Biography
Mohamed Abdelrazek is Associate Professor of Software Engineering and IoT. Mohamed has more than 15 years of software industry, research and teaching experience. Before joining Deakin University in 2015, Mohamed worked as a senior research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology and Swinburne-NICTA software innovation lab (SSIL). Mohamed moved to Australia in 2010 to do his PhD in cloud computing security. Before that, Mohamed was the head of software development department at Microtech, a large software house, managing large-scale products/projects and managing a team of more than 40 people including business analysts, designers, software engineers, and quality assurance engineers. Mohamed has deep experience in designing, developing, integrating, and managing large-scale software systems including military process automation, ERP, and CRM systems.
Mohamed is an active researcher in automated software engineering, cloud computing security, formal methods, high-performance computing, IoT, and data science. He has numerous research articles published in top-ranked international journals and conferences.
Read more on Mohamed's profileKnowledge areas
Cloud Computing
Software Security Assurance
Automated Software Engineering
Data Analytics and Visualization
Projects
Publications
Authoring logically sequenced visual data stories with gravity
Humphrey Obie, Caslon Chua, Iman Avazpour, Mohamed Abdelrazek, John Grundy, Tomasz Bednarz
(2020), Vol. 58, pp. 1-13, Journal of computer languages, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
An end-to-end model-based approach to support big data analytics development
H Khalajzadeh, A Simmons, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, J Hosking, Q He
(2020), Vol. 58, pp. 1-20, Journal of Computer Languages, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Curumsing, N Fernando, M Abdelrazek, R Vasa, K Mouzakis, J Grundy
(2019), Vol. 147, pp. 215-229, Journal of systems and software, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A study of the effects of narration on comprehension and memorability of visualisations
Humphrey Obie, Caslon Chuaa, Iman Avazpour, Mohamed Abdelrazek, John Grundy, Tomasz Bednarz
(2019), Vol. 52, pp. 113-124, Journal of computer languages, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Merging intelligent API responses using a proportional representation approach
T Ohtake, A Cummaudo, M Abdelrazek, R Vasa, J Grundy
(2019), Vol. 11496, pp. 391-406, ICWE 2019 : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web Engineering 2019, Daejeon, South Korea, E1
A framework for authoring logically ordered visual data stories
Humphrey Obie, Caslon Chua, Iman Avazpour, Mohamed Abdelrazek, John Grundy, Tomasz Bednarz
(2019), pp. 1-3, VL/HCC 2019 : Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, Memphis, Tennessee, E1
Footprints of fitness functions in search-based software testing
C Oliveira, Y Li, A Aleti, M Abdelrazek
(2019), pp. 1399-1407, GECCO 2019 : Proceedings of the 2019 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, E1
BiDaML: A suite of visual languages for supporting end-user data analytics
H Khalajzadeh, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, J Hosking, Q He
(2019), pp. 93-97, BigDataCongress 2019 : Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Congress on Big Data, Milan, Italy, E1
Graph-based optimal data caching in edge computing
X Xia, F Chen, Q He, G Cui, P Lai, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, H Jin
(2019), Vol. 11895, pp. 477-493, ICSOC 2019 : Proceedings of the 17th Service-Oriented Computing International Conference, Toulouse, France, E1
Edge user allocation with dynamic quality of service
P Lai, Q He, G Cui, X Xia, M Abdelrazek, F Chen, J Hosking, J Grundy, Y Yang
(2019), Vol. 11895, pp. 86-101, Service-oriented computing : 17th International Conference, ICSOC 2019, Toulouse, France, October 28-31, 2019, Proceedings, Toulouse, France, E1
Losing confidence in quality: unspoken evolution of computer vision services
A Cummaudo, R Vasa, J Grundy, M Abdelrazek, A Cain
(2019), pp. 333-342, ICSME 2019 : Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution, Cleveland, Oh., E1
Supporting diverse challenges of ageing with digital enhanced living solutions
John Grundy, Kon Mouzakis, Rajesh Vasa, Andrew Cain, Maheswaree Curumsing, Mohamed Abdelrazek, Niroshine Fernando
(2018), Vol. 246, pp. 75-90, Telehealth for our ageing society : selected papers from Global Telehealth 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, E1
An ensemble oversampling model for class imbalance problem in software defect prediction
S Huda, K Liu, M Abdelrazek, A Ibrahim, S Alyahya, H Al-Dossari, S Ahmad
(2018), Vol. 6, pp. 24184-24195, IEEE access, Piscataway, N.J., C1
PedaViz: visualising hour-level pedestrian activity
H Obie, C Chua, I Avazpour, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, T Bednarz
(2018), pp. 9-16, VINCI 18 : Proceedings of The 11th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, Vxj, Sweden, E1
Identifying drawbacks in malicious PDF detectors
