Abdullah Algarni was a former chairman, and he is currently working as an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, USA, in 2016, and his master’s degree in computer science from Colorado State University in 2014, and another master’s degree in software systems Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2008. His research interests include software engineering, software security, and cybersecurity.

Education

• 2006

  Bachelor degree from Computer ScienceFaculty of Sciences, King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2008

  Master degree from Software Systems EngineeringSchool of Engineering, University of Melbourne, , اســـتراليا

• 2014

  Master degree from Department of Computer ScienceCollege of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, , امــريــكـا

• 2016

  Doctorate degree from Department of Computer ScienceCollege of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, , امــريــكـا

Employment

• 2016-2020

  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2017-2018

  Chairman of Computer Science department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at king AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2019-2020

  General Supervisor, KAU Knowledge Portal Center, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2020-حاليا

  Associate Professor, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Researches and Supervisions

اهتماماتي البحثية متعددة وغير منحصرة بالتالي:

- هندسة البرمجيات.

- أمن البرمجيات.

- الثغرات الامنية للبرمجيات.

- اختراق البيانات والتكاليف الناتجة عنها.

- إدارة المخاطر/الكوارث البرمجية.

- اقتصاديات أمن البرمجيات.

- الامن السيبراني. 

- وغيرها.

يمكنك التواصل معي عبر البريد الالكتروني: amsalgarni@kau.edu.sa

:My research interests are including, but not limited to
Software Engineering -
 Software Security -
Software security vulnerabilities -
Data breaches and their costs -
Risk/disaster management -
Security Economics -
Cybersecurity -
Others -

Please, email me if you are interested: amsalgarni@kau.edu.sa

:Current Students

• Mohammed Alnaqash (MS, Computer Science), co-adviser with Dr. Turki AlTurki
• Abdullah Ali Al-Ghamdi (BS, Computer Science).     
• HassanBasseAraki (BS, Computer Science).

:Past Students

Publications:

see the link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lKdmOn4AAAAJ&hl=en

Scientific interests

Software Engineering.
Software Security.
Software Vulnerabilities.
Software Risk Management and Mitigation. 

Security Economics

Courses

Areas of expertise