Dr Nader Sohrabi Safa

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Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security

Worcester Business School

Department of Computing

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email: n.sohrabisafa@worc.ac.uk

Dr Nader Sohrabi Safa is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at Department of Computing, Worcester Business School. Nader has five years Postdoctoral experience in cyber security in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan ¹û¶³´«Ã½ in South Africa, and Cyber Security Centre, WMG, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ of Warwick. He was a lecturer in Coventry ¹û¶³´«Ã½ before joining ¹û¶³´«Ã½ of Wolverhampton.

His academic experience and 15 years industry experience in the field of Computer Science and cyber security have provided a strong background for his work. He has participated in several large-scale projects such as PETRAS, Data Protection in Industry, Human Aspects of Information Security, and so on. He is member of editorial board and reviewer in several well-known journals in the domain of cyber security. He also is PC member and organizer of several international conferences every year.

Nader’s current interests include malware analysis and detection, privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), Security-as-a-Service, secure system design, information security and privacy for AI agents, and human-centred cybersecurity. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals in the cybersecurity domain and regularly reviews for international venues.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Information Systems
  • Postdoctoral in Cyber Security

Teaching interests

  • Internet of Thing Security
  • Malware Analysis and Detection
  • Cyber Threats Intelligent
  • Incident Management and Response
  • Cybersecurity Architecture and Operations
  • Information Assurance
  • Ethical Hacking

Research interests

  • Security by Design
  • Security as a Service
  • Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
  • Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
  • Malware Analysis and Detection by Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning
  • Ransomware, Spyware, and Botnet Detection and Prevention
  • Detection of Fake Profiles in Social Networks / on the Internet
  • Detection of Fake Reviews in e-Commerce Websites (Amazon, eBay, and so on)
  • Cyber Terrorism Detection
  • Cyber Crime Detection
  • Cyber Bulling
  • Network Security
  • Human Aspects of Cyber Security
  • Trust Protection on the Internet

Recent publications

Membership of professional bodies

  • HE Academy - SFHEA
  • IFIP TC 11 Working Group 12

External roles

  • Editor in Blockchain Security and Privacy
  • Editor in Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety