Md Mushfique Rahman

Energy-Constrained UAV Routing Using Hybrid Quantum-Classical Optimization

Undergraduate Researcher · Autonomous Systems and Quantum Intelligence Laboratory (ASQI Lab), Middle Tennessee State University

Researching energy-constrained UAV routing using hybrid quantum-classical optimization. Developing routing formulations that consider battery limitations, charging locations, obstacles, and operational constraints. Exploring Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) using Qiskit, with classical optimization techniques for comparison. Investigating hybrid approaches for efficient route planning in resource-constrained autonomous systems.

• Python
• Qiskit
• QUBO
• QAOA
• UAV Routing
• Hybrid Optimization

Security Analysis of Containerized Systems

Undergraduate Research Assistant · University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Developing a controlled experimental testbed to compare Docker, Podman, and Apptainer across ARM64 Raspberry Pi 5 and x86 environments. Benchmarking containerized web-service workloads and measuring CPU utilization, memory consumption, latency, throughput, and system performance using ApacheBench and Linux monitoring tools. Investigating performance and security tradeoffs between root-based and rootless containers, with planned controlled attack experiments evaluating availability and recovery behavior. Planned presentation: PURC Symposium 2027.

• Docker
• Podman
• Apptainer
• Raspberry Pi 5
• ARM64
• Linux Security

LLM and RAG Applications for UAV Communications and Cybersecurity

Undergraduate Research Assistant · University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Investigating Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for UAV communications and cybersecurity. Exploring the integration of UAV telemetry, operational context, security knowledge, and drone policies into LLM prompts to support contextual analysis of communication anomalies and security threats. Studying retrieval techniques and evaluation methods for improving response relevance and accuracy.

• LLM
• RAG
• UAV Cybersecurity
• UAV Telemetry
• Information Retrieval
• AI

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Digital Twin for Network Security

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Explored digital-twin techniques for modeling and analyzing network environments. Investigated simulated network topologies and their potential applications in identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities within controlled environments.

• Digital Twins
• Network Security
• Network Simulation
• Cybersecurity

Neighborhood Microscope: Big Data for Health and Well-being

University of North Carolina at Pembroke · Undergraduate Research Project

Contributed to an interdisciplinary research project examining urban and rural neighborhood well-being in North Carolina using big-data sources. Worked with geotagged social media, Google Street View imagery, crime and health information, and applied text mining, geospatial analysis, and Python-based visualization. Presented research at the PURC Symposium 2024.

• Big Data
• Python
• Geospatial Analysis
• Text Mining
• Public Health