A Falah, L Pan, M Abdelrazek, R Doss
(2018), Vol. 878, pp. 128-139, FNSS 2018 : Proceedings of the Future Network Systems and Security Conference 2018, Paris, France, E1
A domain-specific modeling approach for testing environment emulation
Jian Liu, John Grundy, Mohamed Abdelrazek, I Avazpour
(2018), Vol. 880, pp. 272-299, Domain-Specific Modeling Approach for Testing Environment Emulation, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Vision: mobile eHealth learning and intervention platform
M Abdelrazek, A Ibrahim, A Cain, J Grundy
(2018), pp. 252-256, MOBILESoft '18 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, Munich, Germany, E1
Vision: improved development of mobile eHealth applications
J Grundy, M Abdelrazek, M Curumsing
(2018), pp. 219-223, MOBILESoft '18 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, Gothenburg, Sweden, E1
Optimal edge user allocation in edge computing with variable sized vector bin packing
P Lai, Q He, M Abdelrazek, F Chen, J Hosking, J Grundy, Y Yang
(2018), Vol. 11236, pp. 230-245, ICSOC 2018 : Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Service Oriented Computing, Hangzhou, China, E1
A Survey of current end-user data analytics tool support
H Khalajzadeh, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, J Hosking, Q He
(2018), pp. 41-48, Big Data Congress 2018 : IEEE World Congress on Services : 7th IEEE International Congress on Big Data, San Francisco, California, E1
Adaptive security for software systems
M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2017), pp. 99-127, Managing trade-offs in adaptable software architectures, Burlington, Mass., B1
Testing environment emulation: a model-driven approach
J Liu, J Grundy, M Abdelrazek, I avazpour
(2017), pp. 112-124, Modelsward 2017 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, Porto, Portugul, E1
Visual representation of penetration testing actions and skills in a technical tree model
A Falah, L Pan, M Abdelrazek
(2017), pp. 1-10, ACSW 2017 : Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Science Week Multiconference, Geelong, Vic., E1
V Pham, X Liu, X Zheng, M Fu, S Deshpande, W Xia, R Zhou, M Abdelrazek
(2017), pp. 285-287, ICSE 2017 : Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Software Engineering, Buenos Aires, Argentina, E1
Technical debt interest assessment: From issues to project
A Martini, S Vajda, V Vasa, A Jones, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, J Bosch
(2017), Vol. Part F129907, pp. 1-6, Proceedings of the XP2017 Scientific Workshops, Cologne, Germany, E1
Visualising Melbourne pedestrian count
H Obie, C Chua, I Avazpour, M Abdelrazek, J Grundy
(2017), pp. 343-344, VL/HCC 2017 : Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, Raleigh, N.C., E1
Methods of distributed processing for combat simulation data generation
L Holden, S Russack, M Abdelrazek, R Vasa, S Pace, K Mouzakis, R Adams
(2017), pp. 564-570, MODSIM 2017 : Proceedings - 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, E1
Ontology-based automated support for goal-use case model analysis
T Nguyen, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2016), Vol. 24, pp. 635-673, Software Quality Journal, C1-1
A domain-specific visual modeling language for testing environment emulation
J Liu, J Grundy, I Avazpour, M Abdelrazek
(2016), pp. 1-9, VL/HCC 2016: Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, Cambridge, United Kingdom, E1
TeeVML : tool support for semi-automatic integration testing environment emulation
J Liu, J Grundy, I Avazpour, M Abdelrazek
(2016), pp. 840-845, ASE'16: Proceedings of the 31st IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Singapore, E1
M Almorsy, J Grundy
(2015), pp. 1-8, SE4HPCS 2015 : Proceedings of the Software Engineering for High Performance Computing in Science 2015 International Workshop, Florence, Italy, E1-1
Rule-based extraction of goal-use case models from text
T Nguyen, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2015), pp. 591-601, ESEC/FSE 2015 : Proceedings of the 10th joint European Software Engineering and Foundations of Software Engineering Conference, Bergamo, Italy, E1-1
Integrating goal-oriented and use case-based requirements engineering: the missing link
T Nguyen, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2015), pp. 328-337, 2015 ACM/IEEE 18th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, MODELS 2015 - Proceedings, Ottawa, Ont., E1-1
Automation of Test Case Generation from Behavior Tree Requirements Models
P Lindsay, S Kromodimoeljo, P Strooper, M Almorsy
(2015), pp. 118-127, ASWEC 2015 : Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, E1-1
Improving tenants' trust in SaaS applications using dynamic security monitors
M Abdelrazek, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2015), pp. 70-79, ICECCS 2015 : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, Gold Coast, Queensland, E1
Adaptive security management in SaaS applications
M Almorsy, A Ibrahim, J Grundy
(2014), pp. 73-102, Security, privacy and trust in cloud systems, Heidelberg, Germany, B1-1
