Biography
Appointments and Positions
2020 - present Associate Professor, Florida International University, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Miami, Florida, United States
2019 - 2020 University Instructor, Florida International University, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Miami, Florida, United States
2013 - 2019 Instructor, Florida International University, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Miami, Florida, United States
2008 - 2010 Associate Professor, University of Miami, CIS Department, Coral Gables,
Florida, United States
2007 - 2008 Chairperson, Miami Dade College, CIS Department, Miami, Florida, United
States
2004 - 2007 Associate Professor, University of Miami, CIS Department, Coral Gables,
Florida, United States
2000 - 2004 Assistant Professor, University of Miami, CIS Department, Coral Gables,
Florida, United States
Products
Products Most Closely Related to the Proposed Project
1. Reyes D, Perez-Pons A, Bofill R. Anomaly Detection in Embedded Device Through Hardware
Introspection. Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference; 2023 May 17; San Jose, CA, USA.
2. Song C, Perez-Pons A, Yen K. AG-SGD: Angle-based Stochastic Gradient Descent. IEEE
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Access. 2021 January 15; 9(1):23007. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3055993
3. De La Cruz S, Perez-Pons A. Transforming Program Control Flow Data into Space-Filling
Curves for Data Analysis. 4th IEEE International Conference on AI in Cybersecurity.
2025 February 07. Available from: https://10.1109/ICAIC63015.2025.10849342
4. Gangwani P, Perez-Pons A, Upadhyay H. A Semantic Trust Management Model for Wireless
Sensor Networks. IEEE Sensors Journal. 2025 March 05; 25(2):3672-3681. Available from:
https://10.1109/JSEN.2024.3512519
5. Ngouen M, Rahman M, Perez-Pons A, Nagarajan P. SGPQ-IoT: Securely Generating Post-
Quantum Keys for IoT Devices Using a Quantum Computer. IEEE COMPSAC. 2025 July 08.
Other Significant Products, Whether or Not Related to the Proposed Project
1. Song C, Yen K, Perez-Pons A, Liu J. Rank-Based Chain-Mode Ensemble for Binary
Classification. 2020 World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology; 2020 July 10;
Copenhagen, Denmark. Available from: https://publications.waset.org/10011209/rank-basedchain-
mode-ensemble-for-binary-classification
2. Song C, Perez-Pons A, Yen K. Optimizing Stochastic Gradient Descent Using the Angle
between Gradients. Data IEEE Big 2020; 2020 December 10; Atlanta, GA, USA. Available
from: https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData50022.2020.9378007
3. Song C, Perez-Pons A, Yen K. Sieve: An Ensemble Algorithm Using Global Consensus for
Binary Classification. Artificial Intelligence. 2020 May 17; 1(2):242. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.3390/ai1020016
4. Herley T, Perdomo J, Perez-Pons A. HMM-based Intrusion Detection System for Software
Defined Networking. ICMLA 2016 Conference on Machine Learning in Security of Cyber-
Physical Systems (MLSCPS); 2016 December 18; Anaheim, CA, USA. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMLA.2016.0108
5. Heras R, Perez-Pons A. Malware Analysis with Machine Learning for Evaluating the Integrity
of Mission Critical Devices. Computing Conference; 2020 July 15; London, United Kingdom.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52243-8_18
Awards & Honors
- School of Engineering and Computing, FIU, Excellence in Teaching Award 2021
- FIU Presidential Excellence Award, “Accelerating the Next Generation of STEM Team,” 2020 Finalist
- FIU Presidential Excellence Award, “Multidisciplinary AI Research & Workforce Development Team,” 2019, Finalist
- FIU Presidential Excellence Award, “Cybersecurity Team,” 2018, Finalist
- University of Miami, Computer Information Systems Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004.
- University of Miami, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003.
- University of Miami, Computer Information Systems Excellence in Research Award, 2003.
- University of Miami, Computer Information Systems Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001.
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Miami, 1998
- MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Miami, 1989
- BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Miami, 1983