Yazan Boshmaf

Yazan Boshmaf has a diverse work experience in various research and engineering roles. Yazan started their career as a software engineer at SAP, where they provided consultation and training on software vectorization using Intel SSE technology. Yazan also designed and developed a vectorization framework for decompressing in-memory data structures in TREX, which is the SAP NetWeaver search and classification engine.

Yazan then worked as a research engineer at Intel, where they performed performance analysis and code optimization for SAP NetWeaver. Yazan also reported performance bugs in the Intel C/C++ Compiler to the Intel Compiler team. During this time, they evangelized Intel software tools and technologies to the software community in SAP.

Yazan later joined HLRS - High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart as a research engineer, where they designed, implemented, and benchmarked Lattice Boltzmann numerical methods on a massively parallel GPU cluster using CUDA. Yazan also integrated the vectorized methods into an existing software framework designed for highly parallel numerical algorithms on super-computers.

Yazan then had a series of research internship roles at Sophos, Facebook, Telefónica, and Microsoft. At Sophos, they designed, implemented, and evaluated a system for automated malware detection using large-scale machine learning. At Facebook, they designed, implemented, and evaluated a tera-scale system for IP address reputation and botnet detection. At Telefónica, they designed, implemented, and evaluated a system for fake account detection in social networking websites. And at Microsoft, they designed, implemented, and evaluated a prototypical database management system extension for exploring large datasets.

After their internships, Yazan worked as a research assistant at The University of British Columbia, where they focused on building scalable and robust defense systems against abusive automation on the web, particularly malicious socialbots.

Yazan then joined Hootsuite Media Inc. as a software engineer, where they developed disruptive products, experimented with emerging technologies, and promoted lean innovation. Yazan worked with a wide array of technologies and languages, such as Python, Flask, Django, NGINX, Tornado, MongoDB, MySQL, RAML, Blueprint, PHP, Vagrant, Ansible, JavaScript, AngularJS, React Native, PhoneGap/Cordova, Objective-C, Java, and Ionic. Yazan also played a key role in developing and releasing Hootsuite Amplify, an employee advocacy app that generated millions of dollars in revenue.

Yazan's current position is as a research scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute. Yazan leads the Cybersecurity Initiative for Blockchain Research (CIBR) and focuses on cybersecurity problems in web3, cryptocurrencies, and related blockchain technologies. Yazan collaborates with partners on research projects that support the blockchain ecosystem in Qatar and beyond.

Yazan Boshmaf completed their education in a chronological order as follows:

From 2009 to 2015, they attended The University of British Columbia and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Computer Engineering.

Between 2006 and 2008, they studied at the University of Stuttgart, where they earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Information Technology.

From 2001 to 2005, Yazan Boshmaf was enrolled at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Yazan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Engineering.

In addition to their formal education, they hold several certifications, including Cisco Certified Design Associate, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Certified Specialist in Sales, Cisco Certified Specialist in VoIP, Cisco Certified Specialist in Wireless Networking, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and Sun Certified Java Programmer. The specific months and years when these certifications were obtained are not provided.