Dr Arash Shaghaghi
Senior Lecturer
Education:
- PhD - Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
- MSc - Information Security, University College London (UCL), UK.
- BSc with Distinction -Ìý Heriot-Watt University, UK.
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Certifications:
- Negotiation Strategies for Researchers, UNSW Sydney, 2023.
- Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching), Deakin University, Australia, 2021.
- Essentials of Supervision (for HDRs), UNSW Sydney, 2024.
- Data: Law, Policy, and Regulation, London School of Economics (LSE), UK, 2021.
- Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, The University of Oxford, UK, 2018.
- Project Management for Researchers, RMIT University, 2022.
- Introduction to Qualitative Research,ÌýAustralian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI), Australia, 2022.
Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Arash Shaghaghi is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of UNSW Sydney.ÌýArash has previously been affiliated with RMIT University, Deakin University, Data61 CSIRO, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Texas at Dallas. He completed his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, MSc in Information Security at University College London (UCL), and BSc at Heriot-Watt University.Ìý
Research Profile: Arash has received over 1.7 million AUDÌýfundingÌý(Lead CI and CI combined) for his cyber security research from various sources, including industry, government, and universities. Most recently, he has been awarded $528K as the Lead Chief Investigator from CSCRC and Cisco for the "IoT Data Security and Assurance Framework for Intelligent Transport" project. He has received awards and appraisals for his research performance, including university recognitions and best paper awards. In 2024, he has been awarded the EarlyÌýCareer Academic Excellence Award (Research) from the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW Sydney. In 2023, Arash was among the top 200 young computer science and mathematics scientists selected by the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany. Arash has contributed to several articles on cyber security incidents or about his research work for various media outlets, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Guardian.ÌýArash serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Ad Hoc Networks.
Teaching Profile: Arash is an award-winning educator with multiple awards and recognitions for leading the design, development, and delivery of hands-on cybersecurity programs and courses. In 2023, he was awarded the Educational Excellence & Innovation award from the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW Sydney. Before joining UNSW, he led RMIT's Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management. At Deakin University, Arash was the Deputy Academic Director (Teaching) at the School of IT and the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Director. He was also a member of the team leading the Bachelor of Cybersecurity, which redeveloped the program with a technical and hands-on curriculum by integrating several industry-leading cybersecurity certifications as part of the degree. He has completed training in designing and teaching effective learning programs and holds the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching) from Deakin University.
E-mail
Location
School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE),
Level 4, Building K17,
UNSW SYDNEY 2052.
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Recent grants at UNSW:
| Title | Source | Year | Role |
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| A scalable workflow for the audio monitoring of biodiversity across urban and remote Australia | 2024-2027 |
Chief Investigator. Lead Chief Investigator: A/Prof Will Cornwell.Ìý |
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| Quantum-Safe Security Measures for IoT-based Intelligent Transport Systems | 2024-2026 |
Lead Chief Investigator. Other Chief Investigators: Prof Sanjay Jha, Dr Nazatul Sultan, Dr Raymond Zhao.Ìý |
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| IoT Data Security and Assurance Framework for Intelligent Transport | and | 2022-2024 |
Lead Chief Investigator.Ìý Other Chief Investigators:ÌýProf Sanjay Jha, Dr Aditya Joshi, Dr Jesse Laeuchli, A/Prof Gustavo Batista, Prof Flora Salim. Ìý |
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International Seed Funding |
Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney | 2023 |
Lead Chief Investigator.Ìý Other Chief Investigators: Dr Siqi Ma, Dr Mohammad Goudarzi, Prof Salil Kanhere, Prof Sanjay Jha |
| International International Lectureship Travel Funding | Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney | 2023 | Lead Chief Investigator.Ìý |
| Advanced IDE for software security support | 2022-2024 |
Chief Investigator. Lead Chief Investigator: DrÌýHelen Paik. Other Chief Investigators: Prof Sanjay Jha, Dr Siqi Ma. |
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| ACRA Visiting Fellowship to visit theÌý at the University of Melbourne | School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) | 2022 | Lead Chief Investigator.Ìý |
| Taste of Research (ToR) student recruitment scholarship | School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) | 2023 | Lead Chief Investigator.Ìý |
Other grants (selected):
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"Zero Trust Architectures for Australia's Critical Infrastructure Security", Australian Government, 2020. [Role: Co-Investigator, Principal Investigator: Prof Robin Doss]
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"Fingerprinting Compromised IoT Devices Based on Power Consumption",ÌýSource: Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC), 2019. [Honours Project, Role: Primary Supervisor]
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"Data after Death (DaD): Understanding the Risks to Australians", Source:ÌýCentre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University.Ìý[Role: Primary Investigator]
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"Detecting Internet of Thing (IoT) Bots" | Summer Research Project, Source:ÌýCentre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University.Ìý[Role: Primary Supervisor]
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"Bitcoin Meta-data and Malware C&C Servers" | Summer Research Project, Source: School of IT, Deakin University.Ìý[Role: Primary Supervisor]
2018 - now:
- UNSW Sydney, UNSW Faculty of Engineering, Early Career Academic Network (ECAN), Early Career Academic Excellence Award (Research), 2024.
