At Illinois Tech, Mr. Puya Pakshad conducts research in the field of vulnerability/malware detection. With a solid educational foundation from his PhD studies in Information Technology, he leverages analytical skills to address complex security challenges. Dr. Marwan Omar serves as a full time faculty member of computer science and IT at Nawroz university, Duhok, Iraq. Omar is recognized for his information security expertise and knowledge and holds a security + certification from Comptia. Research interests are: cyber security, mobile security, open source software, and cloud computing.