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Dr. Fernando Mosquera

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Email: Fernando.Mosquera@unt.edu

Education

  • BS, University of North Texas, 2017
    Major: Computer Engineering
  • BS, Complutense University of Madrid, 1999
    Major: Industrial Chemistry

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Get More from AI: Simple Prompt Engineering Strategies for Educators, NITIC. Online,TX,United States of America. (December 7, 2025 - December 7, 2025).
  • Workshop, AI-Powered Teaching: Ignite Innovation and Engagement in Your Classroom & Your Office PART 2: Student Engagement, ITIN. Online,TX,United States of America. (October 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025).
  • Workshop, AI for Beginners: Practical Tools and Insights for Faculty (Virtual), UNT DSI Clear Faculty Development. Virtual,TX,United States of America. (October 9, 2025 - October 9, 2025).
  • Workshop, Universal Design and Accessibility in the CSE Classroom, UNT. Denton,TX,United States of America. (October 25, 2024 - October 25, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CSCE 1015 - Computing Tools and Techniques Laboratory, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 1030 - Computer Science I, 2 courses.
  • CSCE 1040 - Computer Science II, 20 courses.
  • CSCE 1045 - Computer Programming II, 21 courses.
  • CSCE 2110 - Foundations of Data Structures, 4 courses.
  • CSCE 2610 - Assembly Language and Computer Organization, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 3010 - Signals and Systems, 1 course.
  • CSCE 3020 - Communications Systems, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 3530 - Introduction to Computer Networks, 1 course.
  • CSCE 3600 - Principles of Systems Programming, 31 courses.
  • CSCE 3610 - Introduction to Computer Architecture, 2 courses.
  • CSCE 3612 - Embedded Systems Design, 8 courses.
  • CSCE 5310 - Methods in Empirical Analysis, 2 courses.
  • CSCE 5350 - Fundamentals of Database Systems, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Mosquera, F., Pottathuparambil, R.J. (2018). Remote Embedded System Lab (RESL). In the Proceedings of the 54th Annual Conference of Association for Computer Educators in Texas (ACET). 7. https://acet.ecs.baylor.edu/proceedings/ACET%202018%20Proceedings.pdf

    • Book Chapter

  • Mosquera, F., Gulur, N., Kavi, K., Mehta, G., Sun, H. (2020). CHASM: Security Evaluation of Cache Mapping Schemes. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 245-261. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60939-9_17

    • Conference Proceeding

  • Mosquera, F., Kavi, K., Mehta, G., John, L.K. (2023). Guard Cache: Creating False Cache Hits and Misses To Mitigate Side-Channel Attacks. 2023 Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference (SVCC). 1-8. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/svcc56964.2023.10165527
  • Mosquera, F., Kavi, K.M., Mehta, G., John, L. (2023). Creating False Cache Hits and Misses To Mitigate Side-Channel Attacks. IEEE Proceesings of the Silicon Valley Cybsersecurity Conference (SVCC 2023).
  • Mosquera, F., Gulur, N., Kavi, K.M., Mehta, G., Sun, H. (2020). CHASM: Security Evaluation of Cache Mapping Schemes. International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling and Simulation.
  • Mosquera, F., Pottathuparambil, R.J. (2018). RESL: A Web Browser Based Remote Embedded System Laboratory. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. 1140--1150. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/185075/

    • Journal Article

  • Mosquera, F., Ekanayake, A., Hua, W., Kavi, K., Mehta, G., John, L. (2024). SecurityCloak: Protection against cache timing and speculative memory access attacks. Journal of Systems Architecture. 150 103107. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2024.103107
  • Mosquera, F., Kavi, K., Mehta, G., John, L. (2023). Guard Cache: Creating Noisy Side-Channels. IEEE Computer Architecture Letters. 22 (2) 97-100. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/lca.2023.3289710

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Assessment Group for TA/IA Selection Process. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, IT Undergraduate Committee. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Peer Review of Teaching. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Service Workload for Professional Faculty. (August 2024 - Present).