PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An energetic teacher and talented researcher with a strong desire to build a career within the research industry with 3+ years of research experience. Imaginative, self-motivated individual with a drive to succeed, having excellent organizational skills. Highly efficient and methodical with a good eye for detail with a proactive approach to performance and data accuracy. fiercely competitive in approach, up-to-date on the latest techniques, and can expand towards new directions at the intersection of CS and other fields. Published over 12+ articles in SCI, EI, and Scopus peer-reviewed journals.
Currently, I'm looking for a suitable teaching/or research position with a growing and fast-moving University where I can fulfill my potential and to utmost contribution to the glory of the University.
22/12/2020–
Till now Teacher & Researcher
Fan Gongxiu Honors College, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing (China)
• Engaging in teaching lessons to students.
• Establish a research proposal and engage in research (area: Brain-computer interface).
25/11/2020–
22/12/2020 Research Associate
Faculty of Computer Science, ILMA University, Karachi (Pakistan)
• Engaging in lessons with under & postgraduate students' in CS.
• Oversaw postgraduate student projects and advised on focus, methodology, and report generation to meet pre-set standards.
• Establish research proposals and engage in research.
01/01/2009–31/12/2013
Manager of Policy & Information Systems
Ministry of Local Administration, Sana'a (Yemen)
• Prepared and recommended short & long-range policies and plans for the development of the department's performance.
• Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions, and common goals.
• Raised performance in areas of Information, management, and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
01/08/2005–30/12/2008 Head of Information Systems Department
Ministry of Local Administration, Sana'a (Yemen)
• Led technical Team of Information Centre Project for the local Authority.
• Developed standards and project specifications integrated with federal, state, and local legislation.
• Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for Ministry by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
• Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate, and execute technical strategies aligned to project vision, mission, and purpose.
01/09/2003–30/07/2005 Lecturer
Thamar University, Thamar (Yemen)
• Engaging in lessons with undergraduate students' in CS.
• Oversaw undergraduate student projects and advised on focus, methodology, and report generation to meet pre-set standards.
EDUCATION:
01/09/2017– 30/07/2021 PhD of Computer Science and Technology
Beijing University of Technology, Beijing (China)
• Professionally completed in Cybersecurity and AI with the best thesis award.
01/03/2014–20/10/2016
Master (MS) In Information Technology
The University of Agriculture, CS&IT, Peshawar (Pakistan)
• Professionally completed in Network security with honours (CGPA 3.56).
01/09/1998–30/7/2002 B.Sc. of Computer Science & Information Technology
Thamar University, Thamar (Yemen)
Skils:
Creative and self-motivation
Mentoring & Team leading
Independent & Teamwork
Research & deep analysis
Scientific problem solving
Open-mindedness
Student-centered learning
Adaptability & Interpersonal skills
Programming (Python, C++, PL/SQL).
AI frameworks (Keras and TensorFlow)
Recent Publications:
F. M. M. Mokbal, D. Wang, X. Wang, Z. Wenbing, and L. Fu, “XGBXSS: An Extreme Gradient Boosting Detection Framework for Cross-Site Scripting Attacks Based on Hybrid Feature Selection Approach and Parameters Optimization, Journal of Information Security and Applications, 2021, doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2021.102813. SCI
F. M. M. Mokbal, D. Wang, X. Wang, and L. Fu, "Data augmentation-based Conditional Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Network-Gradient Penalty for XSS attack detection system", The PeerJ Computer Science, 2020. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.328. SCI
F. M. M. Mokbal, D. Wang, X. Wang, "Detect Cross-Site Scripting Attacks Using Average Word Embedding and Support Vector Machine” International Journal of Network Security,2022. EI
F. M. M. Mokbal, D. Wang, A. Imran, L. Jiuchuan, F. Akhtar and X. Wang, "MLPXSS: An Integrated XSS-Based Attack Detection Scheme in Web Applications Using Multilayer Perceptron Technique", 2019, IEEE Access. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2927417. SCI
M. Osman, J. He, F. M. M. Mokbal, N. Zhu and S. Qureshi, "ML-LGBM: A Machine Learning Model based on Light Gradient Boosting Machine for the Detection of Version Number Attacks in RPL-Based Networks," in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3087175. SCI
Imran A., Li J., Pei Y., Mokbal F.M., Yang JJ., Wang Q. (2020) Enhanced Intelligence Using Collective Data Augmentation for CNN Based Cataract Detection. In: Hung J., Yen N., Chang JW. (eds) Frontier Computing. FC 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 551. Springer, Singapore. EI
F. M. M. Mokbal, K. Saeed and W. Dan, "Energy Consumption Evaluation Of AODV And AOMDV Routing Protocols In Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks" International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 9(8), 2018. ESCI and Scopus
F. M. M. Mokbal and K. Saeed, Anti-Black Hole Attack Mechanism For Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) Routing Protocol In MANETS. International Journal of Computer Applications 135(11):37-45, February 2016. Published by Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA. Scopus
F. M. M. Mokbal and K. Saeed, Energy Consumption Analysis of Anti-Black Hole Attack Mechanism for AODV Routing Protocol In MANET. Science International, 28(5):4483-4490, September 2016. ESCI and Scopus
Mahmood, T., Akhtar, F., ur Rehman, K., Ali, S., Mokbal, F. M., and Daudpota, S. A Comprehensive Survey on the Performance Analysis of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSN) Routing Protocols, 2018. ESCI and Scopus
M. Osman, J. He, F. M. M. Mokbal "Artificial Neural Network Model for Decrease Rank Attack Detection in RPL Based Internet of Things Networks, International Journal of Network Security, 2020, EI
Manuscripts in Submission:
F. M. M. Mokbal, D. Wang, and S. Alsamhi "An Efficient Intrusion Detection Framework for Big Data Based on Embedding Feature Selection and Ensemble Learning Technique", The International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 2021 (Accepted). SCI
Conferences:
The first Beijing University of Technology-University College Dublin Bilateral Symposium (The 1st BJUT-UCD Research Symposium), 2021, Beijing, China.
Forum IT industry and telecommunications 2007, Sana'a, Yemen
Workshop coordinate informatics efforts for the construction of local authority information system.
Professional Service:
Reviewer for Journal of IEEE Access (IEEE).
Reviewer for the Journal of Supercomputing (Springer).
Reviewer for the IEEE Computer Magazine (IEEE).
Reviewer for Journal of Information Security and Applications (Elsevier).
Reviewer for an electrical engineering journal (Springer).
Reviewer for Expert Systems with Applications (Elsevier).