Dr Sami Zhioua

Affiliated Professor in AI Ethics
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Dr. Sami Zhioua

Biography

Sami Zhioua is a researcher at INRIA Saclay Ile-de-France. His research focuses on the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, primarily fairness and privacy-enhancing technologies. Previously, he worked on Java acceleration and security, as well as on several cybersecurity projects. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

Education & Qualifications

YearUniversityQualification/Position
2008 Laval University, Canada PhD in Computer Science
2003University of Tunis, Tunisia M.Sc. in Computer Science
2000Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG), Tunis, Tunisia Joint FNEGE-ABS development programme for Programme Directors

Work experience

YearRole
2021 – present Senior Researcher in Fairness in Machine Learning – INRIA, LIX, École Polytechnique, Paris-Saclay, France
2019–2021 Assistant Professor – Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Dubai
2009–2019 Assistant Professor – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia
2008–2009 Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer – McGill University, Canada
2002–2009 Lecturer and Teaching and Research Assistant – Laval University, Canada

Publications

BOOKS

  • Stochastic Systems Divergence through Reinforcement Learning. S. Zhioua. Paperback, First Edition, ISBN: 978-3-8473-3971-7, February 2012, LAP Publishing.
  • A Dynamic Compiler for an Embedded Java Virtual Machine. S. Zhioua. 96 pages, Paperback, First Edition, ISBN: 3639095065, October 2008, VDM Verlag.
  • Embedded Java Security: Security for Mobile Devices. M. Debbabi, M. Saleh, C. Talhi, S. Zhioua. 270 pages, 38 illustrations, Hardback, First Edition, ISBN: 978-1-84628-590-5, November 2006, Springer Verlag.

JOURNAL PAPERS

  • K. Makhlouf, S. Zhioua, and C. Palamidessi. Machine learning fairness notions: Bridging the gap with real-world applications. Information Processing & Management Volume 58 Issue 5 (2021)
  • K. Makhlouf, S. Zhioua, and C. Palamidessi. On the Applicability of ML Fairness Notions. ACM SIGKDD Explorations Newsletter, Volume 23, Issue 1, June 2021, pp. 14–23 (2021)
  • K. Makhlouf, S. Zhioua, and C. Palamidessi. Identifiability of Causal-based Fairness Notions: A State of the Art. arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.05900 (2021)
  • A. Ghaleb, S. Zhioua, and A. Almulhem. On PLC network security. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IJCIP) Volume 22 (2018): pp. 62–69.
  • T. Al-Shehari and S. Zhioua. An empirical study of web browsers’ resistance to traffic analysis and website fingerprinting attacks. Cluster Computing, Volume 21, Issue 4 (2018): pp. 1917–1931.
  • S. Zhioua. ‘Analysing anonymity attacks through noisy channels’. *Information and Computation Journal*, Volume 244, pp. 76–112, Elsevier, October 2015.
  • S. Zhioua. The web browser factor in traffic analysis attacks. Journal of Security and Communication Networks, Volume 8, Issue 18, pp. 4227–4241. John Wiley & Sons, September 2015.
  • J. Desharnais, F. Laviolette, and S. Zhioua. Testing Probabilistic Equivalence through Reinforcement Learning. *Information and Computation Journal*, Volume 227, pp. 21–57, Elsevier, June 2013.
  • S. Zhioua. Tor Traffic Analysis using Hidden Markov Models. Journal of Security and Communication Networks, Volume 6, Issue 9, pages 1075–1086, John Wiley & Sons, September 2013.
  • H. Yahyaoui, S. Zhioua. Bootstrapping Trust in Web Services based on Trust Patterns and Hidden Markov Models. International Journal of Knowledge and Information Systems, Volume 37, Issue 2, pp. 389–416, Springer, 2013.
  • M. Debbabi, M. Saleh, C. Talhi, and S. Zhioua. Security Evaluation of the J2ME CLDC Embedded Java Platform. Journal of Object Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 125–154, March–April 2006.
  • M. Debbabi, A. Gherbi, L. Ketari, C. Talhi, N. Tawbi, H. Yahyaoui, and S. Zhioua. E-Bunny: A Dynamic Compiler for Embedded Java Virtual Machines. Journal of Object Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 83–108, January–February 2005.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • A. Qasem, S. Zhioua, and K. Makhlouf. Finding a Needle in a Haystack: The Traffic Analysis Version. Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies 2019.2 (2019)
  • A. Amro, S. Almuhammadi, and S. Zhioua. NetInfoMiner: High-level Information Extraction From Network Traffic, IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing (IEEE BigComp 2017), Jeju, Korea (13–16 February 2017).
  • A. Ghaleb, S. Zhioua, A. Almulhem. SCADA-SST: A SCADA Security Testbed. World Congress on Industrial Control Systems Security (WCICSS-2016). 12–14 December 2016, London, UK.
  • H. Wardak, S. Zhioua, A. Almulhem. PLC Access Control: A Security Analysis. World Congress on Industrial Control Systems Security (WCICSS-2016). 12–14 December 2016, London, UK.
  • S. Zhioua, A. Ben Jabeur, M. Langar and W. Ilahi. Detecting Malicious Sessions through Traffic Fingerprinting using Hidden Markov Models. 10th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 24–26 September 2014, China.
  • S. Zhioua, M. Langar. Traffic Analysis of Web Browsers. Formal Methods in Security (FMS) @ Petri Nets 2014: 20–33.
  • S. Zhioua. The Middle East under Malware Attack: Dissecting Cyber Weapons. IEEE ICDCS Workshop on Network Forensics, Security and Privacy (NFSP 2013). Philadelphia, USA, 8 July 2013.
  • M. Sulaiman, S. Zhioua. Attacking Tor through Unpopular Ports. IEEE ICDCS Workshop on Network Forensics, Security and Privacy (NFSP 2013). Philadelphia, USA, 8 July 2013.
  • S. Zhioua. Anonymity Attacks on Mix Systems: A Formal Analysis. 13th Information Hiding Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6958, pp. 133–147. 2011.

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