Khalid Alasiri
Cybersecurity PhD Researcher (ASU) · Co-Founder & CTO · AI-Powered Security Systems · Cloud Infrastructure
Cybersecurity PhD researcher at Arizona State University specializing in cyber deception, attacker behavioral profiling, and proactive defense. Concurrently Co-Founder & CTO of Loops, a live cloud-based SaaS platform deploying AI agents in production across multi-marketplace e-commerce. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of academic security research and real-world AI infrastructure — with hands-on experience in cloud and AI security risks, cloud architecture, and behavioral threat modeling.
Publication
Alasiri, K., Hasan, R. Vision: Profiling Human Attackers: Personality and Behavioral Patterns in Deceptive Multi-Stage CTF Challenges. USEC 2026, Workshop on Usable Security and Privacy, co-located with NDSS. February 2026.
Topics: Cyber Deception · Attacker Profiling · Behavioral Telemetry · Proactive Defense · CTF Environments
Research
PhD Researcher — Cyber Deception & Attacker Profiling
Arizona State University
- Built and deployed CTF-P: a controlled multi-stage CTF platform logging system events, screenshots, and think-aloud data to extract behavioral indicators linked to personality traits (Big Five) — active data collection with graduate and undergraduate cybersecurity students.
- Designed deceptive network environments mimicking corporate infrastructure with real and fake vulnerabilities to study attacker decision-making and persistence under deception.
- Developing an analysis framework mapping raw CTF logs to MITRE ATT&CK techniques to behavioral personality indicators — target output: peer-reviewed paper and experimental dataset.
Research areas: Cyber Deception · Attacker Profiling · MITRE ATT&CK · Behavioral Telemetry · Proactive Defense · Adaptive Honeypots
Industry Experience
Co-Founder & CTO
Loops (SaaS Startup)
AI-powered multi-marketplace integration platform — Amazon, Noon, Jahez, Zid, Salla, Keeta
- Architected full AWS infrastructure (Lambda, ECS, EC2, API Gateway, RDS, S3, MongoDB) serving live merchant workflows across multiple marketplaces.
- Deployed Ai agents and n8n automation for real-time order, inventory, and analytics workflows — gaining first-hand insight into AI-generated code security risks in production.
- Led AI-driven automation and predictive analytics integration; managed end-to-end product and technical strategy concurrently with PhD.
Startup & AI Tools Consultant
Independent (Freelance)
- Advise early-stage startups on AI adoption, automation pipelines, and secure cloud architecture.
- Delivered workshops on AI agents, cloud best practices, and DevOps security for non-technical founders.
Data & Research Analyst
Portland State University
- Analyzed 50,000+ student engagement records; improved program content effectiveness by 30%.
- Built AI-powered dashboards for program development and student success tracking.
Instructor — Programming & Data Structures
King Khalid University
- Taught programming fundamentals to 500+ students; mentored 30+ on software development careers.
Project Reviewer & Mentor
Udacity
- Reviewed CS and data analytics projects; guided learners on coding practices and career growth.
Co-Founder & Full Stack Developer
Mqsfna
- Built peer-to-peer school cafeteria ordering platform processing 500+ daily transactions on cloud infrastructure.
Education
PhD, Computer Science — Cybersecurity
Arizona State University
Advisor: Dr. Rakibul Hasan · Research: Cyber Deception, Attacker Profiling, Proactive Defense
MS, Computer Science — Security
Portland State University
BS, Computer Science
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Best Graduation Project — 1st Place, Computer Science Department (2018)
Selected Projects
- Honeypot AI Agent (2024) — Simulates attacker behavior and interaction patterns for incident response research; directly supports CTF-P deception environment design.
- Loops Agents (2024–2025) — Production AI agent hub for merchants; real-world deployment of vibe coding agents exposing practical AI-generated code security risks.
- Research Workspace Infrastructure (2025) — Cloud-based isolated environments for secure research; AWS-based sandboxed VM provisioning.
- AI Agent Starter Kit (2025) — Open-source LangChain + Flask + Docker template for building deployable AI agents.
- Web Scraper AI Agent / Research Blogger Agent (2025) — Autonomous agents for web data extraction and auto-summarization of research papers.
Technical Skills
Security & Research
Cyber Deception · Attacker Profiling · CTF Design · Honeypots · Penetration Testing · Kali Linux · Burp Suite · Wireshark · Snort · Behavioral Telemetry
AI & Automation
LangChain · Ollama · n8n · Ai Agents · GitHub Copilot · LLM APIs (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) · RAG pipelines
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (Lambda · EC2 · API Gateway · S3 · RDS) · Google Cloud · Docker · Kubernetes
Languages & Frameworks
Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · Java · Flask · React · Laravel · MongoDB · PostgreSQL · MySQL
Recognition & Awards
- USEC 2026 (co-located with NDSS) — Accepted vision paper on attacker profiling and cyber deception (February 2026)
- Hero Training Program, Draper University (2019) — Competitive entrepreneurship program, Silicon Valley
- Best Graduation Project (2018) — 1st place, Computer Science Department, King Khalid University