I am currently a Doctoral Student at the SPriTELab in the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA. Prior to this, I received BS in Computer Engineering from Wichita State University, USA.
Research Interests
Cryptography
Computer Vision
Machine and Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Game Theory
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Privacy and Security in Cyber-Physical Systems
Work Experience
Software Developer Intern, Amazon – Seattle, WA, May 2017 - Aug 2017
Mobile Developer, Ennovar – Wichita, KS, May 2016 - Feb 2017
Solutions Validation Test Engineer, Ennovar – Wichita, KS, Aug 2015 - May 2016
Education
PhD in Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, Aug 2018 - May 2022
BS in Computer Engineering, Wichita State University, 2018
Awards and Honors
Received ACM Student Travel Grant at WiSec 2018 and MobiSys 2018
Senior design project was invited for presentation at multiple venues: National Advisory Council in Wichita State Univeristy (WSU), Venture Competition trade fair in WSU, and iSi Environmental, 2018
Received Boeing Scholarship from 2014 to 2018
Received leadership award from LeaderShape 2018
Was awarded twice The Cohen Enhancement Research Scholarship Grant for my independent Virtual Reality research project, 2016 and 2017
Received leadership award from Emerging Leaders 2014
Recent Publications
Mohd Sabra, Anindya Maiti, and Murtuza Jadliwala, "Background Buster: Peeking through Virtual Backgrounds in Online Video Calls ", IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2022. [Paper][Slides]
Mohd Sabra, Anindya Maiti, and Murtuza Jadliwala, "Zoom on the Keystrokes: Exploiting Video Calls for Keystroke Inference Attacks", Network & Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS), 2021. [Paper]
Anindya Maiti, Ryan Heard, Mohd Sabra, and Murtuza Jadliwala, "Towards Inferring Mechanical Lock Combinations using Wrist-Wearables as a Side-Channel", ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), Stockholm, Sweden, June 2018 (Revised September 2018). [Paper][Slides][Artifacts]
Mohd Sabra, Anindya Maiti, and Murtuza Jadliwala, "Keystroke Inference Using Ambient Light Sensor on Wrist-Wearables: A Feasibility Study", IEEE MobiSys Workshop on Wearable Systems and Applications (WearSys), Munich, Germany, June 2018. [Paper][Slides]