Faculty/School

Faculty of Science

School of Information Systems

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Dr Gowri Ramachandran
Position
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Science

Overview

Industry applications are widely built using open-source Java libraries. The security of such libraries is still an open issue. This project focuses on empirical analysis of open-source Java projects using an in-house analysis method.

Research engagement

Literature review, data analysis, algorithm development, and prototype development (the actual activity will be determined based on the student's interests and background). The project is suitable for students interested in cybersecurity, software development, or Data science. We expect the student to have programming experience in Java and Python and the desire to write code.

Research activities

Literature review, data analysis, algorithm development, and prototype development (the actual activity will be determined based on the student's interests and background).

Outcomes

We plan to write a research article describing the findings of this work and also integrate the findings with the in-house tool developed by Dr Gowri Ramachandran. If the research activities are carried out diligently, this project has immense potential for both the industry and the research community. We will release open-source software along with a research paper.

Skills and experience

We expect the student to have programming experience in Java and Python and the desire to write code. A strong interest in cyber security and software with a willingness to work on new areas and challenging problems and a desire to read papers, develop software designs, and write software.

Start date

20 November, 2024

End date

31 January, 2025

Location

Y Block, School of Information Systems

Keywords

Contact

Dr. Gowri Sankar Ramachandran,

g.ramachandran@qut.edu.au