Demonstrator | معيد، قسم الهندسة الكهربائية

Address: PSATRI (B19)

Naif Saleh Almakhdhub

 

Personal Information:

Name: Naif Saleh Almakhdhub

Nationality: Saudi

Marital Status: Married

E-mail: nalmakhdob[at]ksu[dot]edu[dot]sa

 

Education:

  • Dec 2014 - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA:
    • M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Jun 2012 - King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
    • BSc. Degree in Electrical Engineering (Excellent with Honors)
    • B.Sc Graduation Project: “Real Time Implementation Of Spectrum Sensing In Cognitive Radio”  The project involved the following :
      • Studying the various techniques of spectrum sensing, the enabling technology for cognitive radio (a possible candidate for the 5G Network)
      • Simulating the algorithm using MATLAB
      • Implementing the algorithm in real-time on an FPGA interface
      • Testing the implementation using National Instruments test bed

Research interests:

  • Network security
  • Web security
  • Software security

 

Current Positions:

  • Jan 2015- now- Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Feb 2015- now - Research Assistant at Prince Sultan Advanced Technologies Research Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Work Experience:

  • Jul- Dec 2012- Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sep- Dec 2012 - Research Assistant at Prince Sultan Advanced Technologies Research Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sep -Dec 2012 - Member of the Academic Advising Unit, Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Jun – Aug 2011 Mobily Telecom Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    Summer Intern

Skills:

  • Programming:
    •  C/C++, Java, Python, UNIX/Linux (gdb, gcc, make and vim), MATLAB, LabVIEW and LabVIEW FPGA module. 
  • ​Network & Security software tools:
    • Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, JtR, iptables, Snort and Wireshark.

Languages:

- Arabic (Native).

- English (Fluent).

Activities:

  • May 2011 – May 2012 - Public Relation Officer of the Electrical Engineering Student Club at King Saud University.

Awards:

  • Mar 2012 -  First place  in the  2012  British Aerospace  Systems competition   for  model   projects at  the  college  of engineering,  King   Saud University, Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia.