Sarah Al-Shareeda


Office: ITU, Ayazaga Campus, Computer Engineering Department,Room: 4316

Dr. Sarah Al-Shareeda, a Ph.D. alumna of Ohio State University and a Fulbright Alumni, has recently joined Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Computer Engineering and Informatics as a postdoctoral research scholar in the AI and Data Engineering Department. Her research interests span diverse cutting-edge fields, including security and privacy, cryptography, vehicular networks, intelligent transportation systems, wireless sensor networks, digital twins, computing, and cyber-physical systems. In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Dr. Sarah actively contributes to the academic community as an IEEE Senior Member, dynamically participating in esteemed IEEE societies and affinity groups such as COMSOC, ITS, VT, and WiE. Her dedication to advancing the field is evident in her role as a reviewer for top-tier conferences and Q1 periodicals.


PhD,  The Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012-2017

MSc, The Ohio State University, 2012-2016

MSc, University of Basrah, Computer Engineering, 2005-2008

BSc,   University of Basrah, Computer Engineering (valedictorian distinction), 2000-2004


Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Bahrain, Bahrain, 2019-2023

Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The Ohio State University, US, 2012-2017

Research Associate, OSU Center of Automotive Research (CAR) and OSU Crash Imminent Safety (CrIS) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2015-2017

Fellow, Fulbright Science and Technology Program, 2012-2015

Faculty Member, Computer Engineering Dept, Basra University, Iraq, 2008-2012



Conferences

  1. N. Abdulrahman, S. Al-Shareeda, and D. Ali, “A Supervised Learning Classifier for Replayed Voice Attack Detection”, 2022 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT), pp. 167-174. IEEE, 2022.
  2. D. Ali, S. Al-Shareeda, and N. Abdulrahman, “Low-Key Shallow Learning Voice Spoofing Detection”, 2022 4th IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM), pp. 77-82, IEEE, 2022.
  3. H. Khalil, N. Mansour, and S. Al-Shareeda, “Smart real-time water contamination monitoring system”, in proceedings of the 3rd Smart Cities Symposium (SCS 2020), IET, pp. 220-225, Bahrain, Sep. 2020.
  4. Y. Feng, S. Al-Shareeda, C. Emre Koksal, and F. Ozguner, “Enhancing Beaconing Efficiency via Grouping for Vehicular Communications”, in proceedings of the 2019 2nd IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM), pp. 1-6, Bahrain, Nov. 2019.
  5. S. Al-Shareeda, “Veiled Shared key Generation for Intra-Convoy Secret Communication Sessions”, in proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC2019), Istanbul, Turkey, Jun. 18-21, 2019.
  6. S. Al-Shareeda and F. Ozguner, “Improving Obfuscated key Generation Phase for Secret Pairwise Vehicular Communication Sessions”, in proceedings of the 2nd Smart Cities Symposium 2019 (SCS’19), University of Bahrain, Bahrain, Mar. 24-26, 2019.
  7. S. Al-Shareeda and F. Ozguner, “Lightweight Identity-based Cryptographic Framework for Smart Vehicles: Crypto- graphic Proof”, in proceedings of the 2018 IET Smart Cities International Symposium (SCS’18), pp.1-6, University of Bahrain, Bahrain, Apr. 22-23, 2018.
  8. S. Al-Shareeda and F. Ozguner, “Teaming Up Authentications to Balance Anonymity and Efficiency of Vehicular Networks”, in proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, And Technologies (3ICT’18), Bahrain, Nov. 18-19, 2018.
  9. S. Al-Shareeda and F. Ozguner, “Preserving Location Privacy Using an Anonymous Authentication Dynamic Mixing Crowd”, in proceedings of the 2016 IEEE 19th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2016), 545-550, Nov. 1–4, 2016.
  10. S. Al-Shareeda and Fusun Ozguner, “Secure pairwise key establishment in vehicular networks”, in proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (ICCVE2014), 105–111, 2014.

Journals

  1. S. Al-Shareeda and F. Ozguner, “Alternating Authentications to Match the Situational Context of an Intelligent Communicating Vehicle”, Vehicular Communications, Elsevier, pp. 100248, 2020.
  2. F. Alanazi, S. Al-Shareeda, and F. Ozguner, “An efficient CPPA scheme for intelligent transportation networks”, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Elsevier, vol (59), pp. 101041, 2019.
  3. S. Al-Shareeda, “PRM mitigation scheme for the nodes failure effect in the WSNs CGD protocol”, International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, 2(1):29–37, 2013.

Book Chapters
  1. S. Al-Shareeda, “Data Authentication Algorithms”. Book Chapter, Authentication Technologies for Cloud Technology, IoT, and Big Data, IET, 2019.

Submitted Publications

  1. Sarah Al-Shareeda, Kubra Duran, Yagmur Yigit, and Berk Canberk, 'Twinning Vehicular Networks: Deployment Architectures, Use Cases, and Challenges', Submitted for Journal Publication, 2023.
  2. Sarah Al-Shareeda and Berk Canberk, 'Exploring The "Digital Twins in Transportation": An In-Depth Taxonomy and Pioneering Review', Submitted for Journal Publication, 2023.
  3. S. Al-Shareeda, Hamza Jaafar, and Ali Abdulhadi, “SmartyBin: A Tangible AI-based Waste Classification Prototype”, Submitted for Conference Publication, 2023.
  4. S. Al-Shareeda and Jaafar Mohamed, “Deep Learning for Enhanced Human Gait Phase and Condition Detection”, Submitted for Conference Publication, 2023.

