Bio

I am currently a second-year PhD student in Computer Science, working in SPriTELab at The University of Texas at San Antonio. My main research focuses on Generative AI security and Spiking Neural Networks security. I graduated with a Master's degree from Isfahan University of Technology, with a focus on Blockchain security

Research Interests

• Generative AI security
• Spiking Neural Networks security
• Distributed Systems and Blockchain (Consensus Protocols, Economic and Incentive mechanisms, Smart Contract)
• Game Theory, Multi-Agent Systems

Education

• MSc in Computer Engineering - Software , Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) , Isfahan, Iran, 2018–2021
• BSc in Computer Engineering - Software , Shahrekord University, Iran 2013–2017

Work Experience

• Research Assistant - SPriTELab, The University of Texas at San Antonio,Jan 2023-Present.

Recent Publications

• Kavita Kumari, Maryam Abbasihafshejani , Alessandro Pegoraro, Phillip Rieger,Kamyar Arshi,Murtuza Jadliwala, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Voice Deepfake Detection using Micro-Frequency and Compositional Analysis, NDSS 2025.
• Maryam Abbasihafshejani, Anindya Maiti, Murtuza Jadliwala, Spiking Neural Networks in Vertical Federated Learning: Performance Trade-offs, arXiv preprint,2024. [Paper]
• Raveen Wijewickrama, Maryam Abbasihafshejani, Anindya Maiti, Murtuza Jadliwala, OverHear: Headphone based Multi-sensor Keystroke Inference, 2023. [Paper]
• Maryam Abbasihafshejani, Mohammad Hossein Manshaei, and Murtuza Jadliwala, "Detecting and Punishing Selfish Behavior during Gossiping in Algorand Blockchain", IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (VCC), 2023.[Paper]
• Maryam Abbasi, Mohammad Hossein Manshaei, Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Kemal Akkaya, and Murtuza Jadliwala, " On Algorand Transaction Fee: Challenges and Mechanism Design", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2022.[Paper]