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class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\">College of Innovation &amp; Technology<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\/research\/smiles\/\">SMILES Lab<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">SMILES Lab Members<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">SMILES Lab Members<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secure Modeling and Intelligent Learning in Engineering Systems (SMILES) Lab at the University of Michigan-Flint brings together faculty, research fellows, and graduate students working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and healthcare. Below are our current members and the alumni who helped shape the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>On This Page<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#director\">Director<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#research-fellows\">Research Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#phd-students\">Ph.D. Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ms-students\">MS Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cit\/research\/smiles\/\">Back to SMILES Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"director\">Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Khalid Mahmood Malik<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Cybersecurity, Professor of Computer Science<br>College of Innovation &amp; Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malik leads the SMILES Lab and serves as principal investigator on its sponsored research projects. His work focuses on AI-based cybersecurity, neurosymbolic and multimodal AI, and translational research in healthcare and connected systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"research-fellows\">Research Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ijaz Ul Haq<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Kutub Uddin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Nasir Rahim<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"phd-students\">Ph.D. Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Naeem Rehmat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Muhammad Saad Saeed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Awais Khan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>James Ryan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Muhammad Umar Farooq<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Muhammad Irfan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"ms-students\">MS Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Muzammal Shafique<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MS student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Elias Aryee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MS student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"alumni\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SMILES Lab graduates have gone on to roles at leading companies, research institutions, and graduate programs. We are proud to celebrate their continued impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ph.D. Alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fakhare Alam<\/strong>, Ph.D. 2023. Senior data scientist, General Motors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ahmad Mansour<\/strong>, Ph.D. Senior product security analyst, Intuitive Surgical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Madan Krishnamurthy<\/strong>, Ph.D. summer 2019. Research scientist, Elanco.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mazen Alobaidi<\/strong>, Ph.D. winter 2019. Team lead, Micro Focus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Susan Sabra<\/strong>, Ph.D. winter 2018. Postdoctoral researcher, EURECOM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>MS Alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rayan Raymond<\/strong>, MS 2025. L3Harris Technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>James Ryan<\/strong>, 2023. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at UM-Flint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bradley Frink<\/strong>, 2022. Workforce Software Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pankaj Chobharkar<\/strong>, 2019. Senior product engineer, Stellantis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hisham Kanaan<\/strong>, 2015-2018. Currently at Amazon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kiran Badwaik<\/strong>, 2017. AI Software LLC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Advisees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Irma Rrushi<\/strong>, main advisor, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeremy Santamaria<\/strong>, main advisor, 2022. 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