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Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Contact
(860) 832-2718
omoushi@ccsu.edu
Office
Maria Sanford Hall
304-05
Biography

Dr. Owana Marzia Moushi earned her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2025. She received her Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 2021 and her Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Khulna University, Bangladesh, in 2018. During the 2025–2026 academic year, she served as an Instructor in the School of Interdisciplinary Informatics at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Central Connecticut State University.

Education
Computer Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2025
Electrical Engineering
New Mexico Tech
2021
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Khulna University
2018
Areas of Expertise

Network Security, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Security, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity.

Publications, Research & Presentations
  1. Himadri Shekhar Mondal, Yiwei Feng, Owana Marzia Moushi, and Nick Birbilis. ”AI-driven biosensors
    for cardiac care: parametric-tuned modeling with extensive literature review” in Iran Journal of Computer
    Science, 9(1), 11 (2026).
  2. Raisa Islam, and Owana Marzia Moushi, ”GPT-4o: The Cutting-Edge Advancement in Multimodal
    LLM,” in Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. CompCom 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems,
    vol 1426. Springer, Cham.
  3. Owana Marzia Moushi, Chamath Gunawardena, Feng Ye, Rose Qingyang Hu, and Yi Qian, ”Machine
    Learning-Based Detection of Data Replay and Data Replay Sybil Attacks for Vehicular Communication
    Networks,” in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp.
    5202-5207.
  4. Chamath Gunawardena, Owana Marzia Moushi, Feng Ye, Rose Qingyang Hu, and Yi Qian, ”A Grid-based
    Misbehavior Detection System for Vehicular Communication Networks”, in 2024 IEEE International Confer-
    ence on Communication (ICC), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 5196-5201.
  5. Owana Marzia Moushi, Nishat Ara, Md Helaluddin and Himadri Shekhar Mondal, ”Enhancing the Accu-
    racy and Explainability of Heart Disease Prediction Models through Interpretable Machine Learning Tech-
    niques,” in 2023 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable De-
    velopment (ICICT4SD), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  6. Owana Marzia Moushi, Kevin Wedeward, and Yuqi Wang, ”Optimal Placement of Energy Storage in a
    Power System with Wind Generation,” in 2021 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), Denver,
    CO, USA, 2021, pp. 541-546.
  7. Owana Marzia Moushi, Mostofa Kamal, Mahmuda Haque, and Md. Shamim Ahsan. “Design and
    Development of an Online Bus Monitoring System.” in 2018 10th International Conference of Electrical and
    Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018, pp. 69 – 72.
  8. Mustafa Kamal Shahadat, Himadri Shekhar Mondal, Owana Marzia Moushi, and Md Bellal Hossain.
    “Influence of Temperature and Rainfall Variability on T. Aman Rice Production in South-Western Coastal
    Area of Bangladesh” in 2019 10th International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Networking
    Technologies (ICCCNT), Kanpur, India, 2019, pp. 1-5.
Awards & Grants
  1. Holling Fellowship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2023–2024 and 2024–2025
    Awarded in recognition of excellence in teaching assistance.
  2. Graduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowship, University of Nebraska, Summer 2024 and Spring 2025
    Awarded to support faculty-mentored graduate student research and creative activity.
Courses Taught

Cryptography, Computer Security, Digital Forensic, Network Analysis, Network Security, Wireless Security