Majid Zolfaghari
PhD Candidate in Computer Eng.
  • Name: Majid Zolfaghari

  • Job: Researcher & Instructor

  • YoB: 1994

  • Email: m.zolfaghari [AT] sharif [DOT] edu

About Me

I am a Ph.D. Candidate and Instructor at Computer Engineering Department of Sharif University of Technology (SUT). Before starting Ph.D. at DNSL, I was working on Software Vulnerability at S4Lab as an M.Sc. student. I am currently working on Big Data Privacy (specifically focusing on Differential Privacy) as a research visitor at Computer Science Laboratory of Ecole Polytechnique (LIX).

Education

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2018 – Present
Ph.D. candidate in Computer Engineering

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2016 – 2018
M.Sc. in IT Engineering

Semnan University, Semnan, Iran, 2012 – 2016
B.Sc. in IT Engineering

Shahid Beheshti Middle & High School (NODET), Semnan, Iran, 2005 – 2012
Diploma in Mathematics & Physics

Honors & Awards

Recognized as a Scientific Talent by the National Elites Foundation, Iran, 2018.

Qualified to direct admission for Ph.D. program in Computer Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, 2018.

Achieved 1st Rank among M.Sc. students of IT Engineering major, Sharif University of Technology, 2018.

Achieved 5th Place in Nationwide University Entrance Exam for M.Sc. Program in IT Engineering (among More Than 20000 Competitors), Iran, 2016.

Achieved 1st Rank among B.Sc. students of IT Engineering major, Semnan University, 2016.

Achieved 14th Rank in the Final Stage in National Computer Engineering Olympiad, 2016.

Honored as the Best Teacher Assistant in Computer Engineering major, according to the student evaluation, Semnan University, 2014.

Publications

Inferring API Correct Usage Rules: A Tree-based Approach, M. Zolfaghari, S. Salimi, M. Kharrazi, International ISC Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ISCISC), 2019. [Download]

Instructing Experiences

Advanced Network Security, Sharif University of Technology, Spring 2021.

Data & Network Security, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2020.

Operating Systems, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2019.

Computer Workshop, Sharif University of Technology, Summer 2018 & Spring 2020.

Teaching Assistant Experiences

Advanced Operating Systems, Sharif University of Technology, Spring 2020.

Operating Systems, Sharif University of Technology, Spring 2019.

Data and Network Security, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2017 & Spring 2019.

Database Security, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2017 & Fall 2018.

Theory of Cryptography, Sharif University of Technology, Spring 2018.

Advanced Network Security, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2018.

Fundamentals of Programming, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2017 & Spring 2018.

Database Design, Semnan University, Spring 2016.

Operating Systems, Semnan University, Spring 2015 & Fall 2015.

Multimedia Systems, Semnan University, Fall 2015.

Data Structures, Semnan University, Fall 2015.

Network Laboratory, Semnan University, Fall 2015.

Fortran Programming, Semnan University, Fall 2013 & Fall 2014.

Contact Informations

  • Address: Room 502, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Phone: (98) (21) 6616 6667
  • Skype: majidz94
  • E-mail: m.zolfaghari [AT] sharif [DOT] edu
  • zolfaghari [AT] lix.polytechnique [DOT] fr

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