HorusCML: context-aware domain-specific visual languages designer
M Almorsy, J Grundy, U Ruegg
(2014), pp. 133-136, VL/HCC 2014 : Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, Melbourne, Victoria, E1-1
GUITAR: An ontology-based automated requirements analysis tool
T Nguyen, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2014), pp. 315-316, RE 2014 : Proceedings of the 22nd International Requirements Engineering Conference, Karlskrona, Sweden, E1-1
Adaptable, model-driven security engineering for SaaS cloud-based applications
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. 187-224, Automated software engineering, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
SecDSVL: a domain-specific visual language to support enterprise security modelling
M Almorsy, J Grundy
(2014), pp. 152-161, ASWEC 2014 : Proceedings of the 23rd Australian Software Engineering Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, E1-1
Automated software architecture security risk analysis using formalized signatures
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2013), pp. 662-671, ICSE 2013 : Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Software Engineering, San Francisco, Calif., E1-1
A suite of domain-specific visual languages for scientific software application modelling
M Almorsy, J Grundy, R Sadus, W van Straten, D Barnes, O Kaluza
(2013), pp. 91-94, VL/HCC 2013 : Proceedings of the Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing 2013 Symposium, San Jose, USA, E1-1
Supporting automated vulnerability analysis using formalized vulnerability signatures
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), pp. 100-109, 2012 27th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, ASE 2012 - Proceedings, Essen, Germany, E1-1
Supporting automated software re-engineering using re-aspects
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), pp. 230-233, ASE 2012 : Proceedings of the 27th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Essen, Germany, E1-1
Supporting operating system kernel data disambiguation using points-to analysis
A Ibrahim, J Grundy, J Hamlyn-Harris, M Almorsy
(2012), pp. 234-237, ASE 2012 : Proceedings of the 27th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Essen, Germany, E1-1
MDSE@R: model-driven security engineering at runtime
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), Vol. 7672, pp. 279-295, CSS 2012 : Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security, Melbourne, Victoria, E1-1
SMURF: supporting multi-tenancy using re-aspects framework
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), pp. 361-370, ICECCS 2012 : Proceedings of the IEEE 17th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, Paris, France, E1-1
Operating system kernel data disambiguation to support security analysis
A Ibrahim, J Grundy, J Hamlyn-Harris, M Almorsy
(2012), Vol. 7645, pp. 263-276, NSS 2012 : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Network and System Security 2012, Fujian, China, E1-1
Identifying OS kernel objects for run-time security analysis
A Ibrahim, J Hamlyn-Harris, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2012), Vol. 7645, pp. 72-85, NSS 2012 : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Network and System Security 2012, Fujian, China, E1-1
VAM-aaS: online cloud services security vulnerability analysis and mitigation-as-a-service
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), Vol. 7651, pp. 411-425, WISE 2012 : Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, Paphos, Cyprus, E1-1
TOSSMA: a tenant-oriented SaaS security management architecture
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2012), pp. 981-988, CLOUD 2012 : Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii, E1-1
A Ibrahim, J Hamlyn-Harris, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2012), pp. 836-843, CLOUD 2012 : Proceedings of the IEEE 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing, 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii, E1-1
CloudSec: a security monitoring appliance for virtual machines in the IaaS cloud model
A Ibrahim, J Hamlyn-Harris, J Grundy, M Almorsy
(2011), pp. 113-120, NSS 2011 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Network and System Security 2011, Milan, Italy, E1-1
Collaboration-based cloud computing security management framework
M Almorsy, J Grundy, A Ibrahim
(2011), pp. 364-371, CLOUD 2011 : Change We Are Leading : Proceedings of the IEEE 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing 2011, Washington, D.C., E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Domain-specific visual languages for big data analytics applications
Prof John Grundy, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Qiang He, Prof John Hosking
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $7,930
- 2017: $89,880
ARC Research Hub for Digital Enhanced Living
