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Mr Hasan Alkahtani

Position/s:PhD Candidate
School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Phone: +61 8 82012297
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Location: Engineering (451)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

  • 2004-2005: Teaching computer for secondary schools in Saudi Arabia.
  • 2005-2007: Member of Information and Computer Center at teachers college - King Faisal University.
  • 2005-2007: Coordination with Training Center and Community Service at teachers college to give courses in computer science.
  • 2005-2007: Supervising computer labs at teachers college and coordination with companies to provide essential requirements for labs.
  • 2005-2009: Teacher Assistant at teacher college - King Faisal University to teach computer science for undergraduates, head-teachers and teachers of public education.
  • 2010-Now: Lecturer at Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology  - King Faisal University.

Qualifications

  • 2009 : Master of Computer Science ( Major : Computer and Network Security ) -  Wollongong University - Australia.
  • 2005 : Bachelor of Education ( Major : Computer ) - Teachers College - King Saud University - Saudi Arabia.

Honours, awards and grants

  • Second Class Honor form teachers college - King Saud University (2005) - Saudi Arabia.

Key responsibilities

  • Conducting researches and technical reports concerned with computer science, especially in area of information and network security.
  • Improving my self by taking advantages of those who have experience in computer from computer faculty members and professionals at local and international universities.
  • Looking for everything is a new in world of computer , information technology and network security.
  • Attending and sharing in international conferences and workshops are concerned with network and information security, SPAM detection techniques and computer science in general.

Research and consultancy

Research interests

  • Network and Information Security.
  • SPAM Detection Techniques.
  • Communication and the Internet.
  • Information Technology and Risk Management.

Publications

Refereed conference papers

Alkahtani, H.S., Goodwin, R.D., & Gardner-Stephen, P.M., 2011. Email SPAM related issues and methods of controlling used by ISPs in Saudi Arabia. The 12th International Arab Conference on Information Technology, 12(Part 1), 344-351.

Alkahtani, H.S., Gardner-Stephen, P.M., & Goodwin, R.D., 2011. A Taxonomy of email SPAM filters. The 12th International Arab Conference on Information Technology, 12(Part 2), 351-356.

Further information

Currently, I am doing my PhD research about understanding the nature of Arabic SPAM and assessment of current methods to detect SPAM for Arabic Language. This project is undertaken under supervision of Dr. Robert Goodwin as a principle supervisor and Dr. Paul Gardner-Stephen as a Co-supervisor.



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