Wahab Hamou-Lhadj
PhD (Ottawa Univ), ing. (OIQ)

I am a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University.

My research focuses on the opportunities at the intersection of Software Engineering and Data Analytics. I am particularly interested in approaches that harness the wealth of information in software traces and logs (also known as machine data), using data analytics and modeling techniques, to support software development and operations, software evolution and analytics, security monitoring, process analysis, and operational intelligence tasks.

My research has an industrial focus. Over the years, I have led many research and development projects with various organizations including Ericsson, CAE, Ubisoft, Marivent, Opal-RT, and DRDC (Defence R&D Canada).

I also have a keen interest in the business side of technology and digital transformation. I have played leading role in the development of OCEB2 (OMG-Certified Expert in BPM) and OCUP2 (OMG Certified UML Professional) certificaton programs. I am currently an active governance board member of ITACS BTM Forum, a leader in digital transformation.

• Log Analytics for Operational Intelligence, Ubisoft, MITACS
• Advancing Logging Practices in Software Engineering, NSERC
• CLEVER Project: Mining Code Commits for Enhanced Software Quality, Ubisoft, NSERC
• D2K-From Data To Knowledge for Better System Maintenance, Ericsson, MITACS
• OpenSim: An Open Architecture for Aircraft Simulation Integration and Monitoring Methods Using the HLA Standard, Marinvent, NSERC
• Tools and Infrastructure for OpenSim, Marinvent, CRIAQ, Aero-Connect, NSERC
• Advanced Host-level Surveillance, DRDC, NSERC
• Integrated Anomaly Detection Models and Techniques, DRDC, NSERC
• Improving Software Maintenance through Advanced Trace Abstraction Techniques, NSERC
• Kernel Tracing Techniques for Anomaly Detection in the Context of Redundancy and Diversity, DRDC, NSERC
• Program Comprehension through Dynamic Analysis, NSERC
• The Analysis of Execution Traces for Program Comprehension, FQRNT
• Online Surveillance of Critical Computer Systems through Advanced Host-based Detection, Ericsson, DRDC, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, University of Toronto, ETS
• Cyber Surveillance of Information Systems, DRDC
• AVIO 508-Diagnostics for Real Time Distributed Multi-core Architecture in Avionics, CAE, OPAL-RT, NSERC, CRIAQ, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
• Tracing and Monitoring Tools for Distributed Multi-Core Systems, Ericsson, DRDC, NSERC, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, University of Ottawa
• Building a Linux Kernel-Based Attack Taxonomy, DRDC