Hi, I'm Ahmed Ryan.

I'm a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Alabama, researching software supply chain security and machine learning as a Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Rayhanur Rahman.

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Previously I worked at Cefalo, building secure web-based software solutions for European clients. My interest in security started in 2020 when I competed in a national CTF competition (Top 20 of 234 teams). During a 2022 internship I applied OWASP standards to develop secure web applications, and later did research with the Intelligent Systems and HCI Research Group on AI-driven community smell detection.

Right now I work with malicious packages and machine learning to defend software supply chains against modern threats. This blend of industry, research, and security training lets me bridge theory and practice.

Research Interests

Software Supply Chain Security Malware Analysis & Detection Cyber Threat Intelligence Machine Learning in Security

Background

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from the Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka (CGPA 3.68/4.00). I scored 8.0 overall on the IELTS Academic and am passionate about contributing to both the security research community and open-source software.