Ph.D. Candidate @ Fordham University

Hello, I’m Ali Alfatemi

Open to Opportunities

I am actively seeking Summer 2026 internships and full-time Research Scientist or ML Engineer roles upon my graduation in Spring 2026.

Latest News

September 29, 2025

AIPR 2025 Workshop Presentation

Excited that our paper, "Vision-Language Integration for Image Captioning Using Vision Transformers and GPT-J," has been accepted for Oral Presentation.

September 1, 2025

IEEE GLOBECOM 2025 Acceptance

Our paper, "A Two-Stage LLM-Enhanced DDoS Detection Framework for Next-Generation IoT and Edge Networks," accepted to the CISS Symposium.

Research Interests

Leveraging advanced computational techniques to solve complex problems in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

AI for Security

Network intrusion detection and DDoS mitigation strategies using advanced ML models.

LLMs

Large Language Model tuning and integration for resource-constrained edge systems.

Machine Learning

Deep learning architectures and data-efficient algorithms for complex datasets.

Computer Vision

Image captioning, fine-grained visual recognition, and multi-modal learning.

Selected Publications

Enhancing DDoS Detection for Edge Networks With Noise-Tolerant Shallow Neural Networks in Computational Social Systems

Ali Alfatemi, Mohamed Rahouti, Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Abdellah Chehri, Mohammed Aledhari, Gwanggil Jeon

IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Early Access, 2025.

IEEE TCSS Early Access

Paper DOI

DDoS threat model and traffic flow diagram

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Foreground-Centric Learning Improves Robustness in Fine-Grained Visual Recognition

Ali Alfatemi, Mohamed Rahouti, Majjed Al-Qatf, Senthil Kumar Jagatheesaperumal

Signal, Image and Video Processing, Volume 19, Article 1178, 2025.

Springer

Paper Code

Foreground-centric learning pipeline diagram

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Patient Subgrouping with Distinct Survival Rates via Integration of Multiomics Data on a Grassmann Manifold

Ali Alfatemi, Hong Peng, Wentao Rong, Bin Zhang, Hongmin Cai

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(1), 190, 2022.

Springer BMC

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ProtoMAML: A Hybrid Meta-Learning Approach Integrating Prototypical Networks for Data-Efficient DDoS Attack Detection

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

IWCMC, 2025.

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Identifying Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Through Multi-Model Deep Learning Fusion

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2025.

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Precision DDoS Detection Through Gaussian Noise-Augmented Neural Networks

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

NoF, 2024.

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Advancing DDoS Attack Detection: A Synergistic Approach Using Deep Residual Neural Networks

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

arXiv, 2024.

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Multi-Label Classification with Deep Learning and Manual Data Collection for Identifying Similar Bird Species

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Procedia Computer Science, 2024.

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Refining Bird Species Identification Through GAN-Enhanced Data Augmentation

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Procedia Computer Science, 2024.

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Advancing NCAA March Madness Forecasts Through Deep Learning and Combinatorial Fusion Analysis

Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Intelligent Systems Conference, 2024.

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Enabling Real-Time, Explainable DDoS Mitigation via On-Premise Large Language Models

H. Wondimu, Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Procedia Computer Science, 2025.

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Towards Equitable ASD Diagnostics: A Comparative Study

M. Aledhari, Mohamed Rahouti, Ali Alfatemi.

arXiv, 2024.

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Optimizing Control Strategies for Wheeled Mobile Robots

Nasim Paykari, R. Jokar, Ali Alfatemi, et al.

arXiv, 2024.

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Toward Utilizing Bidirectional Multi-head Attention Technique for Automatic Correction of Grammatical Errors

Z. Mahmoud, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

IAENG IJCS, 2024.

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Integrating Robotic Navigation with Blockchain

Nasim Paykari, Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Ubiquitous Robots (UR), 2024.

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Redefining DDoS Attack Detection Using a Dual-Space Prototypical Network-Based Approach

Martinez, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

ICCCN, 2024.

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Enabling Trustworthy Federated Learning in Industrial IoT

Jagatheesaperumal, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

IEEE IoT Magazine, 2024.

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Optimizing the Impact of Data Augmentation for Low-Resource Grammatical Error Correction

Solyman, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Journal of King Saud University, 2023.

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Semi-Supervised Learning and Bidirectional Decoding for Effective Grammar Correction

Mahmoud, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

PeerJ Computer Science, 2023.

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PBEMS: A Permissioned Blockchain-based Equipment Maintenance System

Mohammad I. Saryuddin Assaqty, ... Ali Alfatemi, et al.

Preprints, 2023.

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Teaching

CISC 1100 R03

Structures of Computer Science

Fall 2025

Mon & Thu, 5:30–6:45 PM

JMH 330 (Rose Hill)

Office Hours: M/Th 4:30–5:30 PM

Introductory course covering Sets, Logic, Boolean Algebra, Recursion, and Graphs. Emphasis on logical thinking.

Professional Service

Active Peer Reviewer for

Information Fusion IEEE TNSM IEEE WCCI 2024 Scientific Reports Artificial Intelligence Review Signal, Image and Video Processing The Journal of Supercomputing IJCNN 2025 Cluster Computing ..... ...........

Patents

GRANTED CN113537358B

Cancer subtype identification via multi-omics data integration

Let's Collaborate

Always open to discussing new research, projects, or collaboration opportunities in AI and Security.

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