Biography
Mohamed Abdelrazek is Professor of Software Engineering. Mohamed has more than 20 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 profileResearch interests
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Software & Security Engineering
Data Analytics and Visualization
Knowledge areas
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Software & Security Engineering
Data Analytics and Visualization
Projects
Publications
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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, 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 John Fouyaxis, Dr Kit Huckvale, Prof John Grundy, David Varley, Nicole Cockayne, Dr Leonard Hoon, Dr Tanya Petrovich, Dr Anju Kissoon Curumsing, Matthew Macfarlane, Dr Scott Barnett, Prof Deborah Parker, Ms Sharon Grocott, Dr Tom McClean, Prof Jean-Guy Schneider, A/Prof Carsten Rudolph, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Dr Jessica Rivera Villicana, Mr Fernando Escorcia, Dr Gnana Bharathy
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2021: $388,477
- 2020: $385,381
- 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
- 2023: $377,140
- 2022: $345,664
- 2021: $397,701
- 2020: $320,326
- 2019: $243,009
Other Public Sector Funding
NICTA/Data61 Scholarships - School of IT
Prof John Yearwood, Prof John Grundy, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof Yong Xiang, Dr Shui Yu
Data61
- 2021: $28,872
- 2020: $19,394
- 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
DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation
- 2017: $206,919
- 2016: $75,000
Navigation algorithms
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation
- 2016: $10,000
Combat Simulation Program Analysis Assisting Input-Output Statistical Inference
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation
- 2017: $51,177
Open Interfaces for Synthetic Training Applications
Prof Kon Mouzakis, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
DSTO Grant - Research - Defence Science & Technology Organisation
- 2018: $20,708
- 2017: $30,000
Virtual Assistant (Chatbot) Facilitating Screening, Responsible Gambling Messaging, and Referral.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Alessio Bonti, Prof Nicki Dowling, Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Dr Amani Ibrahim
NSW Government - Office of Responsible Gambling
- 2021: $11,000
- 2020: $33,000
- 2019: $66,000
Provenance in Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Solutions.
Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Defence Science Institute
- 2019: $15,000
Utilise Human Expertise to Extend the Capabilities of Reinforcement Learning.
Dr Thanh Thi Nguyen, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
DSTO contract
- 2021: $5,000
- 2020: $15,000
Holonic-based deep reinforcement learning for multi-agent systems.
Dr Thanh Thi Nguyen, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Department of Defence
- 2022: $30,000
Wild Otways Initiative - Online Tools Development Project.
Dr Michael Hobbs, Dr Guy Wood-Bradley, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- 2023: $9,842
- 2022: $40,000
Sim to Real Transfer in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-World Robots.
Dr Thanh Thi Nguyen, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Mr David Azimi
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2022: $15,000
Self-Testing Self-Adaptive Systems using Chaos Engineering: AWaRE - Sim.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Department of Defence
- 2023: $255,000
Microgrid Feasibility Assessments
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Department of Industry
- 2023: $75,000
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, 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 John Fouyaxis, Dr Kit Huckvale, Prof John Grundy, David Varley, Nicole Cockayne, Dr Leonard Hoon, Dr Tanya Petrovich, Dr Anju Kissoon Curumsing, Matthew Macfarlane, Dr Scott Barnett, Prof Deborah Parker, Ms Sharon Grocott, Dr Tom McClean, Prof Jean-Guy Schneider, A/Prof Carsten Rudolph, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Dr Jessica Rivera Villicana, Mr Fernando Escorcia, Dr Gnana Bharathy
NeoProducts Pty Ltd, Health Metrics, Uniting NSW.ACT, Cancer Council Victoria Grant - Research, Dementia Australia (Alzheimer's Australia) Vic Inc, Interrelate Limited, Black Dog Institute, Uniting AgeWell, Unisono Pty Ltd, Aged Care & Housing Group Inc, goAct
- 2022: $793,130
- 2020: $553,025
- 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
Nuco Solutions
- 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
Unisono Pty Ltd
- 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, Prof Gery Karantzas, Dr Duc Thanh Nguyen
Australian Wholistic Health & Wellbeing Company Limited (Sanitarium)
- 2018: $330,000
- 2017: $205,000
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
Oceania Cyber Security Centre Limited
- 2018: $30,000
Improving Decision Making In Self-adaptive Systems Using Reinforcement Learning.
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Thanh Thi Nguyen
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd
- 2020: $122,886
Study of the behaviour and structures of modular microtunnelling.
Dr Amani Ibrahim, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Prof Chang-Tsun Li
Dull Pty Ltd
- 2020: $35,897
Skin Awareness and Assessment Platform
A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek
Telethon Kids Institute
- 2022: $10,000
Other Funding Sources
Privacy Respecting and Compliant Digital Credential wAlleT (PRCDCATT)
Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss, Dr Jay Jeong, Dr Luxing Yang, Dr Anh Dinh, A/Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek, Dr Yanjun Zhang
Cyber Security Research Centre Limited
- 2023: $81,250
Supervisions
Khlood Ahmad
Thesis entitled: Requirements Engineering for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Software
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Elton Henry Savio Lobo
Thesis entitled: Developing Technological Support for Caregivers of People Living with Stroke
Doctor of Philosophy (Joint, Uni of Copenhagen), School of Information Technology
Mohamed Osama Darweish
Thesis entitled: Progressive Quality Checking of System Requirements Specification
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Aya Zaki Ismail
Thesis entitled: Extraction of (Semi-) Formal Notations from Natural Language Requirements
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Reza Daryabeygikhotbehsara
Thesis entitled: A Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention to Sit Less and Move More
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Xuemei Jiang
Thesis entitled: Gamification in the Language Learning Environment A Comparative Study of Gamified Scaffolding Modes
Master of Science (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Jake Renzella
Thesis entitled: Enhancing Online Learning Outcomes through Authentic Student-Tutor Discussions
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Xiaoyu Xia
Thesis entitled: Data Caching in Edge Computing
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), School of Information Technology
Alex Cummaudo
Thesis entitled: Improving the Reliability of Cloud-Based Pre-Trained Machine Learning Models
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology), Applied Artificial Intel Ins
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