Dr Syed Shahzad

Dr Syed Shahzad

UNSW Canberra Casual Prof
UNSW Canberra
UNSW Canberra Space

Syed’s career journey began at UNSW Canberra, where he completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering. His studies then took him to the University of Oxford’s St Hugh’s College. With this strong educational base, Syed went on to build a diverse career spanning banking, defence, entrepreneurship, and education. He founded and sold startups, worked across industries, and trained thousands of educators and entrepreneurs. 

 

  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Shahzad S; Joiner K; Deane F; Qiao L, 2023, 'Taming the Confluence of Space Systems and Cybersecurity', in Vajjhala NR; Strang KD (ed.), Cybersecurity for Decision Makers, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), Boca Raton, FL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003319887-10
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Shahzad S; Deane F; Joiner K; Qiao L; Suprun E, 2025, 'Cyber Resilience in Critical Space Infrastructure: A Protection Framework to better fuse their Legal and Technical Governance', Space Policy, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5076427
    Journal articles | 2024
    Shahzad S; Joiner K; Qiao L; Deane F; Plested J, 2024, 'Cyber Resilience Limitations in Space Systems Design Process: Insights from Designers', Systems, 12, pp. 434 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems12100434
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Shahzad S; Toor R; Joiner K; Qiao L; Deane F, 2023, 'Unveiling Cyber Security Risks: Analysing Commercial CubeSat Vulnerabilities through MBSE Modelling', in Short W; Cairns I (ed.), Proceedings of the 21st Australian Space Research Conference Hobart September 25 - 27, 2023, National Space Society of Australia, Hobart, Australia, presented at 21st Australian Space Research Conference, Hobart, Australia, 25 September 2023 - 27 September 2023, https://www.nssa.com.au/asrc-proceedings