The College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Computer Science, held its postgraduate (Master's) seminars for the 2026 research year on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The seminars were conducted before a specialized scientific committee and attended by faculty members from the department and college, as well as postgraduate students (Master's and PhD).

These seminars (research discussion sessions) are a fundamental requirement for the research year. They aim to train students in the fundamentals of scientific writing, present the progress of their academic research, and receive feedback and guidance from the supervising scientific committee. The seminars included presentations of research titles, methodologies, and expected outcomes, and are considered a pivotal part of the student's academic evaluation.

Seven diverse research seminars were presented by students, addressing current topics in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), medical image analysis, and surveillance systems. The seminars, listed below along with their respective specializations, are as follows:

1. Privacy-Preserving Authentication for Educational Systems: A Student Case Study

Specialization: Information Security and Privacy in Educational Systems

2. Authentication Approaches in the Internet of Drones: A Critical Review of Challenges and Emerging Solutions

Specialization: Drone Security and the Internet of Drones (IoD)

3. Authentication in the Internet of Health Things Ecosystem: An Extensive Review of Challenges and Countermeasures

Specialization: Internet of Things Security in Healthcare

4. DNS Security: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
(DNS security challenges, solutions, and future directions) – Specialization: Network and Internet Infrastructure Security
5. Advanced Deep Learning Methodologies for Robust Multi-Class Skin Lesion Recognition
(Advanced Deep Learning Methodologies for Robust Multi-Class Skin Lesion Recognition) – Specialization: Artificial Intelligence and Medical Image Analysis
6. Multimedia Transmission Strategies in MANETs: Latest Trends in QoE, Performance, and Complexity
(Multimedia Transmission Strategies in MANETs: Latest Trends in QoE, Performance, and Complexity) – Specialization: Mobile Networks and Multimedia
7. An Overview of Abandoned Object Detection Methods
(An Overview of Abandoned Object Detection Methods) – Specialization: Computer Vision, Surveillance Systems, and Public Safety
The research specializations of the seven seminars varied, encompassing information security and privacy in education systems, drone security and internet, IoT security in healthcare, network and internet infrastructure security, artificial intelligence and medical image analysis, mobile networks and multimedia, and computer vision and systems. Monitoring and Public Safety.

The scientific committee overseeing the seminars consisted of the following faculty members from the department:

Professor Dr. Hamed Ali Abdul-Asadi – Chairman

Assistant Professor Dr. Zaid Amin Abdul-Jabbar – Member

Assistant Professor Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Redha Hussein – Member

Assistant Professor Dr. Uday Jassim Mohammed – Member

It is worth noting that during the seminar sessions, the committee chair and members engaged in open dialogue and scientific discussion with the students and attendees, including postgraduate students (Master's and PhD), with the aim of maximizing scientific benefit, exchanging academic knowledge, and enriching scientific research within the department

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