Perez-Pons, Alexander
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
overview
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Dr. Alexander Perez-Pons joined Florida International University’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2013. Recognized for his teaching, use of technology in the classroom, and research, Dr. Pons brings over 15 years of experience in academia to FIU.
He has published numerous transaction articles in multiple journals and conferences on subjects including real-time systems, security, biometrics, and semantic link associations. As a consultant, he has worked in the private, public and government sectors and has advised in such areas as Business Intelligence, Mobile Technologies and Network Security. Since joining FIU, Dr. Pons has taught courses onsite and online and is actively engaged with students to ensure they become Cybersecurity professionals, through course preparation and research. He founded the department Cybersecurity Lab used to conduct research and teaching in cyber threat detection and analysis.
Dr. Pons holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Miami and has been a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2005.
He conducts research in the areas of Real-time Embedded Systems, Biometrics and Cybersecurity, with a focus on wearable sensor security, software-defined networks, reverse engineering, and digital forensics. His current focus is applying computational intelligence and machine learning technology for anomaly detection of cybersecurity threats and its application to digital forensics.
research interests
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Malware behavior analysis applying machine learning; Network traffic and flow analysis applying machine learning; IoT and Embedded Systems
System Virtualization - IoT devices QEMU; System and Network Forensics; Cybersecurity
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021Securing Environmental IoT Data Using Masked Authentication Messaging Protocol in a DAG-Based Blockchain: IOTA TangleFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/fi13120312 Web of Science: 000808071200001
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2021AG-SGD: Angle-Based Stochastic Gradient DescentFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3055993 Web of Science: 000617348000001
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2020Sieve: An Ensemble Algorithm Using Global Consensus for Binary ClassificationFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ai1020016
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2019A Survey on Modality Characteristics, Performance Evaluation Metrics, and Security for Traditional and Wearable Biometric SystemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/3309550 Web of Science: 000473754100017
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2018AA-HMM: An Anti-Adversarial Hidden Markov Model for Network-Based Intrusion DetectionFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/app8122421 Web of Science: 000455145000089
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2009Personality, Mood and Music Listening of Computer Information Systems Developers: Implications for Quality-of-WorkFull Text via DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2009040105 Web of Science: 000211059500005
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2008Understanding user perspectives on biometric technologyFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/1378727.1389971 Web of Science: 000258989500034
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2007
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2006Semantic prefetching objects of slower web site pagesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.02.005 Web of Science: 000242760400004
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2006Biometric marketing: Targeting the online consumerFull Text via DOI: 10.1145/1145287.1145288 Web of Science: 000239427600018
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2006
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2005Improving the performance of client Web object retrievalFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.02.030
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2004An object-oriented language for real-time systemsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/1206212x.2004.11441720
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2004Reducing Overhead of Secure E-Commerce TransactionsFull Text via DOI: 10.2316/journal.202.2004.4.202-1314
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2004Reducing overhead of secure E-commerce transactionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/1206212x.2004.11441746
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2003IP traceback using header compressionFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4048(03)00212-8 Web of Science: 000181528100022
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2003The furniture company: Deductive databases and the scheduling problemFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2003.09.005
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Book Chapter
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2005Active watermarking system: Protection of digital media. 233-253.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-518-4.ch009
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Conference
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2021Virtual Assistant for Forensics Recovery of IoT Devices. 186-190.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/BigDataSecurityHPSCIDS52275.2021.00043
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2020Optimizing Stochastic Gradient Descent Using the Angle Between Gradients. 5269-5275.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/BigData50022.2020.9378007 Web of Science: 000662554705039
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2020Malware Analysis with Machine Learning for Evaluating the Integrity of Mission Critical Devices. 224-243.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52243-8_18
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2019Poster: Ensemble Malware Analysis for Evaluating the Integrity of Mission Critical Devices Poster. 302-303.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/3317549.3326301 Web of Science: 000477981300038
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2018Windows Virtualization Architecture For Cyber Threats Detection. 119-122.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICDIS.2018.00025 Web of Science: 000435293600018
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2017Design of Virtualization Framework to Detect Cyber Threats in Linux Environment. 316-320.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CSCloud.2017.18
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2016Building a Platform for Software-Defined Networking Cybersecurity Applications. 482-487.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICMLA.2016.61 Web of Science: 000399100100076
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2016HMM-based Intrusion Detection System for Software Defined Networking. 617-621.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICMLA.2016.104 Web of Science: 000399100100099
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2016Building a Platform for Software-Defined Networking Cybersecurity Applications. 482-487.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/icmla.2016.0085
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2016HMM-Based Intrusion Detection System for Software Defined Networking. 617-621.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/icmla.2016.0108
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2015A Generic Framework for EEG-Based Biometric Authentication. 139-144.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ITNG.2015.27 Web of Science: 000380407500023
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2009Realization of a Universal Patient Identifier for Electronic Medical Records Through Biometric Technology. 494-500.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2008.926438 Web of Science: 000267835800011
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1999Extending the C++ language for hard real-Time systems. 53-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/SECON.1999.766090
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1991Object-oriented language taxonomy. 336-340.
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Preprint
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Review
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2006
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2005Enhancement of Web object speculative retrieval. 139-146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2005.11441766
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2003Global e-commerce: A framework for understanding and overcoming the trust barrier. 130-138.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/09685220310480417
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Research
principal investigator on
- National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity CAE-C awarded by National Security Agency 2020 - 2022
- 2020 Florida International University's NCAE-C Research Grant awarded by National Security Agency 2020 - 2022
- Research Opportunities for ROTC in Cybersecurity (RORC) program Project awarded by Office of Naval Research 2020 - 2022
- Cybersecurity Protection for Software Defined Networking applying Machine Learning awarded by University of South Florida 2017 - 2018
co-principal investigator on
- Automated Risk Detection and Mitigation of Devices and Apps in Smart Settings awarded by National Security Agency 2021 - 2023
- S-HR Training- FIU Training Online Course Framework awarded by Florida Power and Light 2020 - 2022
- Technical Training on Smart Grid System-Task 1 awarded by Florida Power and Light 2020 - 2022
- Collaborative Research: SuRPASS: NSF SFS Unique Scholarship Program in Hardware and Systems Security awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2022
- Cyber Attack Orchestration Test Bed for Automation and Threat Monitoring in Virtual Environment (CTAM) awarded by U.S. Department of Defense 2020 - 2022
- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Integratable, Composable and Evolvable Cybersecurity in Energy Delivery Systems awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2015 - 2022
Contact
full name
- Alexander Perez-Pons