CV Zeinab Khorshidpour

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Nationality: Iran

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Computer security
Malware detection
Adversarial classification
Spam filtering
Machine learning applications
Game theory
Distance metric learning

EDUCATION:

2011- : Shiraz University

Department of Computer Science and Engineering PhD. Student in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, GPA: 18.63 (Ranked 1^st, without thesis number)

Thesis Title: “A Novel Statistical Approach for Detection of Packed Malwares”

Advisor 1: Dr. Sattar Hashemi, Advisor 2: Dr. Ali Hamzeh

2008-2011: Shiraz University

Department of Computer Science and Engineering M.S. Degree in Computer, Artificial Intelligence, GPA: 19.27 (Ranked 1^st)

Advisor 1: Dr. Sattar Hashemi, Advisor 2: Dr. Ali Hamzeh

Thesis Title: “Distance Learning for Categorical Attributes”

2003-2007: Beheshti University

Department of Computer and Electronic Engineering

B.S. Degree in Computer Science, GPA: 14.07

2002-2003: Al-Zahra Pre-College School (Bandar-Lengeh) GPA: 18.7

1999-2002: Hazrat Zeinab High School (Bandar-Lengeh)

Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, GPA: 19

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2013: Ranked 1^st among PhD. students of department with major field of Artificial Intelligence- Just courses

2011: Ranked 1^st among M.S. students of department with major field of Artificial Intelligence

PUBLICATIONS:

Published Papers:

Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S, Hamzeh A. “Distance learning for categorical attribute based on context information.” 2nd International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE). Vol. 2. IEEE, 2010.

Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S, Hamzeh A. “An Evolvable-Clustering-Based Algorithm to Learn Distance Function for Supervised Environment.”International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI)7.5, 2010.

Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S, Hamzeh A. “An approach to learn categorical distance based on attributes correlation.”19th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE), IEEE, 2011.

Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S, Hamzeh A. “CBDL: Context‐based distance learning for categorical attributes.”International Journal of Intelligent Systems26.11, 1076-1100, 2011.

Eskandari M, Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S. “To Incorporate Sequential Dynamic Features in Malware Detection Engines.”Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (EISIC), European. IEEE, 2012.

Eskandari M, Khorshidpour Z, Hashemi S. “HDM-Analyzer: a hybrid analysis approach based on data mining techniques for malware detection.”Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques9.2, 77-93, 2013.

Technical Reports:

[2009] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Particle Swarm Intelligence”, for M. S. course.

[2010] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Similarity and dissimilarity between nominal attributes”, M.S. Seminar

[2011] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Signature of Clam AV”, APA CERT.

[2011] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Games with Incomplete Information: Bayesian Game”, for Ph.D. course.

[2012] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Artificial Intelligence in Prediction of Secondary Protein Structure “for Ph.D. course.

[2013] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “Proposing an expert system for malware detection “, for Ph.D. course.

[2013] Zeinab Khorshidpour, “An Efficient Game Theoretical Model for Intelligent Malware Detection System”, for Ph.D. course.

EXPERIENCES:

Work Experience:

January 2011-September 2011, Head of Computer technology and IT Department, Bandar-Abbas, Jahad University
July 2010 – Now, APA CERT Center
- 2010-2012, Programmer
- 2012-2013- Technical Assistant
- 2013- Now- Researcher

Workshops:

Malware Detection and analysis Methods, APA-CERT, International Security and cryptology Conference, Mashhad, Iran.
Signature Extraction and Evaluation, Governor, Boshehr, Iran.

Teaching Experience:

January 2009- September 2009, Shiraz Azad University

Logic circuits

January 2010 – September 2010, Bandar-Lengeh Azad University

Logic Circuits, Internet theory

September 2010, January 2011, Shiraz Pasargad University

Simulation System

January 2011-September 2011, Bandar-Abbas Azad University

Artificial Intelligence

January 2011-September 2011, Bandar-Abbas Jahad University

Artificial Intelligence, System Modelling, Assembly, Image Processing

January 2011-September 2011, Bandar- Lengeh Azad University

Artificial Intelligence, Discrete System Simulation

January 2012, September 2012, Shiraz University

Flowchart and Programming

September 2013- January 2014, Shiraz Niayesh College

Fuzzy Systems for business management

March 2014- Now, Shiraz Niayesh College
Fuzzy Systems for business
A in Shiraz University

Important Projects and Experiences:

Work on Signature Evaluation Module, Native Antivirus Project
Work on Heuristic Module, based on entropy and machine learning features, Native Antivirus Project
Work on Self Protection Module, SSDT Hooking, Process Termination, Protection from Deletion, Modification and hidden File and Folder, Native Antivirus Project
Collaboration in Stuxnet Anti-Removal, a signature based method.
Collaboration in DUQU Anti-Removal, a signature based method.

MAJOR COURCES IN M.S.

Fuzzy System (17.20/20)
Statistical Pattern Recognition(20/20)
Machine Learning(20/20)
Evolutionary Algorithm(18.30/20)
Advanced Evolutionary(20/20)
Image Processing (18.5/20)
Discrete Signal Processing(19.5/20)
Special Topic in Machine Learning- Reinforcement Learning(18.75/20)

COURCES IN Ph.D

Computer Vision (17.75/20)
Advanced Machine Learning (19.63/20)
Neural Network(19.40/20)
Distributed AI (20/20)
Expert Systems and Knowledge Engineering (18.5/20)
Bio Informatics (16.5/20)

Technical Skills:

C++, Matlab, Java
Working with some data mining tools

LANGUAGES

Persian

Fluent, Native

English

Listening (Fair), Reading (good), speaking (Fair), Writing (good)