Tuba Yavuz Tuba Yavuz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida, where she is also affiliated with the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) as a graduate faculty. Dr. Yavuz earned her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has worked as a research scientist and graduate faculty in the CISE Department. Dr. Yavuz’s research interests include modeling, verification, analysis, and synthesis for improved system security and reliability. Technologies Binary Analysis of USB Device Firmware to Detect Malicious Activity