Fariborz Farahmand Ph.D.

CERIAS Fellow

Title Research Assistant Professor 
Department
Office REC 217D 
Email fariborz@purdue.edu 
Vita http://homes.cerias.purdue.edu/~fariborz/CV_Faribo... 
Education 12/ 2004 Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology Dissertation Title: Developing a Risk Management System for Information Systems Security Incidents Advisor: Professor Shamkant B. Navathe Academic minor: Management and Information Systems 5/2001 M.S. in Information and Computer Science College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology Advisor: Professor Philip H. Enslow Academic minor: Management 5/1996 M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, (Top 5%) College of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada Specialization: Structural Engineering Thesis Title: Shear Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Advisor: Professor Sami H. Rizkalla 5/1992 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, (Top 5%) College of Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran  
Prior Appointments 9/2005-5/2007 Visiting Assistant Professor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 1/2005-9/2005 Consultant, Performance IT Inc., Atlanta, GA 5/2003-12/2004 Research Assistant, Georgia Tech Information Security Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 9/1999 – 5/2003 Instructor & Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 5/1999 – 9/1999 Project Manager, Global Technology Solutions, Nortel Networks, Atlanta, Georgia 9/1998-5/1999 Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 9/1997-9/1998 Research Assistant, Center for Sustainable Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 3/1997-9/1997 Project Manager, Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission, Atlanta, Georgia 9/1996-3/1997 Teaching and Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 9/1994-9/1996 Instructor & Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Geotechnical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 5/1992-9/1994 Supervisory Engineer, 1992 - 1994, Abneyeh Fanny Consulting Engineers, Tehran, Iran 
Research Areas Information security and privacy risks, with special interests in risk perception and management, vulnerability analysis, cost-benefit analysis of information technology investments, particularly in the context of security and control measures, use of formal methods in public policy making  
Notable Experience "Senior Member" of IEEE 
Notable Awards • Faculty Scholarly Productivity, Academic Analytics LLC, 2008.
• Outstanding Teaching Award, Purdue Homeland Security Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2006.
• The Institution for Information Infrastructure Protection (The I3P) Fellowship, 2005.
• Georgia Tech Information Security Center Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA, 2003.
• Canadian Bureau of International Education Award, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada,
1996.
• Representing international students of Canada in United Nations Youth Summit, United Nations
General Assembly, New York, Aug 1995.
• Advisory Board, United Nations Youth Forum, 1995-1996.
• Graduate Studies Scholarship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1995.
• Top Ten Graduate Students, Graduate Student Competition, Canadian Society for Civil
Engineers, Ottawa, Canada, 1995.
• Highest standing among the Nation of Civil Engineering in the Iranian National Board
Examination, Tehran, Iran, 1993.  
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