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Svetha Venkatesh, Prof Anthony Maeder, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Prof Michael Berk, Prof Ralph Maddison, Prof Abbas Kouzani, Prof Rajesh Vasa, Prof Helen Christensen, Prof Patricia Williams, Prof John Yearwood, Prof Susan Gordon, Prof David Powers, A/Prof Niranjan Bidargaddi, A/Prof Santu Rana, A/Prof Truyen Tran, A/Prof Sunil Gupta, Dr Wei Luo, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Felix Tan, Prof Henning Langberg, A/Prof Lars Kayser, Prof Finn Kensing, Prof Freimut Bodendorf, Prof James Warren, Dr Roopak Sinha, Prof A Smeaton, Mr Fonda Voukelatos, Mr Jeffrey Fiebig, Mr John Fouyaxis, Dr Kit Huckvale, Prof John Grundy, Nicole Cockayne, David Varley, Dr Leonard Hoon, Dr Tanya Petrovich, Mr Voytek Szapirko, Dr Hermant Ghayvat, Dr Anju Kissoon Curumsing, Matthew Macfarlane, Prof Deborah Parker, Dr Tom McClean, Dr Scott Barnett, Ms Sharon Grocott, Mr Steven Strange, Prof Jean-Guy Schneider, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe, A/Prof Carsten Rudolph, Dr Jordan Vincent
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2020: $299,126
- 2019: $399,716
- 2018: $449,083
- 2017: $601,698
Maximising health potential through enhancement of movement behaviours from early life
Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Jo Salmon, A/Prof Barbara Galland, Prof Jan Nicholson, A/Prof Rachael Taylor, Prof Liliana Orellana, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Harriet Koorts, Dr Victoria Brown, Dr Katherine Downing
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2020: $132,321
- 2019: $243,009
Other Public Sector Funding
NICTA/Data61 Scholarships - School of IT
Prof John Grundy, Prof John Yearwood, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Shui Yu
- 2019: $94,694
- 2018: $126,645
- 2017: $143,404
Techniques for Distributed Intensive Data Processing
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof John Grundy
- 2017: $206,919
- 2016: $75,000
Navigation algorithms
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
- 2016: $10,000
Combat Simulation Program Analysis Assisting Input-Output Statistical Inference
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
- 2017: $51,177
Virtual Assistant (Chatbot) Facilitating Screening, Responsible Gambling Messaging, and Referral.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Alessio Bonti, A/Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Dr Amani Ibrahim
- 2019: $66,000
Provenance in Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Solutions.
Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
- 2019: $15,000
Industry and Other Funding
ARC Research Hub for Digital Enhanced Living
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Svetha Venkatesh, Prof Anthony Maeder, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Prof Michael Berk, Prof Ralph Maddison, Prof Abbas Kouzani, Prof Rajesh Vasa, Prof Helen Christensen, Prof Patricia Williams, Prof John Yearwood, Prof Susan Gordon, Prof David Powers, A/Prof Niranjan Bidargaddi, A/Prof Santu Rana, A/Prof Truyen Tran, A/Prof Sunil Gupta, Dr Wei Luo, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Felix Tan, Prof Henning Langberg, A/Prof Lars Kayser, Prof Finn Kensing, Prof Freimut Bodendorf, Prof James Warren, Dr Roopak Sinha, Prof A Smeaton, Mr Fonda Voukelatos, Mr Jeffrey Fiebig, Mr John Fouyaxis, Dr Kit Huckvale, Prof John Grundy, Nicole Cockayne, David Varley, Dr Leonard Hoon, Dr Tanya Petrovich, Mr Voytek Szapirko, Dr Hermant Ghayvat, Dr Anju Kissoon Curumsing, Matthew Macfarlane, Prof Deborah Parker, Dr Tom McClean, Dr Scott Barnett, Ms Sharon Grocott, Mr Steven Strange, Prof Jean-Guy Schneider, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe, A/Prof Carsten Rudolph, Dr Jordan Vincent
- 2020: $248,750
- 2019: $378,745
Investigating How to Build a Reliable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Platform
Dr James Xi Zheng, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof Wanlei Zhou
- 2017: $20,000
- 2016: $60,000
Digital Enhanced Living Project
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, Dr Niroshinie Fernando, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof Svetha Venkatesh, Prof Dinh Phung, Prof John Grundy
- 2017: $680,000
- 2016: $501,220
Heartrac - Improving Heart Health and Wellbeing
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, A/Prof Andrew Cain, A/Prof Gery Karantzas, Dr Duc Thanh Nguyen
- 2018: $330,000
- 2017: $205,000
Open Interfaces for Synthetic Training Applications
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
- 2018: $20,708
- 2017: $30,000
Developing a Proof-of-Concept Toolset for Software Vulnerability Analysis Using Hybrid Static and Dynamic Analysis.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Amani Ibrahim, Prof John Grundy, Dr Aldeida Aleti
- 2018: $30,000
Improving Decision Making In Self-adaptive Systems Using Reinforcement Learning.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Thanh Thi Nguyen
- 2020: $122,886
Supervisions
Ahmed Falah
Thesis entitled: Improving PDF Maldoc Detection via Data-Driven Feature Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Hayden Melton
Thesis entitled: Empirical Studies of Structural Phenomena Using a Curated Corpus of Java Code
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology