I am currently a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Deakin University, School of Information Technologies, Burwood, Melbourne, Australia. I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at RMIT University under the guidance/supervision of Professor Zahir Tari. Prior to that, I earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering (Software) and an Honours degree in Computer Science.

Recent events

• [CIKM2025] I am serving as the TPC member.
• [AISC25] I am serving as the PC Chair as part of ACSW.
• [FAB2024] I am serving as the TPC member (in conjuction with VLDB).
• [CIKM2024] I am serving as the TPC member.
• [DSN2024] I am serving as the TPC member.
• [AISC2024] I am serving as PC Chair.
• [ACISP2024] I am serving as the TPC member.

Research topics/projects

• Primary research interests lie in the realms of systems security and scalability/performance, particularly in:

  • Systems security, including decentralised and cloud/edge-based systems, with a focus on anomaly detection.
  • Enhancing the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale distributed systems, with an emphasis on fault tolerance in various systems (such as stream processing) and consensus algorithms in different environments (such as blockchain systems).

• Current research topics/projects:

  • CRC-P Project: Fraud detection within digital payment systems, more specifically cryptocurreny transactions. Our project aims to develop a digital platform consisting of novel anti-fraud and anti-money laundering techniques, to align Crypto transactions with traditional payment options such as credit cards.

  • Cryptocurrency scams: the goal is to understand how the scams work, how to detect them, and scammers’s tactics.

  • Distributed Systems Scalability/Performance: The project aims to improve the scalability and performance of distributed systems. We focus on developing a new consensus algorithm that can be used in distributed systems to improve their performance and scalability.

Prospective students

I am on the lookout for graduate and undergraduate students who possess a strong background in system security, distributed computing, and machine learning. If you're passionate about system research, feel free to email me your CV.

Recent news!

• [ICSOC2024] [Core ranked A – 15% acceptance rate]- paper accepted - “A Query Language to Enhance Security and Privacy of Blockchain as A Service (BaaS)”
• [ICDE2024] [Core ranked A*]- paper accepted - “A Predictive Profiling and Performance Modeling Approach for Distributed Stream Processing in Edge.”

Useful links

• Computer Security Conference Ranking and Statistic
  • Conference-ranking
  • Conference-stats
• System and Security Conference Deadline
  • CS Conference Deadlines
  • System Conference Deadlines
  • Security Conference Deadlines

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