Adeel Malik

Biography

Dr. Adeel Malik joined the Department of Computer Science at Winston-Salem State University in 2025. He brings substantial industry experience in systems and network administration, along with noteworthy research contributions in cybersecurity, establishing him as a respected authority in his field. He demonstrates a genuine passion for student engagement and academic development. Prior to joining Winston-Salem State University, Dr. Malik gained valuable teaching experience at the University of Texas at El Paso and Mercer University, where he developed a strong record of effective instruction and student mentorship across diverse learning environments.

Educational Background

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Texas at El Paso
M.S., Software Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso
B.S., Computing and Information Systems, London Metropolitan University

Research and Project Interests

Cybersecurity
AI and ML
Distributed Systems

Teaching Courses

CSC 1105 Computer Science Colloquium
CSC/CIT 3321 Operating Systems
CSC/CIT 3325 Intro to Information Security
CST 5321 Advanced Operating System
CST 6307 Data Mining
CST 6601 Master's Thesis Research

Publications

Sharmin, Nazia, Malik, Adeel A. Risk-Informed Adaptive Deception Against Network Reconnaissance. ICUMT 2025
Malik, Adeel A., and Deepak K. Tosh. Towards Developing a Scalable Cyber Risk Assessment and Mitigation Framework. SYSCON 2024
Malik, Adeel A., and Deepak K. Tosh. Dynamic Vulnerability Classification for Enhanced Cyber Situational Awareness. 2023 IEEE International Systems Conference (SYSCON)
Malik, Adeel A., and Deepak K. Tosh. Dynamic risk assessment and analysis framework for large-scale cyber-physical systems. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Security and Safety 8.30 (2022)
Malik, Adeel A., and Deepak K. Tosh. Robust cyber-threat and vulnerability information analyzer for dynamic risk assessment. 2021 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom)
Malik, Adeel A., and Deepak K. Tosh. Quantitative risk modeling and analysis for large-scale cyber-physical systems. 2020 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN)
Malik, Adeel A., Deepak K. Tosh, and Uttam Ghosh. Non-intrusive deployment of blockchain in establishing cyber-infrastructure for smart city. 2019 16th Annual IEEE international conference on sensing, communication, and networking (SECON)
Badreddin, Omar, Abel Gomez Rivera, and Adeel Malik. Blockchain fundamentals and development platforms. Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering. 2018.

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