Mohammed ZAGANE

Associate Professor & Researcher in Software Security and Machine Learning

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About Me

I am an Associate Professor and Researcher at the University of Mustapha Stambouli in Mascara, Algeria. My work is dedicated to solving complex problems in Software Engineering and Information Security by leveraging the power of Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

With a PhD in Computer Science and extensive experience in both academia and systems engineering, I focus on developing innovative, automated solutions for software vulnerability prediction and maintenance.

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science (2020)
    University of Oran 1, Algeria
  • Magister in Computer Sciences (2010)
    Higher National School of Computer Sciences (ESI), Algiers
  • Computer Engineer (2007)
    University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara

Professional Experience

2021 - Present

Associate Professor / Researcher

University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara, Algeria

2024 - Present

Research Team Head

Labtec-Ia Laboratory, AIIS Team

2023 - 2024

Assistant Head of Department

Department of Mathematics, University of Mustapha Stambouli

2012 - 2021

Assistant Professor / Researcher

University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara, Algeria

2009 - 2012

Systems Engineer

Local Government Services, State of Mascara

Research Interests

Vulnerability Prediction

Using code metrics and deep learning to identify security flaws at a fine-grained level, assisting developers in securing software systems.

NLP for Code

Applying NLP techniques like Word Embeddings and TF-IDF to extract semantic insights from source code for improved analysis.

Software Evolution

Developing hybrid models to predict software co-changes and improve system reliability during maintenance.

Teaching Portfolio

Course Title Level Years
Advanced Web Programming1st Year Master (WIST)2018 - 2023
Algorithmics and Data Structures 1 & 21st & 2nd Year Licence2012 - 2025
Electronic and Components of Computer Systems1st Year Licence2014 - 2024
Web Applications Development2nd Year Licence2014 - 2016
Machine Structure1st Year Licence2016 - 2022
Advanced Web2nd Year Master (CSE)2018 - 2019

Selected Publications

To see the full list of my publications, please visit my ResearchGate profile .

2024

Enhancing Software Co-Change Prediction: Leveraging Hybrid Approaches for Improved Accuracy

Zagane, M., Alenezi, M. | IEEE Access

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2022

Hybrid Representation to Locate Vulnerable Lines of Code

Zagane, M., Alenezi, M., & Abdi, M. K. | International Journal of Software Innovation

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2020

Deep Learning for Software Vulnerabilities Detection Using Code Metrics

Zagane, M., Abdi, M. K. and Mamdouh Alenezi | IEEE Access

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Datasets & Tools

To see more of my academic and personal software projects, please visit my GitHub profile .

Get In Touch

Professional: m_zagane@univ-mascara.dz

Personal: mzagane@gmail.com

+213.05.59.07.77.51

University of Mascara, Algeria

Technical Skills

C/C++, Java, PHP, JavaScript, Python, MATLAB, MySQL, Linux

Languages

Arabic (Native), French (Good), English (Good)