Ahmad Ghafarian, Ph.D
Area(s) of Expertise: Information Security, Computer Forensics
Area(s) of Expertise: Information Security, Computer Forensics
Dr. Ahmad Ghafarian serves as professor of computer science in the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia and has served UNG's students for more than 20 years. Dr. Ghafarian believes in fostering a positive teacher-student relationship by caring for the students’ well-being and understanding their difficulties in acquiring knowledge. A good teacher should be committed to bringing out the best in every student with their passion for teaching and love for the students.
Foundation of Information Security
Cryptography & Data Protection
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
Risk Management
Advanced Network Security
Advanced Software Security
Cloud Computing Security
Information Security Capstone
Operating Systems
Compiler Construction
Software Engineering
Analysis of Algorithms
Theory of Computation
Programming Languages
Numerical Analysis
Software Security
Information Security Architecture
Computer Security
Cybersecurity & Cyberterrorism
Computer Forensics
Information Security
Cybersecurity Capstone
Network Security
Object-Oriented Programming
C++, Java & Python Programming
Data Structure
Computer Organization
Computer Ethics
Computer Science Capstone
Operating Systems
Ghafarian, A., Ash Mady and kyung Park. “An Empirical Analysis of Email Forensics Tools”. International Journal of Network Security & Its Application (IJNSA). Vol 12, No. 3, pp. 39-57, May 2020. ISSN: 0974 – 9330 [online]: 0975 – 2307 [print].
Ghafarian, A, Ash Mady and Charlie Wood. “An empirical Study of Skype Data Retrieval from Main Memory”. International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 –8887). Vol 178, No. 29, pp. 4-12, July 18, 2019. DOI: 10.5120/ijca2019919115
Ghafarian, A and Maria Dehghani, “An Empirical Study of Security of VoIP System”. International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887). Vol 181-No 10, pages 6-11, August 2018.
Cannols, B. and Ghafarian, A. (2017). Hacking Experiment Using USB Rubber Ducky Scripting. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 15(2), 66-71.
Ghafarian, A., and Hosseini Seno, S.A. (2016). Forensics Evaluation of Privacy of Portable Web Browsers. International Journal of Computer Applications, 132(16), 27-34.
Ghafarian, A., Hosseini Seno, S. A. (2015). Analysis of Privacy of Private Browsing Mode through Memory Forensics. International Journal of Computer Application, 132(16), 27-34. http://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume132/number16/23680-2015907693
Tenured Professor of Computer Science & Cybersecurity
University of North Georgia
1996-present
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Tuskegee University
1994 - 1996
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, College of Engineering
1992 - 1994
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Marycrest International University
1990 - 1992
Visiting Scholar
University of Chicago, Aragon National Lab
1989 - 1990
Assistant Professor
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Department of Math and Computer Science
1982 - 1989