Nader Sohrabi Safa

Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security

Worcester Business School

Department of Computing

Contact Details

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 University in South Africa, and Cyber Security Centre, WMG, University of Warwick. He was a lecturer in Coventry University before joining University 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.

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

Publications list

Membership of professional bodies

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

External roles

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