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Nabeel Alzahrani

Nabeel Alzahrani

Lecturer , Information Technology Consultant
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Lecturer
Computer Science and Engineering, School of
Email alzahran@csusb.edu
Office Phone(909) 537-7163
Office LocationPL-022
Information Technology Consultant
Information Security and Compliance
Email alzahran@csusb.edu
Office Phone(909) 537-7163
Office LocationPL-022

Bio

Dr. Alzahrani is an adjunct professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and cybersecurity. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Alzahrani is also a consultant in the Identity, Security, and Enterprise Technology Department at CSUSB. He is a published author of books and research papers and has delivered multiple presentations in his field.

 

Education

Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) with a GPA of 4.00 (out of 4.00) in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside).

 

Courses/Teaching

Specialization

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Cybersecurity 

 

Research and Teaching Interests

AI Presentations & Talks

  • 2024

    • July 21 – Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC'24) Conference, Providence, Rhode Island: Introduction to AI (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Generative AI, AI tools such as ChatGPT, AI ethics, Powering AI with fusion energy, and accessible AI resources for K-12 and beyond to accelerate research and innovation).

    • September 26 – California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Department: Introduction to AI

    • October 9 – CSUSB Information Technology Services (ITS) Tech Talks Conference: Introduction to AI

    • October 31 – CSUSB Office of Student Research: Introduction to AI

  • 2025

    • February 21 – CSUSB PROPEL AI Symposium: Introduction to AI

    • March 10 – CSUSB Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Department: Introduction to AI (Sponsored by CSUSB CSE, with faculty & students from Computer Science & Engineering, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Cognitive Science).

    • March 14 – CSUSB Finance, Technology, and Operations (FTO) Business Conference: Introduction to AI

    • March 26 – CSUSB Office of Student Research: Introduction to AI

    • April 2 – National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) AI Unlocked Workshop, Denver, Colorado: Introduction to AI

AI Research Opportunities for Students

  1. Accelerating Academic Research Using AI and HPC 
  2. AI-Based Cancer Detection
  3. AI-Driven Academically At-Risk Student Detection
  4. AI-Powered Support Systems
  5. AI Deep Neural Networks (DNN or Deep Learning, DL) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
    1. Overfitting
    2. Bias
    3. Explainability
    4. Scalability
    5. Adversarial Attacks
  6. AI for Scientists
  7. AI for Everyone
  8. AI-Based System to Defend Against Moving Threats (Military)
  9. AI-Based System to Detect Suspects (Law Enforcement)
  10. AI-Based System to Detect Interactions (Scientific and Entertainment)
  11. AI-Based Software Vulnerability Detection

  12. AI-Based Cyber Threat Detection

AI Research Required Student Skills

  1. AI and HPC to Accelerate Academic Research 
  2. Addressing Hallucinations in Large Language Models (LLMs) Like ChatGPT
  3. Python Programming (use only the two green buttons “Previous” and “Next” to navigate the tutorial and avoid ads)
  4. GitHub
  5. Jupyter Notebooks
  6. Computer Vision with TensorFlow
  7. Building a Brain in 10 Minutes
  8. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
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