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http://www.utdallas.edu/~smk091020Safwan Mahmud Khan
Summary
Expertise skill in programming and problem solving.
Extensive knowledge in Network and Information Securitywith research experience in MS
and Ph.D.
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Achieved 4 positionin ACM ICPC (international programming contest), 2002, Dhaka,
Bangladesh site.
GPA 4.00/4.00in Master of Science in Computer Science.
Have onesubmitted journal paper and fourpublished international conference papers.
2years of software development and unit testing experience in a Software Company,
Mexico.
1.2years of telecom experience in a multinational Telecommunication Service Provider,
Bangladesh.
1.2years of software analysis, design and development experience in a Software Firm,
Bangladesh.
1semester of hands-on experience in a security project of UTA collaborated with a
Software Company, USA.
Education
University of Texas at Dallas Aug 2009Aug 2012 (expected)
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science
Advisor:Kevin Hamlen Co-advisor: Bhavani Thuraisingham
Research area:Secure peer-to-peer systems and security in cloud computing.
University of Texas at Arlington Aug 2006Aug 2008
Master of Science in Computer Science
GPA:
4.00/4.00
Advisor:Matthew Wright
Thesis:The Dynamics of Salsa: A Structured Approach to Large-Scale Anonymity.
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Jul 1999Jul 2005
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Computer Science Class: First Class
& Engineering
Advisor:Rafiqul Islam
Final Project: Frequent pattern generation algorithms and medical image classification
technique in Data Mining.
Academic Experience
University of Texas at Dallas Sep 2009 - PresentResearch Assistant Software Security Lab, Data and Applications Security
Lab at UT Dallas
Secure peer-to-peer systems.
Cloud computing security.
University of Texas at Arlington Apr 2007- Jun 2008Graduate Research AssistantThe Information Security Lab (iSec) at UTA
Part of a NSF-funded network security project Salsa,developing new architectures for
online privacy.
Designed dynamic algorithms for managing a complex system. Then implemented these using
Java and
verified in simulation. Submitted the entire project work for Network Protocols and
Algorithmsjournal.
University of Texas at Arlington Summer 2007
Faculty Associate Collaborated project with Theft-Proof Data company
Worked in a start-up confidential project related to database security.
Installed and prepared the Unix (Solaris) server for the project and administered it.
Designed Self-Certificate Authority and some other security issues for the project.
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Professional Experience
Lever-itJun 2007- May 2009Senior Programmer A software company in Mexico for whom I worked
remotely from Dallas for their Mexican office
DevelopedWeb Version of Discovery, a software and hardware inventory product of the
company (C#,
ASP.NET and some vendor-specific protocols).
Worked on Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and developed SNMP-based software
(C#).
Involved in the product s Linux Versionproject and developed some system level programs
(C, C
Worked on the Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)and developed AMT-based software
(C#).
GrameenPhone (local brand of Telenor, Norway
)
Jun 2005- Aug 2006System Engineer The leading telecommunication service provider in
Bangladesh
Involved in Electronic Recharge System (ERS)team for the prepaid system of the company.
In charge of the real time system s maintenance as well as solving any problems during
transactions.
Involved in the development and coordination process of the ERS system with database
team (Oracle), system
admin team (Unix Servers) and the vendor of the software Bharti Telesoftfrom India.
Developed Live Alarm System through Mobile Phonesfor internal purposes to get the
system alert messages
instantly whenever there is any problem (VB, Shell Script and Oracle).
Developed Online Daily Report of ERSas our team report tool (PHP and Oracle).
RunningXDec 2003 - Feb 2005System Analyst A local software firm in Bangladesh
Involved in the development and testing of the project Shohagh Paribahan Sales System,
First Online Bus
Ticket Systemin Bangladesh for Shohagh Paribahan Pvt Ltd (ASP and MS SQL Server).
Worked in the analysis, design and development of a project Shohagh Paribahan
Accounting Application
Systemfor Shohagh Paribahan Pvt Ltd in Bangladesh (PHP and MS SQL Server).
Worked in a project Library Management Information Systemfor Design & Development
Consultant (DDL), a
private consultant firm in Bangladesh (PHP and MySQL).
Technical Skills
Languages: C/C++/Java/C#/Visual Basic.NET/ASP.NET/OCaml/PHP/HTML/XML/KML/Assembly/Shell
Script
Platforms: DOS/Windows (95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7)/Linux/Unix (Solaris)/MacOS X
DBMS: MySQL/MS SQL Server/Oracle/MS Access
Servers: Windows NT/Sun Servers/Tomcat/Apache/IIS
Some Software Applications:Visual Studio.NET/ Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Project/Adobe
Photoshop/Adobe
Dreamweaver/Adobe Flash/pdf Creator/Zend
Safeguard/Putty/WinTask/Toad/Eclipse/SVN/CA/NetBeans
Significant Projects (exclusive ofProfessional and Academic Experience)
Worked on a self developed project, where I found security holes in MeeboMewidgets and
was able to attack
it automatically (Java, PHP and C#).
Buffer Overflow Attack(C).
Port Scan Detector(C and some UNIX tools).
Instant Messenger(VB.NET).
Web Proxy Server(Java).
Secure Online Bookstore(PHP, MySQL, SSL and other security stuff).
Router Simulation(C/C
Drunk Drive- an online game for SAPVC(ASP.NET, Flash and MS Access).
Student Information System(VB and Oracle).
Oil Transaction System (MS SQL, ASP.NET and C#).Safwan Mahmud Khan
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Selected Courses
Computer Programming/ Data Structures and Algorithms/ Design and Analysis of Algorithms/
Special Topics in
Information Security/ Secure Programming / Discrete Mathematics/ Operating Systems/
Database Systems/
Computer Networks/ Wireless Mobile Networking and Computing/ Advanced Programming
Languages/ Artificial
Intelligence.
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
Scholarship for Excellence in Information Securityby the department of Computer Science
and
Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington.
Certificate of Achievement for 4th Placein the 27th ACM International Collegiate
Programming Contest
(ICPC) 2002, Asia Regional, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Board Merit Scholarshipfor 4 years by Bangladesh Government for excellent results in
the Higher
Secondary Certificate Examination.
Board Merit Scholarshipfor 2 years by Bangladesh Government for excellent results in
the Secondary
School Certificate Examination.
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References
Available upon request.
Last updated: October 2010
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