Lama Moukahal, PhD

Lama Moukahal, PhD is currently working as a Senior Security Researcher at Security Compass, where they supervise and mentors associate security researchers. Lama is leading the core design of a threat and risk assessment product and is responsible for identifying weaknesses and developing countermeasures targeting various platforms and environments.

Previously, Lama worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant at Queen's University. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, they helped manage the Queen's Reliable Software Technology (QRST) group and contributed to research resulting in several peer-reviewed publications. During their time as a Graduate Research Assistant, they built security vulnerability metrics, designed and developed novel security testing methods, and established a security decay assessment framework. Lama also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for multiple courses and was selected as the head TA for one of them.

Additionally, Lama has experience as a Research and Development Intern at Irdeto, where they researched and reviewed cybersecurity assurance methods in the automotive industry. Lama proposed, developed, and validated new security enhancement methods for vehicle software systems, resulting in patent applications and published papers.

Before that, Lama worked as a Senior Programmer and Analyst at Centre de Traitement Monetique, where they developed hosts for processing ATM and POS transactions and integrated electronic payment systems into banks' applications. Lama also served as a Programmer Analyst at the same company.

Lama's earlier work experience includes roles as a Software Developer at Al Mawarid Bank, an Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Lebanese American University, and a Help Desk Agent. In these positions, they designed and developed projects related to core banking systems, taught computer science courses, facilitated labs, provided helpdesk support, and resolved IT-related problems.

Overall, Lama Moukahal, PhD has a diverse work experience in the field of security research, software development, and teaching.

Lama Moukahal, PhD, has an extensive education history in the field of computer science. Lama completed their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Lebanese American University from 2009 to 2012. Lama then pursued their Master's Degree, specializing in the same field, at Lebanese American University from 2012 to 2015.

Following their master's studies, they obtained several additional certifications. In March 2014, they received certifications in SAP BOXIR4 Universe Design Tool, SAP BOXIR4 Web Intelligence, and SAP BOXIR4 Administrator from Pioneers Information Technology. In August 2016, they also obtained a Microsoft Certificate of Achievement 20486-Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications from Formatech.

Building upon their previous education and certifications, Lama pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Cybersecurity. From 2019 to 2022, they conducted their doctoral research at Queen's University, further enhancing their expertise in the field.