People

Our dedicated team

Our department is composed of specialists from diverse backgrounds, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table. Get to know the people driving our renown and impact.

Leadership team

Professor Aamir Cheema
Head of Department (SSC)
Dr Eunus Ali
Deputy Head of Department (SSC)
Professor Joseph Liu
Director, Engagement (SSC)
Associate Professor Amin Sakzad
Director, Research (SSC)
Dr Chetan Arora
Director, Education (SSC)

Discipline Group leads

Professor Aldeida Aleti
Discipline Lead, Software Engineering Software Engineering
Professor Ron Steinfeld
Discipline Lead, Cybersecurity; Deputy Course Director - BInfTech (Cyber Major) Cybersecurity
Associate Professor David Taniar
Discipline Lead, Databases and Distributed Systems; Director, Graduate Research (SSC) Databases and Distributed Systems

Academics

Professor Abbi Sharma
Professor (Practice) Cybersecurity
Professor Antony Tang
Adjunct Professor Software Engineering
Professor Carsten Rudolph
Professor Cybersecurity
Professor Jean-Guy Schneider
Deputy Dean (Education) Software Engineering
Professor John Grundy
Senior Deputy Dean, Deputy Dean (Strategy & Operations) Software Engineering
Professor Monica Whitty
Professor Cybersecurity
Professor Nigel Phair
Professor (Practice) Cybersecurity
Professor Rashina Hoda
Associate Dean (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Software Engineering
Associate Professor Chakkrit (Kla) Tantithamthavorn
Course Director - BSE (Hons); Deputy Course Director - BInfTech (SD Major) Software Engineering
Associate Professor James Boorman
Associate Professor (Practice) Cybersecurity
Associate Professor John Yuen
Associate Professor Cybersecurity
Dr Carlo Kopp
Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Hui Cui
Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Isma Farah Siddiqui
Lecturer Databases and Distributed Systems
Dr Mengmeng Ge
Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Mohammad Goudarzi
Lecturer Databases and Distributed Systems
Dr Muhammed Esgin
Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Rafael Dowsley
Senior Lecturer; Deputy Director, Education (SSC) Cybersecurity
Dr Scott Mi
Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Shujie Cui
Senior Lecturer Cybersecurity
Dr Tim Ho
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Dr Ting Zhang
Lecturer Software Engineering
Dr Xiaoning Du
Senior Lecturer Software Engineering
Dr Yongqiang Tian
Lecturer Software Engineering
Ms Zhiming Deng
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Information Systems
Ahsan Aziz
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Cybersecurity
Ajay Rawal
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Ethan Wills
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Guy Kijthaweesinpoon
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Cybersecurity,Software Engineering
Jai Cornes
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Jay Zhao
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Databases and Distributed Systems
Jordan Nathanael
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Mansi Vyas
Assistant Lecturer (CDP)
Maxim Srour
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Mux Wang
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Software Engineering
Nelly Li
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Cybersecurity
Safi Uddin
Assistant Lecturer (CDP) Cybersecurity
Sashini Weeratunge
PhD Teaching Fellow
Shavindra Wickramathilaka
PhD Teaching Fellow
Wannita Takerngsaksiri
PhD Teaching Fellow Software Engineering

Research Fellows

Dr Esty Yap
Research Fellow Software Engineering
Dr Hashini Gunatilake
Post-Doc researcher Software Engineering
Dr Hassan Jamil
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
Dr Kashumi Madampe
Research Fellow Software Engineering
Dr Omar Haggag
Research Fellow Software Engineering
Dr Rifat Shams
Research Fellow Software Engineering,Emerging Technologies Lab
Dr Sara Jafarbeiki
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
Dr Thusitha Dayaratne
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
Dr Van Nguyen
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
Dr Wei Zhou
Research Fellow Software Engineering
Dr Xinyu Zhang
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
Christopher Ruddy
Research Fellow Cybersecurity
David Cheng Zarate
Research Fellow Translational AI

PhD students

Aaron Guo
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Abdurrahman Beg
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Ahmed Fahmin
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Anthony Adams
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Bowen Zhang
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Chenchen Tan
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Chenxi Gu
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Dongkun Hou
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Faisal Alam
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Faiza Babakano
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Fanyu Wang
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Fengchao Chen
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Gurdeep Singh
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Han Wang
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Haowei Quan
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Hira Naveed
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Jian Gu
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Jie Xu
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Jinchun Du
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Jonny Low
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Kristiina Ahola
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Lakshana Assalaarachchi
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Lam Nguyen
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Maajeb Jaafer
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
May Alhajri
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Md Ekramul Islam
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Md Masum Mushfiq
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Mert Yassi
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Muhammad Arzaki
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Muhammad Al-Amin
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Muhammad Yekta
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Muhammad Talaei
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Negin Akbari
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Nikai Jagganath
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Peter Ince
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Qishuang Fu
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Rui Yang
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Samuel Ferino
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Saranya Alagarsamy
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Shiyang Lyu
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Sidong Feng
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Terry Zhuo
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Tianming Liu
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Ulrike (Maria) Graetsch
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Usman Patoo
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Vedant Chauhan
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Victor Rodriguez
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Wafa Alrusayyis
PhD candidate Cybersecurity
Wei Wang
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Wenhao Wang
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Xian-Long Lee
PhD Candidate Databases and Distributed Systems
Xinghao Li
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Xuan Chen
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Yang Hong
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Yiming Qin
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Ying-Teng Chen
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Yini Lin
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Yonghui Liu
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Yuexin Xiang
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity
Yujin Huang
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Yuqing Xiao
PhD Candidate Software Engineering
Ziyi Li
PhD Candidate Cybersecurity