Bio

Degree

PhD in Security

University of Colorado

MS in in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Ruhr University Bochum

BS in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Ruhr University Bochum

Published Works

• Elgzil, A. . UFAP: Ultra-Fast Handoff Authentication Protocol for Wireless Mesh Networks. , . .
• Elgzil, A. . Network Virtualization with OpenFlow for Large-Scale Data Centre Networks. , Vol17 No. 9 September 2017. International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems.
• Elgzil, A. . Cyber Anonymity Based on Software-Defined Networking and Onion Routing (SOR). , . .

Research Interests

Cyber Anonymity Based on Software-Defined-Network and Onion Routing (SOR)

Teaching Interests

My interest in teaching extends back to 2006 when I began as an instructor at the University of Western Mountains in Gharyan-Libya and others mentioned in my curriculum vitae. There, I gained four years of teaching experience in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering courses: GS 200 Computer Programming, EE 313 Signals & Systems, EE 413 Active & Passive Networks. Besides, I gained hands-on in-depth industrial experience during my career in the industrial field. That unique combination of both industrial and teaching experience has provided me with the competence and passion required to effectively teach your undergraduate courses and significantly contribute to the overall Department Mission.
During both my BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering and IT from Ruhr University of Bochum (RUB) in Germany, I have many particular experiences and elements in my background, which are unusual among my peer. I worked on-campus at RUB for many years as a Java and Siemens S-7 programmer at the Department of Production Systems. After I had finished my degree, I operated for more than three years as a database administrator in the Scientific Secretariat for Studies Reform in the state NRW, Germany.
My Ph.D. research is in the big area of cybersecurity, with the focus on the intersecting areas of Cloud Computing, Anonymity with Onion Routing, and Software-Defined Networking. I am working on my Ph.D. dissertation to develop and evaluate a system for anonymity Software- defined-network-based Onion Routing (SOR). I have already published three papers, one conference paper on the proceedings of IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (IEEE DSC) August 2017 with 38% acceptance ratio, the second an article about Network Virtualization with OpenFlow for Large-Scale Data Center Networks for the International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS) September 2017 and the third one conference paper on the proceedings of IEEE Conference on 2018 Wireless Days (WD) April 18.
I am confident that my qualifications and research experience equip me with the skills and expertise necessary to support the success of your students. They enable me to participate in new course and program development, as well as be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse urban student population. Team up with the Department faculty members, I hope to open new doors for the scholarly and professional activities appropriate for the undergraduate teaching mission of MSU Denver.

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