Our Team
DSPLab is a diverse team of researchers and students working on trustworthy AI, security, and privacy.
Members

Current and Former DSPLab Researchers

Principal Investigator

Birhanu Eshete

Birhanu Eshete

Principal Investigator

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Director of the Data-Driven Security & Privacy Lab (DSPLab).

AI Trustworthiness AI Security Privacy-Preserving ML

PhD Researchers

Firas Ben Hmida

Firas Ben Hmida

PhD Candidate

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Philemon Hailemariam

Philemon Hailemariam

PhD Candidate

University of Michigan-Dearborn

MS Researchers

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Alistair Clarke

Master's Student

2025-present, Master's Student.

Kashif Ali Khan

Kashif Ali Khan

Master's Student

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Alumni

Abe Amich

Abe Amich

R&D ML Engineer for Cybersecurity, Sandbox AQ

Ph.D., 2019-2024, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Elie Rizk

Elie Rizk

AI Engineer, Siren Analytics

M.Sc., 2023-2024, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Poornaditya Mishra

Poornaditya Mishra

AI Alchemist, Miracle Labs

M.Sc., 2024, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Zain Sbeih

Zain Sbeih

Co-Founder, Rewixx

B.Sc., 2024-2025, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Christine Carlton

Christine Carlton

Network Monitoring and Observability Manager, Ford Motor Company

M.Sc., 2023, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Ata Kaboudi

Ata Kaboudi

Software Engineer, CBRE Investment Management

M.Sc., 2023, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Jon-Nicklaus Jackson

Jon-Nicklaus Jackson

IT Security and Compliance Analyst, Bosch USA

M.Sc., 2023, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Hassaan Ali

Hassaan Ali

Senior Software Engineer, Tesla

M.Sc., 2023, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Ismat Jarin

Ismat Jarin

Ph.D. Student, UC Irvine

Ph.D., 2019-2022 (DNF), University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Chevy Pawlik

Chevy Pawlik

IT Security Analyst, Auto-Owners Insurance

B.Sc., 2022, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Olajide David

Olajide David

HPC Engineer, Gilead Sciences

M.Sc., 2022, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Hassan Ali

Hassan Ali

Senior Software Engineer, General Motors

M.Sc., 2022, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Majed Chamseddine

Majed Chamseddine

Security Engineer, Amazon

M.Sc., 2021, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Abdullah Ali

Abdullah Ali

Software Engineer

M.Sc., 2019, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Youssef Aydi

Youssef Aydi

M.S. Student, University of Michigan-Dearborn

B.Sc., 2024, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Zeineb Moalla

Zeineb Moalla

M.S. Student, University of Michigan-Dearborn

B.Sc., 2022, University of Michigan-Dearborn.