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Dr. Shadi Jawhar

Dr. Shadi Jawhar
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity

Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Phone: 260.344.4871

Email: smjawhar@indianatech.edu

Office: Zollner 158

Bio

With more than 20 years of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Shadi Jawhar’s work bridges software engineering, cybersecurity and AI-driven innovation. Over the past two years, his research has centered on integrating artificial intelligence to enhance cybersecurity tasks, including the automation of policy design, development of adaptive training and awareness programs and the use of AI to strengthen cyber resilience in areas such as cyber insurance. This work has led to multiple IEEE publications and international conference presentations in the United States and abroad. In addition to his research, Dr. Jawhar has extensive expertise in curriculum design, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in cybersecurity, networks and software engineering. He also collaborates with industry partners to advance compliance training platforms aligned with standards such as NIST, ISO, SOC-2, HIPAA, and CMMC.

My Office Hours

Mon: 12:15 – 2:00 pm
Thu: 8:30 – 11:00 am, 12:15 to 2:00 pm

Classes I Teach

Introduction to Cyber Security
Network / Web Cyber Security
Script Programming
Voice Over IP
Database Management

My Academic Advising Roles

Cyber Security

Educational Background

Ph.D. In computer Engineering
Masters in Computer Networking
Masters in Communication Engineering

Professional Experience

Senior Software Architect
Cyber Security Analyst

Why I Teach

After years of experience in the cyber security and software development, I teach high level courses to transfer my knowledge and experience to new generations.

Additional Information

Certified Ethical Hacker

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