness Security on the IoT
SSRN · 2020
Optimized Blockchain for Secure IoT Data Management
IEEE ICITEICS · 2024
Epileptic Seizure Monitoring Based on IoT and ML
IEEE INOCON · 2024
Arabic Hate Speech Detection via Transfer Learning with BERT
IEEE SMART GENCON · 2023
Enhancing Epileptic Seizure Detection with AI on EEG
IEEE SMART GENCON · 2023
Accurate and Flexible Arabic Speech Recognition
IEEE GCITC · 2023
Covid-19 Detection from Cough Sound Using DNN
IEEE ICSSIT · 2022
IoT Middleware vs Cyber-Attacks on Smart Homes (SDN & DL)
IEEE ICCMST · 2021
Real-Time Remote Patient Monitoring via IoT
IEEE ICCMST · 2021
COVID-19 Detection via IoT Wearable Bracelet
Springer Chapter · 2023
ML vs Neural Network for Breast Cancer Prediction
Springer Chapter · 2022
Epileptic Seizure Classification Using ML/DL from EEG
Springer Chapter · 2022
DL Web App for COVID-19 Detection from Chest X-Ray
Springer Chapter · 2022
Real-Time Student Engagement Detection via DL
Springer Chapter · 2022
Asthma Detection: Machine and Deep Learning Techniques
Springer Chapter · 2021

GitHub Projects

All (55) Security AI / ML Blockchain Visualization Courses Other

SecureBTChatNEW

End-to-end encrypted Bluetooth chat for Android — no internet, no servers. ECDH P-256 + AES-256-GCM, Arabic/English.

Java★ 1

SentinelLLM — LLM FirewallNEW

Semantic security gateway for LLM traffic: prompt-injection detection (EN/AR), reversible PII redaction, tamper-evident audit trail.

Python★ 1

phishing

Phishing detection and analysis

Python★ 2

sec

Security tools for vulnerability assessment

Python★ 1

ejptv2

eJPTv2 penetration testing resources

Docs

cybersecurity_toolkit-ML

ML-powered cybersecurity toolkit

Python★ 1

ACE-Password-Cracker

Adaptive Cracking Engine with GUI

Python★ 1

Digital-Signature-Firewall

Digital signature-based firewall

Python★ 1

IR-Simulator

Automated incident response simulation

Python★ 1

antivirus_gui

Antivirus with graphical interface

Python★ 1

steganography-Tools

Steganography tools for data hiding

Python★ 1

Secure-File-Encryptor

File encryption utility

Python★ 1

Secure-Cloud-Storage

Client-side encrypted cloud storage

Python★ 1

SecureShare

Encrypted secret sharing platform

Python★ 1

Network-Device-Monitor

Network monitoring with digital signatures

Python★ 1

Network-Automation

Network automation tools

Python★ 1

IoT-Security

IoT security research tools

Python

secure-comm-protocol

Secure communication protocol

HTML★ 1

AI-Detection-Bypass

AI image detection bypass

Python★ 1

Task-Manager-Pro

Advanced task manager

Python★ 1

Digital-Forensics

Digital forensics tools

Docs★ 1

AI-Antivirus

AI-powered antivirus

Docs

ChronoFuseNEW

Clock-skew-robust state-space fusion of asynchronous multi-rate wearable sensor streams (MHEALTH, PAMAP2, WESAD).

Python★ 1

HIFN-Networks

Hybrid Information-Flow Networks for IDS

Python★ 1

HIFN2

HIFN-Transformer v2

Python

FedMamba-IoMT

Federated Mamba for IoMT security

Python

FL-Alzheimers

Privacy-preserving FL for Alzheimer's

Python★ 1

OsteoporosisRisk

ML-based osteoporosis risk prediction

Python★ 1

Heart-Disease

Nested learning for heart disease

Jupyter★ 1

Fraud-Detection

Credit card fraud detection

Jupyter★ 1

DL-Sketch-Cleanup

Sketch cleanup with FCNN

Jupyter★ 1

Consciousness-Computing

Consciousness computing platform

Jupyter★ 1

Qari-OCR

LLM-based Arabic text recognition

Python★ 1

Arabic-Scam-Dataset

ASLC-448 scam call dataset

Python★ 1

Violence-Detection

Real-time violence detection in video

Jupyter★ 1

quantum-zkp

Quantum-resistant zero-knowledge proofs

Python★ 1

Privacy-Cloud-Blockchain

Hybrid encryption + blockchain

Python★ 1

Dream-Cryptography

Novel cryptography

Python

Blockchain-viz

Interactive blockchain visualization

HTML★ 1

Paper2DrawIONEW

Turns a research paper into a publication-quality, fully editable draw.io architecture figure — automatically.

