About
I'm a passionate researcher at heart and an aspiring innovator at mind and logic. I aim to constructively influence lives by pushing the frontiers of technology through passionate, vigorous research and innovation. I am curious to investigate novel applications of computer vision and deep learning in domains of intelligent transportation systems, cybersecurity and internet of things
PhD/MSc Opportunities:
I'm looking for excellent Master's and PhD students to work on exciting projects funded by SDAIA-KFUPM Joint Research Center on Artificial Intelligence and IRC for Intelligent Secure Systems.
Feel free to reach out by email or MSTeams (abduljabbar[dot]siddiqui[at]kfupm[dot]edu[dot]sa)
Research Interests:
- Applied Computer Vision
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- AI/ML for IoT Cybersecurity
- Adversarial Machine Learning
Resume
Education
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2016-2021
University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
NSERCT CREATE TRANSIT Program
MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2013-2015
University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
NSERC DIVA Strategic Network
BSc in Computer Engineering
2008-2012
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, KSA
Professional Experience
Asst. Professor
2022 - Present
Computer Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, KSA
Research Associate
2020 - 2022
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Projects
A list of recent/on-going projects, including ones funded by SDAIA-KFUPM JRC for Artificial Intelligence and IRC for Intelligent Secure Systems
Computer Vision
- Object Detection
- Semantic Segmentation
- Automated Inspection
- Adverarial Patches/Perturbations
Internet of Things (IoT) & Cybersecurity
- Real-Time Computational Offloading
- Real-Time Video Streaming
- Energy-Efficient Criticality-Aware Operations
- Federated Learning over IoT
- Intrusion Detection and Mitigation
- Device Fingerprinting
Cognitive Cities and Intelligent Transportation
- Connected and Automated Vehicles
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
- Vulnerable Road Users Safety
- Traffic Surveillance and Monitoring
- UAV-based Applications