Zaid Altahat - University of Wisconsin Parkside

Zaid joined UW–Parkside as an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department and the director of the App Factory in 2016. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science/Software Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 2010. Prior to joining Parkside, Zaid worked in the industry for close to 20 years for companies such as GE Healthcare, Motorola, Baxter, UniquSoft, and ComEd. Zaid’s experience has been in Software Engineering, Mobile and web apps, Cloud Computing, Healthcare, and Telecom. Zaid is an entrepreneur who started several companies including Sydetasker.com and zetaton.com

Areas of Expertise

Software Engineering
Mobile and web apps
Cloud Computing
Healthcare
Telecom

(2026) Stackelberg Game-Based Strategy Selection for CAPTCHA Defense Informed by Empirical Attack Studies. 2026 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT)
(2022) Attendance Mobile Application. Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges
(2022) Enhancing the Quality and Security of IoT Software Systems Using Cloud-Based Vulnerability Detector. Springer, Cham, 731-742 pp.
(2020) Algae Estimator. MICS: Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium
(2020) BLE Scanner App. UWP Students Showcase
(2020) Cloud-Based Software Tool to Help Open-Source Computing Community with The Detection of Source Code Vulnerabilities and Insecure Patterns. MICS: Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium
(2020) Deep Insight And Analytics Into the Git Repositories. o EIT: 20th Annual IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2020) EDUCATIONAL And OUTREACH WEBSITE FOR SOLAR ENERGY. o EIT: 20th Annual IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2020) Git Tracker. UWP Students Showcase
(2020) Greenridge Cemetery Apps. UWP Students Showcase
(2020) Hawthorn Hollow Mobile Apps. UWP Students Showcase
(2020) Insights and Analytics from Git Repositories. NCUR-National Conference on Undergraduate Research
(2020) Insights and Analytics from Git Repositories. 18th UW System Undergrad “Research in the Rotunda”
(2020) Prexo - US Presidents Executive Orders. UWP Students Showcase
(2020) Scalable Cloud-Based Tool to Empirically Detect Vulnerable Code Patterns in Large-Scale System. o EIT: 20th Annual IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2020) Static Analysis Cloud-Based Software Tool for Source Code vulnerabilities Detection in Large-Scale Systems. UW System Symposium for undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activity
(2020) Quality of Service Provision within IEEE 802.11 CSMACA Protocol. Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2020, 313-319 pp.
(2019) Deep Insight And Analytics Into the Git Repositories. Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, 5 pp.
(2019) The Detection of Software Security Vulnerabilities Through the Usage of Unsafe Functions. Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, 5 pp. PDF
(2018) Cloud-Based Source Code Security and Vulnerabilities Analysis Tool for C/C++ Software Systems. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2018) Quality of Service Implementation within IEEE 802.11 DCF Interframe Space. Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS)
(2017) Software Engineering Education - Present and Future. Midwest Instructional Computing Symposium

Departmental Service

Program Organizer — Internship liason

College Service

(2019) Faculty Mentor — ITPC: IT Practice Center
(2018) Faculty Mentor — ITPC: IT Practice Center
(2017) Faculty Mentor — ITPC: IT Practice Center
(2016) Faculty Mentor — ITPC: IT Practice Center

University Service

(2020) Workshop Organizer — Big Idea Competition 2019
(2019) Task Force Member — Marshall for the Commencement of 2018
(2019) Workshop Organizer — Big Idea Competition 2019
(2018) Guest Speaker — Foundation Board Meeting
(2018) Task Force Member — Marshall for the Commencement of 2018
(2018) Workshop Organizer — Big Idea Competition 2018
(2017) Guest Speaker — convocation Discussion panel

Professional Service

(2019) Other — Steering Committee: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC
(2019) Other — Web Master: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC-2019
(2018) Other — Steering Committee: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC
(2018) Other — Web Master: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC-2018
(2017) Other — Web Master: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC
(2017) Other — Steering Committee: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - CCSC

Public Service

(2020) Other — Hawthorn Hollow Nature & Sanctuary
(2020) Other — Mobile apps for Abbie Merrill
(2020) Other — Mobile apps for Dr. Hedda Sanders
(2020) Other — Mobile apps for Green Ridge Cemetery
(2017) Board Member — Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

UW System Service

(2019) Committee Member — WiSys AppStart Competition

Zaid Altahat, PhD