  • Speaker, The 2022 IEEE Iraqi International Conference on Communication and Information Technologies (IIC- CIT), Iraq
  • Visiting Scholar, ITU, Turkey, 2022
  • Speaker, Webinar, Online Assessment: International Examples, 2021 STU Symposium on Online Assessment, Southern Technical University (STU), Google Development Group (GDG) Basra, Iraq
  • Speaker, Webinar, Google Trust, and Security Model: Overview and Trends, Devfest Iraq, Google Development Group (GDG), Iraq, 2020
  • Speaker, Seminar, Bogazici University, Turkey 2017
  • Speaker, CAR Annual Meeting, CAR, OSU 2016
  • Speaker, NSF Meetings, OSU 2016
  • Speaker, CrIS UTC Annual Meeting, UTC, OSU, 2015, 2016
  • Speaker, Fulbright Science and Technology Annual Meeting, LA, California, and Washington D.C., 2015
  • Presenter, Graduate Engineering Research Colloquium and Open House, OSU, 2015

  • ITU BAP Grant Number 43981
  • National Science Foundation under Grant CNS-1446735
  • Fulbright Program grant sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education
  • The US Department of Transportation under Grant DTRT13-G-UTC47

  • Women in ITS Award, ITSC Conference, Brazil 2016
  • Fulbright Science and Technology Award, Fulbright, IIE, USA 2012-2015
  • Best Top-5 Paper Award ISNCC 2019 Turkey

  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Digital Systems
  • Circuit Theory
  • Advanced Computer Architecture
  • Web and Software Engineering
  • Engineering and Numerical Analysis
  • Operating Systems

  • Waste Classification using CNN Models
  • Gait recognition using RNN Models
  • Spoofed Voice Detection using Generative Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Designing Cluster-based Routing Protocol in VANETs
  • Using Voice Signals to Create Shared Secret Authentication Key
  • Enhancing QR Code Security using Secret Sharing and Error Correction Schemes
  • Mask Detection with Python and Neural Networks
  • An IoT Traffic Light Control
  • A Cost-Effective Smart Home Design Smart Electric Meter System
  • A Seizure Detector Band Rain Sensing Motor Actuating Circuit

Cryptography and Fully Homomorphic Encryption; Communication Theory and Computer Communication Networks; Scientific Computing on Emerging Architectures; Advanced Computer Design and Advanced Operating Systems


Logic Systems and Digital Systems Design; Microprocessor and Microcomputer; Computer Algorithms; Computer Architecture; Software Engineering and Operating Systems; Network Analysis; Computer Networks and Telecommunications; Discrete Mathematics; Engineering and Numerical Analysis; Real-time Computer Systems and Artificial Intelligence; Digital and Analog Electronics; Electrical Circuits; Digital Signal Processing; Control Systems; Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks


C++, Go, MATLAB, CUDA, Python, OMNET++, Veins, Magma, Cryptoverif, QGiS, SSPS, Latex, SUMO, QGiS


IEEE COMSOC, IEEE WiE, IEEE ITS, IEEE VT, member

IEEE COMSOC Bahrain Chapter: Technical Activities Officer; Nominations and Election Chair

IEEE Bahrain Women in Engineering (WiE) Affinity Group: Secretary


IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology; Vehicular communications; Journal of information security and applications; International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering; International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems; International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization; IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine; Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) Conference; Information Sciences; Indonesian journal of electrical engineering and computer science; IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing; IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles; IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems; IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing; IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium; Human-centric computing and information sciences; Array


  • The 2022 IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM 2022), Jordan
  • The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies, 3ICT’22, Bahrain
  • The 2022 IEEE Iraqi International Conference on Communication and Information Technologies (IICCIT), Iraq
  • The International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems (IJCDS), UOB (associate editor)
  • The 2021 IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM 2021), Morocco (publication chair)
  • The 2021 IEEE International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies, 3ICT’21, Bahrain
  • The 2020 7th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Informatics (EECSI 2020), Indonesia
  • The 2020 1st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Modern Assistive Technology, ICAIMAT’2020, KSA
  • The International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems, UOB
  • The 2019 IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM 2019), Bahrain, TPC, Publication Chair
  • The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE’19), UK
  • The 2019 International Conference on Fourth Generation Industrial Revolution, Bahrain
  • The 2018 IEEE 8th International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies, India
  • The 2018 IEEE International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies, 3ICT’18, Bahrain
  • The 2018 5th International Conference on Science and Social Research, SCCCS’18, Malaysia
  • The 2018 7th International Conference on Information Technology and e-Services ICITeS’2018, Tunis

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain

  • Moderation Committee Coordinator
  • Senior Project Committee Coordinator
  • E-learning Committee Member
  • Timetable Committee Member
  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee Member

Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Basrah

  • Examination Committee Member
  • Quality Assurance Committee Member


Intelligent Transportation Systems
Cyber-Physical Systems
Vehicular Adhoc Networks
Wireless Sensor Networks
Internet of Things
Digital Twins
Security and Privacy
Cryptographic Protocols
Visual Cryptography
Voice Authentication and Recognition