- UNSW Sydney, UNSW Faculty of Engineering, Educational Excellence & Innovation, Excellence Awards, 2023.
- Selected as one of the top 200 young computer science and mathematics scientists forÌýthe 10th (HLF), Germany, 2023.
- Deakin University, School of Information Technology Award - Excellence in Early Career Research Performance, 2020.
- Best Demo Award, The 45th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) [Core A-ranked], 2020.
- Deakin University, School of Information Technology Award - Excellence in Teaching & Unit Development, 2020.
- Deakin University, School of Information Technology Award - Successfully Embedding Industry Certifications within Cyber Security Units, 2020.
- Deakin University, School of Information Technology Award - Excellence in International Student Engagement, 2020.
- Deakin University, School of Information Technology - Teaching & Learning Award: Outstanding Industry Capstone Supervisor, 2019.
- The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), UNSW ARC Research Student Award, 2018
Media Engagements:
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"", The Guardian (23 June 2023). [Selected parts of interview published atÌý, etc. Translated versions of the article in , , , , , , etc. | UNSW Archive]
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"", Money Magazine (23 June 2023).
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"What to do with digital data after death",ÌýABC Weekend with Jason Chong, ABC Adelaide (17 June 2023).
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?,ÌýBusinessThink (25 April 2023). [Re-published by ]
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, BusinessThink (15 March 2023). [Re-published by ,Ìý, , ).
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Ìý(20 Oct 2022) (Re-published by ,Ìý, ,Ìý, , , ). Several media interviews by Prof Jha based on our joint media release, including with , , , , , and more.
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with RRR - topic: "Cybersecurity on Private Message Apps"
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Radio Interview with Ìý(21 September 2022) - topic:Ìý"Encryption and Secure Messaging Apps".
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Radio Interview with Joy Media | Ìý(15 September 2022) - topic:Ìý"Encryption and Secure Messaging Apps".
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Ìý(Re-published by , ,Ìý, , , , , , , )
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"From the cradle to the grave", published by Australian Information Security Association (AISA) .
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ABC Radio National:Ìý. (interviews on the same topic with ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Statewide Drive NSW, ABC Radio Adelaide, 2NURFM Radio of New Castle).
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"" interview with Deakin Newsroom as program lead for the School of IT, Deakin University.
My Research Supervision
Research Team:
- PostDoc - Current: Dr Mohammad GoudarziÌý[Main, CSCRC Project]Ìý| Dr Shohreh Deldari [Main, CSCRC Project]
- Software Developer: NimeshaÌýWickramasinghe [Main, CSCRC Project], Xinzhang Chen [Main, CSCRC Project], Chengbin Feng [Main, CSCRC Project],ÌýHarshmeetsingh Ramindersingh Chandhok [Main, CSCRC Project]
- Research Assistant: Hassan Ali [Main, CSCRC Project]
- PhD Students - Current: 3Ìý
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- PostDoc - Former: 3 (Co-supervisor)
- PhD Students - Graduated: 2 (UNSW)
- Masters with Major Thesis: 3 (Completed)
- Funded Summer Projects: 2 (Completed)
- Masters with Minor Thesis: 10 (Completed)
My Teaching
- Operating System Fundamentals for Security (ZZEN9217), Master of Cyber Security, UNSW Online. || Role: Course Developer (H5 2022), Course Convenor (H5 2022).
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Foundations of Cyber Security (ZZEN9201), Master of Cyber Security, UNSW Online. || Role: Course Convenor (H2 2023).