May 15, 2026
Journal Publication: Razan Alsulieman, Mahmoud Abbass, Richard Swilley, Dr. Sherif, Mohamed Elsersy, and Rabab Abdelfattah published Identification of Drinking Intoxication in IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Lab Timeline
Recent announcements and impact highlights from Dr. Ahmed Sherif and SPEN Lab.
February 1, 2026
Journal Publication: Mahmoud Abbass, Dr. Sherif, Justin Riely, and Kasem Khalil published AI-Powered Secure and Privacy-Aware Maintenance Prediction Scheme for Autonomous Vehicles Using Hardware Acceleration in IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
2026
New Ph.D. Students: Sajim Ahmed, Isaac Sarfo Larbi, and Fahad Abdulrahman Alowayqil joined Dr. Sherif's chaired Ph.D. student group.
2026
Conference Publications: SPEN Lab has 2026 conference papers accepted or under review at IEEE SoutheastCon, MWSCAS, and Springer conferences.
2026
Pending Sponsored Research: The updated CV lists pending proposals with NSF, USDA, NSA, Department of Energy, and the Jimmy A. Payne Foundation.
2025
ELEVATE Grant Awarded: Dr. Sherif and Stephen Adams received the $50,000 ELEVATE 2025 Educational Grant Program.
2025
Student Recognition: Ph.D. student Ujunwa Mbachu was named to the USM Graduate Student Hall of Fame 2025.
2025
Programming Contest Win: Dr. Sherif mentored three undergraduate students who won the 2025 ICPC Southeast USA Regional Programming Contest.
2025
Undergraduate Research: Samir Bhattarai presented a UGS 2025 poster and Md Benozir Hossain presented a UGS 2025 paper.
2025
Journal Publications: SPEN Lab journal work appeared in Internet of Things Journal, Image and Vision Computing, and Sensors.
2024
Editorial and Conference Leadership: Dr. Sherif served as Publication Chair for ICMI 2025, Exhibition Chair for SaTC 2025, and editor for multiple MDPI special issues.