Alvi Ataur Khalil - Teaching and Services

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University

Problem Solving with Computers (CS 201)

Introduction to computational thinking, algorithmic problem solving, and basic programming concepts for solving real-world problems.
Hands-on practice with program design, control structures, data handling, and debugging to build a strong foundation in computer-based problem solving.

Digital Forensics — Undergraduate and Graduate Levels (CS 413 & CS 513)

Study of legal and ethical issues, storage systems, file systems, and forensics tools.
Hands-on experience with network, cloud, and database forensics; admissibility of digital evidence; and counter-forensics reporting.

Instructor, Florida International University

Network Protocols for Internet of Things (CNT 4165)

Study of network protocols specifically tailored for IoT devices and systems.
Covered foundational networking concepts before diving into protocols used in IoT environments such as MQTT, CoAP, and IPv6. Lab-based learning where students configured and tested IoT devices.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida International University

Senior Design Projects (EEL 4920)

A capstone experience for senior students, challenging them to apply their academic knowledge to real-world projects.
Served as a mentor for over 100 projects, guiding students through project planning, design, and implementation phases.

Digital Forensics (EEL 4802)

A capstone experience for senior students, challenging them to apply their academic knowledge to real-world projects.
Served as a mentor for over 100 projects, guiding students through project planning, design, and implementation phases.

Lecturer, Daffodil International University

Artificial Intelligence (CSE 412 & 413)

Comprehensive introduction to artificial intelligence concepts and techniques. Topics included machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and intelligent agents.
Lectures combined with interactive lab sessions to give students hands-on experience. Emphasis on practical applications in AI, encouraging students to solve real-world problems using AI methodologies.

Professional Services

External Services

Conference Chair / Committee Member

Served as the Track Chair for Track 4: Network and Communication Security and Privacy of the IEEE SaTC Conference, focusing on IoT network and communication security, blockchain for IoT, secure IoT protocols, and next-generation IoT security (SaTC 2027).
Leading the panel “Trustworthy AI in Practice: Emerging Threats and Privacy-Preserving Solutions for Illinois Healthcare and High-Stakes Systems” at the 2026 Illinois Innovation Network Conference (IIN 2026).
Served as a member of the Technical Program Committee of the NeurIPS 2026 Workshop on “Secure and Trustworthy Quantum Machine Learning” (SaTQuML).
Served as a member of the Technical Program Committee of the 38th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI 2026).
Served as a member of the Technical Program Committee of the Workshop on “AI-Native Networking–Compute Co-Design for Emerging 6G Applications” at the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC 2027).
Served as a member of the Technical Program Committee of the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (IEEE MASS 2026).
Served as the Co-Chair of the Special Session on “Graph Machine Learning for Complex Systems and Applications” at the International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2026).
Served as the Co-Chair of the Special Session on “Advances in Multimodal AI: Method and Application” at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2026).
Served as the Co-Chair of the Special Session on “Multi-modal Machine Learning in Practice” at the International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2026).
Served as a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the 12th IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS 2025), taking place on June 26–27, 2025, in Zürich, Switzerland.
Served as a member of the Technical Program Committee of the Special Session on Multi-modal Machine Learning in Practice: Algorithms and Applications (MAPLE 2025) at IEEE ICMLA 2025.

Invited Talks

Invited for a seminar talk on Cybersecurity and Blockchain for the Department of Computer Science Seminar Series at Missouri State University, November 2025.

University Service

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Member, Faculty Senate Undergraduate Education Policy Committee (Fall 2026 – Present).
Member, Faculty Senate Elections Committee (Fall 2026 – Present).
AI Undergraduate Studies Committee [Curriculum] (Fall 2026 – Spring 2027).
CS Undergraduate Studies Committee [Curriculum / Assessment / Accreditation] (Fall 2025 – Spring 2027).

Peer-Review Activities

Journals

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) — IF 6.3
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII) — IF 12.3
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J) — IF 10.2
IEEE Transactions on Big Data (TBD) — IF 7.5
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC) — IF 8.9
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) — IF 7.3
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT) — IF 6.8
Elsevier Computers & Security — IF 4.8
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) — IF 6.6

Conferences

IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC)
Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS)
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS)
International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)
IEEE SmartGridComm
IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (MetaCom)
IEEE International Conference on Digital Health (ICDH)
IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)
IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS)
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)
IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS)