Can Code Evaluation Metrics Detect Code Plagiarism?
Fahad Ebrahim, Mike Joy. (2026). "Can Code Evaluation Metrics Detect Code Plagiarism?" arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.25778.
CV
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Education
- PhD in Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2023 – present
- Supervisor: Prof. Mike Joy
- Research topic: leveraging pre-trained code models for source code plagiarism detection and classification
- MSc in Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2021 – 2022
- MSc in Computer Engineering, Kuwait University, 2014 – 2016
- BSc in Computer Engineering, Kuwait University, 2009 – 2013
Academic Appointments and Teaching
- Scholarship Holder, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait (2021 – present)
- Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Warwick (2023 – 2025)
- CS917 Foundations of Computing: lab instructor and grading
- MA117 Programming for Scientists: lab instructor
- Full-Time Teaching Assistant, Kuwait University (2018 – 2021)
Professional Experience
Technical Analyst/Professional, Zain Telecom, Kuwait (2014 – 2018)
Junior Computer Engineer, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait (2013 – 2014)
Professional Recognition
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), 2025
Awards
- Best Tool award at NLBSE’24 (ICSE’24 workshop)
- Best presentation award, Machine Learning track, Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium 2023
Publications
Semantic Similarity Search for Source Code Plagiarism Detection: An Exploratory Study
Fahad Ebrahim, Mike Joy. (2024). "Semantic Similarity Search for Source Code Plagiarism Detection: An Exploratory Study." ITiCSE 2024. Milan, Italy.
WarwickNLP at SemEval-2024 Task 1: Low-Rank Cross-Encoders for Efficient Semantic Textual Relatedness
Fahad Ebrahim, Mike Joy. (2024). "WarwickNLP at SemEval-2024 Task 1: Low-Rank Cross-Encoders for Efficient Semantic Textual Relatedness." SemEval-2024. Mexico City, Mexico.
Few-Shot Issue Report Classification with Adapters
Fahad Ebrahim, Mike Joy. (2024). "Few-Shot Issue Report Classification with Adapters." NLBSE 2024. Lisbon, Portugal.
Source Code Plagiarism Detection with Pre-Trained Model Embeddings and Automated Machine Learning
Fahad Ebrahim, Mike Joy. (2023). "Source Code Plagiarism Detection with Pre-Trained Model Embeddings and Automated Machine Learning." RANLP 2023. Varna, Bulgaria. pp. 301-309.
A secure and energy-efficient platform for the integration of Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Cloud Computing
Sa'ed Abed, Mohammad Al-Shayeji, Fahad Ebrahim. (2019). "A secure and energy-efficient platform for the integration of Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Cloud Computing." Computer Networks. 165.
Performance Analysis of Video Codecs Using Transport Stream Video
Mohammad H. Al Shayeji, Fahad Ebrahim, M. D. Samrajesh. (2015). "Performance Analysis of Video Codecs Using Transport Stream Video." Advanced Science Letters. 21(1), pp. 102-106.
Academic Presentations and Activities
- Presentation, LEARNER 2026 workshop associated with EASE 2026, 2026
- Presentation, ITiCSE 2024 conference, July 2024
- Presentation, SemEval 2024 workshop associated with NAACL 2024, June 2024
- Presentation, NLBSE’24 workshop associated with ICSE 2024, April 2024
- Presenter, organiser, and reviewer, Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science, March 2025
- Reviewer, SemEval and ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Service and Volunteering
- Volunteer reviewer, MSc curriculum development, University of Warwick, January 2025
- Volunteer reviewer, AI in Research workgroup, University of Warwick, October 2024 – February 2025
- Moodle Exam Support Committee, Kuwait University, COVID-19 period
Selected Training and Workshops
- ELLIS ESSIR 2025, University of Wolverhampton, July 2025
- 4th Cardiff NLP Summer Workshop, July 2025
- Building LLM Applications, NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, March 2025
- ML@DCS Research Workshop, University of Warwick Department of Computer Science, February 2025
- AI Builders Bootcamp, Maven, November 2024 – December 2024
- OxML2024 Representation Learning and Generative AI, July 2024
- UCREL NLP Summer School 2024, Lancaster University, July 2024
- Introduction to Research Data Science, The Alan Turing Institute, February 2023
- Building Transformer-Based NLP Applications and Fundamentals of Deep Learning, NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, March 2023
Memberships and Affiliations
- ACM Professional Membership, December 2023 – present
- Kuwait Society of Engineers, 2013 – present
- Kuwait Coventry Society, 2021 – present
- Warwick Saudi Society, 2023 – present