About
PhD in Computer Science from Old Dominion University. Former IT Supervisor at Ministry of Education, Madina. Currently teaching Engineering software and Digital Technology and Engineering Design at Tybah High School. Passionate about technology, education, security, cybersecurity, AI, and machine learning.
- Degree: Ph.D in Computer Science
- Email: dr.mesharialjohani@gmail.com
- City: Medina, Saudi Arabia
Resume
Summary
Meshari Aljohani
Meshari earned his M.S. degree in computer science from California Lutheran University in 2013 and completed his PhD at Old Dominion University in 2024. His research interests include blockchain applications, decentralized marketplaces, reputation systems, machine learning, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). He has been awarded Best of Session for ICNS 2024 Session 5D - UAS Mission Management. Additionally, he has published in prestigious venues such as the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, MDPI Smart Cities, and IEEE Access.
Education
PhD of Computer Science
2018 - 2024
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Master of Computer Science
2011 - 2013
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Bachelor of Education in Computer Science
1998 - 2003
Teacher College, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Professional Experience
IT Supervisor
IT Department, Directorate of Education- Madinah, Saudi Arabia
2015 - 2018
Teacher
Middle School Teacher of Computer Science
2013 - 2015
Teacher
High School Teacher of Computer Science
2003 - 2010
Professional Certification
Preparing a Professional Trainer --Training of Trainers (ToT)
April 2016
Languages
Arabic
English
Publication
Book Chapters
Stephan Olariu, Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala, Chapter 95 - Online e-Reputation Management Services, Editor(s): John R. Vacca, Computer and Information Security Handbook (Fourth Edition), Morgan Kaufmann, 2025.
Journal Publications
Stephan Olariu, Ravi Mukkamala, Meshari Aljohani, Towards Trust and Reputation as a Service in Society 5.0. Smart Cities 2024, Impact Factor 7.0
Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala and Stephan Olariu, "Autonomous Strike UAVs in Support of Homeland Security Missions: Challenges and Preliminary Solutions," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 90979-90996, 2024, impact factor 3.4.
Meshari Aljohani, Stephan Olariu, Abrar Alali, Shubam Jain "A survey of parking solutions in Smart Cities," IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst. 2021, Impact Factor 7.9
Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications
Ravi Mukkamala, Stephan Olariu, Meshari Aljohani, Muhan Sunkara and Hind Aldabagh, "An Adaptive Drone-based Multigenerational Sensor System for Monitoring Large Ecosystems," 2024 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2024.
Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala and Stephan Olariu, "Information-based Infrastructure in Support of Autonomous UAV Reconnaissance Missions," 2024 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), Herndon, VA, USA, 2024. (Best Paper award- Track 5 - CNS, APNT and UAS)
Ravi Mukkamala, Stephan Olariu and Meshari Aljohani, "Improving Query Performance in RaaS: A Framework for Reputation As a Service in Decentralized Marketplaces," 2024 Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2024.
Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala and Stephan Olariu, "A Smart Contract-based Decentralized Marketplace System to Promote Reviewer Anonymity," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023.
Ravi Mukkamala, Stephan Olariu, Meshari Aljohani, and Sandeep. Kalari, "Managing reputation scores in a blockchain-based decentralized marketplace," in Proc. Fourth IEEE Interntional Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security, Intelligent Systems and Applications (TPS-2022), 2022.
Meshari Aljohani, Ravi Mukkamala, and Stephan Olariu, “A framework for a blockchain-based decentralized data marketplace,” in Wireless Internet: 15th EAI International Conference, WiCON 2022, Virtual Event, November 2022, Proceedings. Springer, 2023.
Peer-Reviewed Posters (Conference) Publications
Ravi Mukkamala, Stephan Olariu and Meshari Aljohani, "Improved Schemes for Managing Reputation in a Blockchain-based Decentralized Marketplace," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023.
Posters (non-peer-reviewed)
Meshari Aljohani , Ravi Mukkamala and Stephan Olariu. "Mitigating Sybil attack in decentralized reputation systems."2nd annual COVA CCI Cybersecurity Education and Research Conference (COVA CCI CybER Con), September 20-21, 2023, at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Dissertation
Meshari Aljohani."Leveraging Blockchain for Trust Enhancement in Decentralized Marketplaces: A Reputation System Perspective"
Skills
Contact
Location:
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Email:
dr.mesharialjohani@gmail.com