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I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, working with my advisor Professor Chris Kanich. I received my BS in Computer Science from Sharif University of Technology, Iran.
Research Interest
My research areas generally lie in security and privacy. My current research projects mainly focus on Machine Learning applications in security and privacy.
Academic Experiences
- Research Assistant, BITS Networked Systems Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago: Fall 2015 - Present
- Teaching Assistant, Database Systems (CS480), University of Illinois at Chicago: Summer 2019
- Teaching Assistant, Intro to Data Science (CS491), University of Illinois at Chicago: Spring 2016
- Teaching Assistant, Computer Organization (CS261), University of Illinois at Chicago: Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015
Work Experience
- Data and Applied Scientist Intern at Microsoft: January 2020 - March 2020
Exploring machine learning approaches for anomaly detection in Azure WAN Network
- Data Scientist Intern at Target: June 2017 - August 2017
Exploring a novel idea to be used towards improving shopping check out process and recommender systems using machine learning methods (resulted in a US patent).
Publications
Sara Amini, Vahid Noroozi, Sara Bahaadini, Philip S. Yu, Chris Kanich, "DeepFP: A Deep Learning Framework For User Fingerprinting via Mobile Motion Sensors," BigData, 2018.[PDF][BibTeX]
Sara Amini, Vahid Noroozi, Amit Pande, Satyajit Gupte, Philip S. Yu, Chris Kanich, "DeepAuth: A Framework for Continuous User Re-authentication in Mobile Apps," CIKM, 2018. [PDF][BibTeX]
Sara Amini, Nasim Mobasheri, Chris Kanich, Vahid Balali, "Forum vs. Social Network: What is the best for company and customers?,” WDSI, 2018.
Sara Amini and Chris Kanich, "Characterizing the Impact of Malware Infections and Remediation Attempts Through Support Forum Analysis," eCrime, 2017. [PDF][BibTeX]
Patents
Amit Pande, Sara Amini, Satyajit Gupte, "Continuous Guest Re-Authentication System," US Patent 15990572, 2019. [PDF][BibTeX]
Honors and Awards
- Student Travel Awards: IEEE S&P 2018, IEEE eCrime 2017, GREPSEC III Workshop 2017
- Illinois Technology Foundation Fifty for the Future Award: 2017
- Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarship, Sponsored by Groupon: October 2016
- CRA-W Grad Cohort Scholarship: April 2016
- Member of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Iran: 2002 - Present