Building This Site
A short note on what this personal website is meant to collect and make visible.
Sanaa Mironov
Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science
About
I make operating systems and AI make sense. I teach systems at UMBC, explain OS concepts on YouTube, and study how to make AI and software systems secure and trustworthy.
Focus Areas
Operating systems and Linux
Systems security and trustworthy computing
AI security, risk, and governance
Computer science education
Learn Operating Systems
Short, step-by-step video explainers on the parts of OS that students find hardest.
Linux Processes
Linux Process Memory Layout: Stack, Heap, BSS
Memory & Paging
Virtual to Physical Address Translation: Page Table Walkthrough
Deadlock
Banker's Algorithm: Step-by-Step Example (Part 2)
Concurrency in C
Avoiding Race Conditions with a Mutex
Page Replacement
LRU Page Replacement Algorithm
File Systems
File Allocation Methods Explained
Published Work
IEEE EuroS&P Workshops 2026 · Presented in Lisbon, Portugal
Risk Management Framework for LLM-Enabled Identity Tools: Mapping OWASP LLM Top 10 to NIST CSF 2.0
Sanaa Mironov, Shahmir Rizvi, and Behnam Shariati. 2nd International Workshop on Security and Risk in Identity Management (SeRIM 2026), pp. 413–423.
Writing
Short notes on AI, systems, and teaching.
Teaching Operating Systems with Linux
Reflections on teaching systems concepts through concrete Linux workflows.
AI Governance as Engineering Work
Treating AI governance as a technical practice, not just a policy layer.
Teaching
I teach operating systems at UMBC with one goal: make systems concepts accessible without sacrificing rigor. That means clear mental models, real Linux workflows, and plenty of hands-on problem solving.
Courses
- CMSC 421: Principles of Operating Systems
- CMSC 304: Social and Ethical Issues in Information Technology
Speaking
- "Risk Management Framework for LLM-Enabled Identity Tools," SeRIM 2026 at IEEE EuroS&P, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2026
- "Work-Life Balance," Center for Women in Technology (CWIT), UMBC, 2026
- "Faculty Research Talk," IEEE Student Chapter, UMBC, November 2024
- "Navigating AI, Academia, and Identity: A Woman's Journey in Tech," CWIT, UMBC, 2024
I speak about operating systems, AI security and governance, and building a career in tech. To invite me to speak, email me.
Contact
For teaching, speaking, collaboration, or media inquiries, email me or find me on social media.