Computer Science · Purdue University

Shafiq-us
Saleheen.

Researching the security of
autonomous and cyber-physical systems.

I’m a PhD student in Computer Science at Purdue University, where I joined the PurSec Lab in Fall 2025. My research examines the security of autonomous and cyber-physical systems, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

I’m fascinated by the security challenges that arise when software interacts with the physical world. As UAVs become more common in defense, industry, and agriculture, software defects can have direct physical consequences. I develop techniques for analyzing and testing drone software through fuzzing, reverse engineering, binary analysis, and patch analysis to find vulnerabilities.

Previously, I was a Software Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh. I hold a B.Sc. in Software Engineering from the University of Dhaka, graduating with a CGPA of 3.86/4.00.

Portrait of Shafiq-us Saleheen
PhD Student & ResearcherPurSec Lab
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Autonomous Systems Security

UAVs & Cyber-Physical Systems

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Software Security

Fuzzing & Software Testing

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Program Analysis

Reverse Engineering, Binary & Patch Analysis

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Research &
Publications

Some of my works in autonomous systems security, software analysis, and privacy.

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Experience

Academic research, teaching and professional roles

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Education

Purdue University

PhD in Computer Science
Fall 2025 – Present

University of Dhaka

B.Sc. in Software Engineering
CGPA: 3.86 / 4.00

Graduate Research Assistant

Jan 2026 — Present

Purdue University

I am currently working as a Research Assistant with Dr. Antonio Bianchi.

  • Working on fuzzing frameworks, especially for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs)
  • Investigating different forms of binary and patch analysis techniques
  • Developing time-sensitive architectures for drone software

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Aug 2025 — Dec 2025

Purdue University

I was a TA for CS251 (Data Structures & Algorithms) during the fall 2025 semester.

Software Engineer

Feb 2024 — Jul 2025

Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh

At Samsung, I worked with the SmartThings team. Additionally, I contributed to Research and Innovation by building PoCs for generative AI, UWB/BLE, and AR/VR-related solutions.

Research Intern

Dec 2024 — Jul 2025

Arizona State University

I worked on an autonomous drone recovery project with the SECPS Lab at Arizona State University, AZ under the supervision of Dr. Ozgur Ozmen.

Research Intern

Mar 2025 — Aug 2025

Pennsylvania State University

I worked on ensuring privacy through obfuscation using LLMs with the HIVE Lab at Pennsylvania State University, PA under the supervision of Dr. Tanusree Sharma.

Research Intern

Jun 2023 — Dec 2023

William & Mary

I worked in a remote position with the Secured Platforms Lab at William & Mary, VA under the supervision of Dr. Adwait Nadkarni.

I developed IoTWhiz, a tool for analyzing and characterizing IoT and non-IoT Android applications.

Software Engineering Intern

Dec 2022 — Jun 2022

Streams Tech Ltd.

I worked as an intern at a USA-based company called Streams Tech Ltd.. My role involved working on GIS projects, automating data cleaning processes and creating error-checking tools for shapefiles.

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Let's connect

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with a conversation.

For research conversations, collaboration, or just to say hello.

ssalehee@purdue.edu