Recipient of Travel Funding for Scholarly Activities Issued by Computer and Information Technology Department · Feb 2023
Recipient of Researchers Supporting Project number (TURSP-2020/329) Issued by Taif University · 2022
Recipient of Taif University Scholarship Program · 2020 - 2022
Recipient of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program · 2016
Recipient of Outstanding Student Award from Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the USA · 2014 - 2015
Recipient of King Abdullah Scholarship Saudi Arabia · 2010 - 2015
Recipient of The University of Denver Chancellor Scholarship · 2011 - 2015
Recipient of The University of Denver Residence Hall Grant · 2011 - 2015
PUBLICATIONS:
M. M. Mirza, A. Ozer, and U. Karabiyik, "Mobile Cyber Forensic Investigations of Web3 Wallets on Android and iOS," Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 21, p. 11180, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.3390/app122111180. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app122111180
Hutchinson, S., Mirza, M. M., West, N., Karabiyik, U., Rogers, M., Mukherjee, T., Aggarwal, S., Haeyong, C., and Pettus-Davis, C. "Investigating Wearable Fitness Applications: Data Privacy and Digital Forensics Analysis on Android." Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(19):9747. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199747
H. Zhu, Y. Peng, H. Xu, F. Tong, X. -Q. Jiang and M. M. Mirza, "Secrecy Enhancement for SSK-Based Communications in Wireless Sensing Systems," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 18, pp. 18192-18201, 15 Sept.15, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3193638. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3193638
W. Xie, B. Li, Y. Peng, H. Zhu, F. AL-Hazemi, and M. M. Mirza, "Secrecy Enhancement for SSK-Based Visible Light Communication Systems," Electronics, vol. 11, no. 7, p. 1150, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.3390/electronics11071150. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071150
F. E. Salamh, M. M. Mirza, S. Hutchinson, Y. H. Yoon and U. Karabiyik, "What’s on the Horizon? An In-Depth Forensic Analysis of Android and iOS Applications," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 99421-99454, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3095562. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3095562
M. Stanković, M. M. Mirza, and U. Karabiyik, "UAV Forensics: DJI Mini 2 Case Study," Drones, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 49, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.3390/drones5020049. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones5020049
Y. Zang, Y. Peng, S. Park, H. Hai, F. AL-Hazemi, and M. M. Mirza, "A Novel Cooperative Transmission Scheme in UAV-Assisted Wireless Sensor Networks," Electronics, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 600, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.3390/electronics11040600. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040600
F. E. Salamh, M. M. Mirza, and U. Karabiyik, “UAV Forensic Analysis and Software Tools Assessment: DJI Phantom 4 and Matrice 210 as Case Studies,” Electronics, vol. 10, no. 6, p. 733, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.3390/electronics10060733. [Online]. Available: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060733
M. M. Mirza and U. Karabiyik, "Enhancing IP Address Geocoding, Geolocating and Visualization for Digital Forensics," 2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2021, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISNCC52172.2021.9615668. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISNCC52172.2021.9615668
M. M. Mirza, F. E. Salamh and U. Karabiyik, "An Android Case Study on Technical Anti-Forensic Challenges of WhatsApp Application," 2020 8th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security (ISDFS), Beirut, Lebanon, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISDFS49300.2020.9116192. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISDFS49300.2020.9116192
EXTENDED ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS:
Mohammad Meraj Mirza; Rwitam Bandyopadhyay; Akif Ozer; Bharath Vemula; Umit Karabiyik; and Marcus Rogers, "Escaping the Monolithic Architecture for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Systems Using a Microservices Approach" Digital \& Multimedia Sciences at the 2023 AAFS Annual Meeting.
Mohammad Meraj Mirza; Akif Ozer, and Umit Karabiyik "Cyber Forensic Investigations of Web3 Cryptocurrency Wallets on iOS and Android" Digital \& Multimedia Sciences at the 2023 AAFS Annual Meeting.
Mohammad Meraj Mirza and Umit Karabiyik, "Skills for Success: Advancing Pattern of Life Analysis in Cyber Forensics Using a Multidimensional Approach" Abstract in the Digital & Multimedia Sciences at the 2022 AAFS Annual Meeting.
Mohammad Meraj Mirza and Umit Karabiyik, "A Holistic Framework for Investigating Geospatial Data in Cyber Forensics" Abstract in the Digital \& Multimedia Sciences at the 2021 AAFS Annual Meeting.
Shinelle Hutchinson, Mohammad Meraj Mirza, and Umit Karabiyik, "The Health of Wearables Investigations" at Purdue Polytechnic Student Poster Symposium 2022.
Mohammad Meraj Mirza and Umit Karabiyik, "Integrating Cybersecurity, Cyber Forensics, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Geospatial Technologies and Techniques into a multidisciplinary approach allowed us to better understand the present gaps and limitations of defense systems against emerging air-breathing threats" at RSAC Security Scholar Poster Boards [June 2022]
Mohammad Meraj Mirza and Umit Karabiyik, "Using Red \& Blue Team Exercises to Highlight Challenges, Gaps, and Deficiencies in Defense Systems Capabilities Against Emerging Air Threats [845-371]" at the 23rd annual CERIAS Security Symposium [March 2022]. Available https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/symposium/index.php/posters/year/2022/845-371
mmmirza@purdue.edu