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Dr. Brian M. Powell

Faculty Director

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Contact Information

304.288.1549

205 Armstrong Hall

https://brianpowell.faculty.wvu.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmpowell/

Education

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, West Virginia University, 2018
  • M.S., Computer Science, West Virginia University, 2006
  • B.A., Computer Science, Malone College, 2003

Teaching Interests

Professional Societies

  • IEEE
  • American Society for Engineering Education

Awards and Achievements

  • West Virginia University Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. B. M. Powell, G. Goswami, M. Vatsa, R. Singh, and A. Noore, “fgCAPTCHA: Genetically Optimized Face Image CAPTCHA,” IEEE Access, vol. 473-484, no. 99, Apr. 2014. PDF Publisher's Website
  2. G. Goswami, B. M. Powell, M. Vatsa, R. Singh, and A. Noore, “FR-CAPTCHA: CAPTCHA Based on Recognizing Human Faces,” PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 4, p. e91708, Apr. 2014. PDF Publisher's Website
  3. G. Goswami, B. M. Powell, M. Vatsa, R. Singh, and A. Noore, “FaceDCAPTCHA: Face Detection based Color Image CAPTCHA,” Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 31, pp. 59–68, Feb. 2014. PDF Publisher's Website
  4. B. M. Powell, A. C. Day, R. Singh, M. Vatsa, and A. Noore, “Image-based face detection CAPTCHA for improved security,” International Journal of Multimedia Intelligence and Security, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 269–284, 2010. PDF Publisher's Website

Conference Papers

  1. B. M. Powell, E. Kalsy, G. Goswami, M. Vatsa, R. Singh, and A. Noore, “Attack-Resistant aiCAPTCHA using a Negative Selection Artificial Immune System,” in Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, 2nd Workshop on Bio-inspired Security, Trust, Assurance, and Resilience, San Jose, CA, 2017. PDF Publisher's Website
  2. B. M. Powell, A. Kumar, J. Thapar, G. Goswami, M. Vatsa, R. Singh, and A. Noore, “A Multibiometrics-based CAPTCHA for Improved Online Security,” in Proceedings of the IEEE 8th International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, Niagara Falls, NY, 2016. PDF Publisher's Website
  3. G. Goswami, R. Singh, M. Vatsa, B. M. Powell, and A. Noore, “Face Recognition CAPTCHA,” in Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, Washington, DC, 2012. PDF Publisher's Website

Conference Posters

  1. B. M. Powell, R. Singh, M. Vatsa, and A. Noore, “Poster: Adaptcha: An Adaptive CAPTCHA for Improved User Experience,” at 38th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, San Jose, CA, 2017. Abstract PDF Poster PDF Publisher's Website