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Arash Shaghaghi is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of UNSW Sydney. He is a member of the Information Security and Privacy Group (IsPri) at CSE and the UNSW Institute for Cyber Security (IFCYBER). Arash 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 at UNSW Sydney in Computer Science and Engineering, MSc in Information Security at University College London (UCL) and BSc at Heriot-Watt University.
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. Before joining UNSW, he led the development and delivery of the Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management at RMIT. At Deakin University, Arash was the Deputy Academic Director (Teaching) at the School of IT and the Director of the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology. He was also a member of the team leading the Bachelor of Cybersecurity, which redeveloped the program with technical and hands-on curriculum by integrating several best cyber certifications as part of the degree. He has completed advanced training in designing and teaching effective learning programs and holds the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching) from Deakin University.
As a researcher, Arash has received over $1Mil AUD funding (PI and CI combined) for his cyber security research from various sources, including industry, government, and universities. Most recently, he was awarded $528K as Primary 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. Recently, Arash has been selected as one of the 200 young computer science and mathematics researchers invited to the 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany. Media outlets such as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have covered his research findings. Arash serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Ad Hoc Networks.
Recent grants at UNSW:
Title | Type | Source | Year | Role | Status |
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Quantum-Safe Security Measures for IoT-based Intelligent Transport Systems | PhD Research Grant | CSIRO | 2024-2026 | Primary Supervisor, Co-Supervisor: Prof Sanjay Jha | Recruitment: TBA |
IoT Data Security and Assurance Framework for Intelligent Transport | External/Industry | Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and Cisco | 2022-2024 | Role: Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators: Prof Flora Salim, Prof Sanjay Jha, A/Prof Gustavo Batista, Professor Ruhul Sarker, A/Prof Aleksander Ignjatovic | |
An Open-Source Context Sharing Platform for IoT Deployments | Internal, Competitive | UNSW Centre for Critical Digital Infrastructure | 2022 | Role: Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators: Prof Sanjay Jha | In-Progress, Project Announcement: IFCYBER |
Advanced IDE for software security support | External/Industry | Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre | 2022-2024 | Role: Co-investigator, Principal Investigator: Helen Paik, Co-Investigators: Prof Sanjay Jha, Dr Siqi Ma | In-Progress |
ACRA Visiting Fellowship to visit the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne | Internal, Competitive | School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) | 2022 | Role: Principal Investigator | Completed |
Taste of Research (ToR) student recruitment scholarship | Internal | School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) | 2023 | Role: Principal Investigator | Completed |
Other grants (selected):
2018 - now:
Media Engagements:
"Turn your phone off every night for five minutes, Australian PM tells residents", The Guardian (23 June 2023). [Selected parts of interview published at 9to5Mac, etc. Translated versions of the article in Spanish, Turkish, Chinese, Greek, Polish, German, etc. | UNSW Archive]
"Digital wallet use is rising, but are smartphone payments safer?", Money Magazine (23 June 2023).
"What to do with digital data after death", ABC Weekend with Jason Chong, ABC Adelaide (17 June 2023).
Can virtual credit cards shield you against identity theft?, BusinessThink (25 April 2023). [Re-published by UNSW IFCYBER]
Five ways to protect your data and prevent identity theft, BusinessThink (15 March 2023). [Re-published by UNSW IFCYBER, UNSW Business School, UNSW Engineering, UNSW Computer Science and Engineering).
Why cybersecurity continues to be a problem for the industry | UNSW Newsroom (20 Oct 2022) (Re-published by UNSW Twitter highlights, KBI.Media, Academicgates, Business Acumen Magazine, Miragenews, The National Tribune, IDM). Several media interviews by Prof Jha based on our joint media release, including with The Wire, Reuters, ABC, Yahoo Finance, U.S.news, and more.
Podcast with RRR - topic: "Cybersecurity on Private Message Apps"
Radio Interview with Byte Into IT (21 September 2022) - topic: "Encryption and Secure Messaging Apps".
Radio Interview with Joy Media | Joy Drive (15 September 2022) - topic: "Encryption and Secure Messaging Apps".
Unlocking the secret to private messaging apps | UNSW Newsroom (Re-published by UNSW Twitter highlights, TechXplore, Miragenews.com, The National Tribune, Technology Decisions, Techxplore, Pinterest, Womenlovetech, Amity Source, The Wix)
Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind? (theconversation.com) (Re-published by Gizmodo, Cosmos Magazine, Australasian Science, Australian Privacy Foundation, Downtoearth, Serenity Funerals)
"From the cradle to the grave", published by Australian Information Security Association (AISA) Cyber Today.
ABC Radio National: Data after death: protecting your digital legacy - ABC Radio National. (interviews on the same topic with ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Statewide Drive NSW, ABC Radio Adelaide, 2NURFM Radio of New Castle).
"Cybersecurity and Law" interview with Deakin Newsroom as program lead for the School of IT, Deakin University.
My Research Supervision
My Teaching
Foundations of Cyber Security (ZZEN9201), Master of Cyber Security, UNSW Online. || Role: Course Convenor (H2 2023).