Python★ 3

Data-Structure-Viz

Interactive data structures

HTML★ 1

Crypto-Viz

Caesar, Vigenere, AES, DES visualizer

HTML★ 1

Quantum-Viz

Quantum computing visualization

HTML★ 1

Journal-Metrics

Journal metrics analysis tool

JavaScript★ 1

150 Graduation Project IdeasNEW

150 bachelor-level capstone ideas in cybersecurity & cloud computing, in Arabic — incl. 50 localised to the regional context.

Docs

Intro-Cybersecurity

Course materials

PPT★ 1

Cloud-Security

Cloud computing security course

Docs★ 1

Cloud-Principles

Cloud computing principles

PPT★ 1

Secure-Software-Eng

SSE course PPT

PPT★ 1

Forensics-Lab

Hands-on forensics labs

Docs

masjid-silencerNEW

Flutter Android app that auto-silences the phone inside mosques via geofencing & prayer times. Bilingual UI.

Dart★ 1

CHI660C-Controller

Electrochemical workstation controller

Python★ 2

RuView

WiFi to spatial intelligence

Docs

agenticSeek

Fully local autonomous AI agent

Python★ 1

claw-code

Better harness tools

Docs★ 1

Experience

2024 — Present
Assistant Professor — Cybersecurity & Cloud Computing
Ajloun National University, Jordan
10 cybersecurity courses, 250+ students, hands-on labs for pen testing, forensics, cloud security.
2026
Guest Associate Editor
Frontiers in Blockchain — Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection Using LLMs
2024 — 2025
Principal Investigator — Secure Digital Government Systems
ANU (20,000 JOD budget, 8-person team)
2021 — 2024
Research Supervisor
BAMU University, India
4 graduate students, 6 Q1/Q2 publications, IoT security lab.
2023 — Present
Research Consultant
Eram Research Centre
2019 — 2021
IT & Network Specialist
LiveSalesman
2014 — 2016
IT Support & Network Admin
DIMES Institute

Courses Taught

Ajloun National University, Department of Cyber Security, Faculty of Information Technology · 250+ students annually · 480+ contact hours

🛡
Introduction to Cyber Security
☁
Cloud Computing Security
📡
Internet of Things (IoT) Security
💻
Ethical Hacking
🔒
Cryptography
🛠
Secure Software Engineering
🔎
Cyber Crime
🐧
Secure Infrastructure using Linux
🔍
Digital Forensics Investigation
🔐
Secure Communication Protocols

Education

2019 — 2024
Ph.D. in Information Technology — AI & Cybersecurity
BAMU University, India
2016 — 2018
M.IT — IoT & Networking
BAMU University, India
2010 — 2014
B.Sc. Network Technology & Computer Security
Sana'a University, Yemen

Certifications

CISA
ISACA
2025
eJPTv2
INE Security
2026
CySA+
CompTIA
In Progress

Technical Skills

Programming

PythonJavaC#PHPVB.NETASP.NETSolidity

AI / ML / DL

PyTorchTensorFlowFLKANTransformersXAISPSSRPower BI

Cybersecurity

Pen TestingIDS/IPSFirewallsVPNForensicsCryptography

Cloud & Infra

AWSAzureTCP/IPSDNADLinuxHyperledger

Peer Reviews

365 reviews for 36 journals · ORCID Verified

IEEE Access185
Scientific Reports26
Knowledge-Based Systems24
Eng. App. of AI21
Expert Systems17
Cluster Computing14
J. Info. Sec. & App.14
Internet of Things12
Discover Computing5
Discover IoT5
iScience4
16+ Others38+

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