PARIA SHIRANI, University of Ottawa

Research

Binary Code Analysis Code Fingerprinting Cybersecurity Firmware Analysis IoT Security Vulnerability Research

Latest funding

Vulnerability Hunting using Binary Code Analysis
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Towards autonomous security monitoring for Internet of Things
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$195,000
Vulnerability Hunting using Binary Code Analysis
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,000

All 4 grants and awards

Vulnerability Hunting using Binary Code Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: SHIRANI, PARIA

$12,500

Towards autonomous security monitoring for Internet of Things

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Majumdar, Suryadipta S

Keywords: Cybersecurity; IoT security; Machine learning applications; Security monitoring; Smart homes

$195,000

Vulnerability Hunting using Binary Code Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SHIRANI, PARIA

Keywords: cybersecurity; vulnerability research; binary code analysis; code fingerprinting; iot security; firmware analysis

$62,000

Cybersecurity

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: SHIRANI, PARIA

Keywords: Cybersecurity ; Vulnerability Research ; Malware Analysis ; Threat Intelligence Generation ; Binary Code Analysis; IoT Security; Applied Machine Learning

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Binary Code Analysis Dear Professor SHIRANI, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on binary code analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Vulnerability Hunting using Binary Code Analysis" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]